I have a 500GB ps3 but the hdd is going out. Would I need to purchase a caddy to go along with this HDD?
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No. The caddy for your previous hard drive should work just fine. When I installed my new drive I just reused the caddy from the old one. Only if you're upgrading from a 5 gig card should you need a caddy.
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I don't believe so. When I switched out my 80 HDD for my 500 HDD, the caddy that was already in there fit just fine with my 500. No issues fitting it back into place.
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No, this is a 3.5 inch drive and PS3 requires a 2.5" drive for the internal drive in order to upgrade, and remember, when you swap internal drives on a PS3 you have to manually backup your data and restore it to the new drive.
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.Hi Chuck,I remember a question on line identical to yours and the response given was no. You think like me. I planned to do that myself but the data on the external has to be downloaded to the PS3 in order to work. I bought a 1T hard drive to replace the 250GB that I had and love it. I believe it was under $100 and extremely easy to do. Currently, I have 54 games and well over300 hours of video not to mention music and photos and still have 470GB free for future downloads. I back things up on the external to be safe but am happy with it. Of course it comes with a price to do that but considering the cost of downloads, it pays for itself. .Hi Chuck,I remember a question on line identical to yours and the response given was no. You think like me. I planned to do that myself but the data on the external has to be downloaded to the PS3 in order to work. I bought a 1T hard drive to replace the 250GB that I had and love it. I believe it was under $100 and extremely easy to do. Currently, I have 54 games and well over300 hours of video not to mention music and photos and still have 470GB free for future downloads. I back things up on the external to be safe but am happy with it. Of course it comes with a price to do... » Read More .Hi Chuck,I remember a question on line identical to yours and the response given was no. You think like me. I planned to do that myself but the data on the external has to be downloaded to the PS3 in order to work. I bought a 1T hard drive to replace the 250GB that I had and love it. I believe it was under $100 and extremely easy to do. Currently, I have 54 games and well over300 hours of video not to mention music and photos and still have 470GB free for future downloads. I back things up on the external to be safe but am happy with it. Of course it comes with a price to do that but considering the cost of downloads, it pays for itself. « Show Less
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Scroll over to XMB, go to: Settings, Then: System Settings, Finally: System Information. ..You will see how big your HDD is. The DIGISTOR is a 500G External HDD setup for PS3 backup. It can handle several console backups. As long as the total is not close to or over 500G. I currently have 3 console backups on mine.
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I was able to use the caddy that was already in the computer. It didn't look like it initially, but it can be separated from the old drive.
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I believe your system already has the mounting bracket. Go to Support.us.playstation.com just type in your model it will show you step by step for installing a hard drive. Hope this helps.
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Probably... read this article, it can help explain how."http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-3/How-to-use-a-USB-external-Hard-Drive-on-your-PS3/td-p/14303247&q;uot;
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If you want to use this as an external drive for the PS3 then you will have to get an external drive case to hold this 3.5" SATA drive. Before that, I suggest you go to http://www.ps3mediaserver.org and ask your question from the experts and see what their thoughts are regarding the Seagate drive.
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I believe the ps3's use the same kind of hard drive as a computer. Just be sure you reformat the drive so nothing is on it and when you plug it into your playstation, it will format to whatever the playstation uses.
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Yes. I have done this several times. The hdd fits snugly though, and it is quite difficult to get in and out. I used a screwdriver, but a flatbladed scaper of some sort might be better.
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Yes, you can use this 1TB to upgrade your 80GB PS3. I have the old backwards compatible 60GB PS3 system and upgraded it two days ago with this HDD and it has been working great. You can back up your PS3 using an External HD, so you won't lose your saved games, pics, etc. Once you put the new HD in the PS3 it will be formatted. After, restore the PS3 with the external HD and everything will be on your new 1TB HD. Hope this information helps.
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The caddy that's on your system will work. No you do not need to buy another caddy
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previous answer was correct if you have it in the ps plus then you just have to redownload. Easiest way though is to back up your existing ps3 drive to an external drive then install your new one then restore from the external drive
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I am not sure, but I can say that the 60GB HDD that I got was a Seagate. I stuck it in my PS3, formatted it and it works great. I figured that for the price, I might as well give it a shot. It is still going strong. I would recommend it if you are looking for a budget HDD for your PS3. I don't know about any of the other HDDs that they sell, only the one I purchased.
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I have thi for my ps3 and have had no issues with it. Your 3d has nothing to do with hard drive all this does is give you more space to hold more games.
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You can get a hard drive bay for about 60 bucks that will hold one of these (or more if it is a more expensive bay) and you can connect it to the playstation via usb.
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Yes, this HDD works with the PS3. I bought this for my brother's PS3 and it works really good. I would recomend 1TB if you have alot of games, or planning on buying many games from PS Store.