External hard drive just needs to be fat32. Yep, it's easy to replace the internal drive, its one screw on the outside, then you slide the thing out. 2.5" SATA remember. And be careful with the screws, they're pretty soft so get a good fitting screwdriver or you might do what monsly did and strip the screws.
It was really straightforward but like chi says, watch out for that frickin' screw. Strips easily. I really glad I upgraded my ps3 hdd - I went for a 750 gig one and I've only got about 250 left now.
It's not that much of a hassle. If you can't get an external hdd, you can delete all the games, gamedata etc on your PS3, leaving only gamesaves. Then you can just use a USB key.You can then download your stuff again. Bit of a hassle if you have download limits but you don't have to buy an external HDD The new internal HDD is obvious, you can get 1tb drives for about £70 now.
you might rather buy a solid state drive (SSD) and put it in your laptop and use the drive from your laptop (I'm assuming it's a bigger mechanical drive) in your ps3! That's what I'm gonna do someday lol...
That's even more work! Buy SSD, clone laptop hdd to SSD, swap SSD with laptop hdd, format old laptop hdd, backup PS3 data to a different external hdd, replace PS3 hdd with laptop hdd, restore data.
Is it? If he has a USB key of at least a couple of gigs, (which he will, everyone has at least one) then he only need purchase the replacement hdd. Backup saves to USB, swap hdds, restore saves from USB. Download games again. Downloading his stuff again is the only negative, but saves him money since he doesn't have to buy two hard drives
I dont have any usb. I am poor. If IF i mod my ps3 ill just do the old swaparo of OS and put Linux on it.
Do you have an Android phone? If so, you can probably get the PS3 to recognise it as storage if you set it to USB mode. Why would you want linux on your PS3?
Hard to say, one of little grim's friends is being dropped off at 6 as we are looking after her for an hour or so and I am not sure if her mum will come in afterwards or just pick her straight up. As much as she is a friend of Mrs Grim rather than me I don't think sitting on a game would be polite. If I do get on it may be a little later than my normal 7... tis all up in the air!
I was on the other night. My PS3 is at my girlfriends flat so I can only play it when I go around until I sort myself out a new place. That's right, I play it when I want around hers and she has to deal with it. 8) #PhisixLAD I don't think I have the same online games as you lot anyway?
Whaaat? I didn't think you'd make it on so I didn't bother, you fool. I'm off on a school trip today and tomorrow so won't be on - should be ok for the weekend though.