Replacing the hard drive of the PlayStation 3 by a greater
Autor: Vinicius Andrade | Publicado: 2012-02-01T16:51:00-02:00

The PlayStation 3 is one of the games have the advantage of HD exchange. Users can make the process in-house quickly and easily, without taking the unit in for service. The whole process is done based on the information system itself and the PS3 console itself has an easy way to remove the hard drive. See how to replace the hard drive of your console in a few steps. Warning: This tutorial is intended for the PlayStation 3 Slim model, which is the current model of the device. You will also need a screwdriver and a Phillips screwdriver.



Playstation 3 Slim

Step 1: First, keep in mind that you will need a notebook hard drive, 2.5 mm. You can buy it at any computer store, but beware the maximum size supported by the PlayStation 3, which currently is 500GB.





HD 500GB Samsung Notebook, any brand can be used


Step 2: This step is only for those who need to back up the previous data. If this is not the case, skip to step 4. To perform the backup, you must have a secondary external device such as an external hard drive with USB or thumb drive. Format this device into your computer with the FAT32 format.



Step 3: Connect the external hard drive or flash drive in the PlayStation 3 and go to System Setup. Then choose the Backup utility. In this option, choose Back Up. The device will prompt you to choose the type of backup to be done. Choose full backup and wait for the process is complete (may take hours, depending on the amount of content on your old HD).



Step 4: Now comes the physical part. Remove the hard drive of your old PlayStation 3. To do this, locate on the front of your PS3, a plate as shown in the picture below.




Front of PS3

Step 5: Under this board there is a small covered compartment. Force of light with a standard screwdriver and you will see a blue screw. This screw is responsible for holding the cover. Remove it with a screwdriver.









Blue screw underneath the video game

Step 6: After you remove, simply open the front cover without much pushing and pulling the HD out, without applying too much force to avoid damaging the connections. Also remember to remove himself from the HD tray that comes with it out. This tray is the PlayStation 3, you must also remove it with a Phillips screwdriver, remove four screws.






Tray HD

Passo 7: Feita a retirada, posicione o novo HD na bandeja aparafuse nela e, feito isso, insira-o dentro do compartimento do PlayStation 3. Close the lid and remember and put back the screw on the bottom of the game.






Entering the new HD


Step 8: Reconnect the PlayStation 3. He will recognize the hard drive and will ask to format it. Accept and wait. That done, simply re-access their accounts to activate them. If you have not backed up previous contents, the tutorial ends here. If you have done now is to recover the data, go to step 9.



Step 9: Now you can simply restore the backup you made to an external device (external hard drive or flash drive). Reconnect the device into the USB port of the PS3, go to System Settings, choose Backup Utility and then Restore. The system will reformat the hard drive that is inside the PS3 (to prepare it for new data) and will then copy everything to your external device. Okay, now you have a bigger HD in your game and all the content that already had before.