PS3 Hard Drive Service Manual
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1. PS3 Hard Drive Service Manual 1 Once you receive your upgrade drive the next step is to back up the data on your current PS3 hard drive to an external storage unit You can skip this step if you aren t attached to your music videos and game saves but most of us will probably want to save all that information The PS3 has a built in software backup utility that can copy the PS3 s hard drive contents to an external storage device such as a USB thumb drive or a memory stick The removable storage device must use the FAT32 file system in order for the PS3 to recognize it If you have an external hard drive that s formatted in NTFS you can use the Disk Management utility in Windows to reformat the drive tS Backup Utility Do you want to back up data on the hard disk to other storage media Se tiings and user information will mot be backed up Restore the backed up data on this PS3 system Wf you resiove on a different system some data will mot be restored Limitations mary apply when backing wp certain copynight protected content Hefer to the ailing marual for more mformaton Yes After you have your data safely backed up you can move on to the actual hard drive swap The PS3 owner s manualLalso includes step by step details on how to replace the hard drive in case you need more instructions 2 Turn off and unplug the system Remove the plastic HD side panel and remove the blue screw 3 Open the metal latch move the d2. rive tray to the right and slide out the drive 4 Remove the four screws that hold the hard drive to the tray Use a screwdriver that fits snugly because the screws are extremely tight and easy to strip 5 Swap in the new drive and replace the screws 6 Put the drive tray back into the system and slide it into place Then replace the blue screw and snap the side panel back onto the system HOLD d 7 Turn on the console and let the system format the new drive Then load up the PS3 backup utility to restore data from your external storage device back onto the PS3 hard drive 3 Backup Utility Do you want to restore data thal has been backed up Before restoring all data on the hard disk will be deleted Copyright protected video tithes may not be restored correctly in some cases At this point you should have a newly upgraded PS3
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