750GB HDD in PS3 made possible

[Radiskull]

Ever wonder if and when Blue Ray game .iso's would be ready in the future, if you could store them on your new PS3 HDD. Well it has been done (the huge HDD that is), and working 100%. Gonna cost you a few bucks for the drive from what I could find at Newegg ($379), but the drive cable is cheap

What you'll need are 2 items:
SATA HDD (One mentioned below that I found)

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 750GB, SATA II NCQ, 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148134

Model: ST3750640AS
Interface: SATA 3.0Gb/s
Capacity: 750GB
RPM: 7200 RPM
Cache: 16MB

And the other item needed:
Sata Male>Female extension ($14.99)

22 pin male to female power and data SATA adapter custom cable. [CUS22MF12]

Features:
22 pin male to female SATA adapter, custom cable 12".
Great for backplane adapter.
Great for an extension.
Pin 1 to Pin 1
Data cable may come in blue or red


1) Open bay cover
2) Connect male end of extension cable to your ps3 internally.
3) Connect female end of extension cable to your hard drive
4) Boot ps3 and format drive from XMB.



Pic of SATA adapter cable attached

Now to get a Tera hooked into the PS3

[Desi]

sweet. Unfortunately I was one of those people who got stuck with the 20 giger. will be updating with a bigger HD from one my laptops. Nice guide btw.;-)

[Radiskull]

Originally Posted by captpeo I read that an external drive can be used with the usb.

True, you could use an external HDD via usb connection as well. That is what CJPC had used last night on his game dump.

[Desi]

There is no known ps3 game iso loader as of yet. So you can't really run games....yet.:smilew

[Radiskull]

Originally Posted by captpeo But can it be used to play games from it?

Only game dumps have been done so far. Who know's what the near future will hold
Desi beat me too it

[sniper78]

Yes i am set. I have a extra 160gb barracuda laying around. Today at 5am I just got an external 400gb hdd for $90. Now I am just waiting for my 60gb ps3 which should be coming into today.

[Radiskull]

Originally Posted by sniper78 Today at 5am I just got an external 400gb hdd for $90.

Where did you get that sweet deal from?

[sniper78]

Staples sickest deal of the century and they had like 2 and was first in there. I got a double layer sony 16x burner for $20, and a plantronics $60 headset for ps3 for only $20.

[Radiskull]

Originally Posted by sniper78 Staples sickest deal of the century and they had like 2 and was first in there. I got a double layer sony 16x burner for $20, and a plantronics $60 headset for ps3 for only $20.

Nice deals. I've seen some on eBay going for that price on the HDD, some cheaper in slightly used condition.

[xDarKnighTx]

wait, so you can only swap out the HD on the 60GB version of the ps3? I was planning to just get a 20GB. If I can't swap out the HD, i'll definitely get the 60GB then.