Can I use my computer's hard drive in my ps3?

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PS3 hard drive help????

okay so im about ready to switch my PS3 hard drive but i dont have an external hard drive. Is there any way i could trasfere all my data on to a computers hard drive. i heard that i could use a flash drive but all my rock band data has a lock on it and...

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Yes there is ! You'll need to use the PS3's Backup Utility to backup your data to a Memory Stick, SD...

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Can you use blu ray drive from a 80gb ps3 with a 60gb ps3?

I have a 80gb ps3 without ps2 backwards compatible and I wanna to get a cheap ps3 60gb that is backward compatible but most them have broken blu ray drive I was wonder can I use my 80gb ps3 blu ray drive with one them. I know how to take out a ps3 blu...

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i don't recommend that, you'll probably damage the hardware, and it will void your warranty.

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Is it smarter to use a External Hard Drive for the PS3 Fat than to buy a PS3 Slim?

Just bought a PS3 Fat due to Backwards compatibility, I've owned a PS3 slim before, but sold it due to not enough friends playing. So I just purchased a PS3 Fat because I have a lot of PS2 games. But I've noticed that the PS3 Fat runs a bit slower downloading...

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I can guarantee it's not the hard drive size. I have a backwards compatible Fat and my roommates have...

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How can I format my external hard drive to use on my PS3?

I would like to know how can format my external hard drive to use on my PS3. Such as when I put videos from my computer to the external hard drive I can play them on my PS3. I already put the videos on my hard drive without knowing that I would not be...

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Formatting deletes everything on the drive as part of the process. PS3s can only read FAT32 format external...

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PS3 out of space-- how do I use an external hard drive to help with this?

My PS3 does not have much internal memory, and I realized this when I purchased a Bioshock 2 download and found that the 4 games on there already ate up all the space. I have an external hard drive onto which I have backed up all my data, which I did...

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You have to format the EHD to FAT32 if it already isn't. Just google "format external hard drive...

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How do i use a external hard drive as a new hard drive for a PS3?

I have a 1 TB External Hard Drive and i have already made it a FAT32 format. I made all the folders and stuff so that the PS3 can recognise it as a hard drive, but how do i get it to save its games to the hard drive automatically, thus increasing the...

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I followed the same instructions on an internal hard drive I had lying around. Everything works fine...

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How to move an existing iTunes library to external drive for use by multiple computers?

I just received my new Airport Extreme. I'm eager to make use of its ability to connect to a USB drive. I'd like to transfer most of my data — songs, movies, and TV shows, in particular — to this drive, and then use...

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Yeah, you can set your iTunes library to use a network drive, which is all you need to do. I swear there...

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How do i use my old ps3 hard drive again? Sent it in for repair.?

I sent my original ps3 CECHA01 model in to be refurbished thanks to the YLOD. I was told to keep the hard drive because a step they do at the repair center is to wipe the hard drive. I just got the ps3 back and tried using my hard drive which i was using...

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You are out of luck because they sent you someone else's refurbished PS3--not your original. (This is...

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Can you use an external hard drive with PS3?

as im worried about running out of space on my PS3 and was wondering if i got an external hard drive off ebay or whatever will it work with my PS3 as i don't want to spend £100 on an external hard drive for it not to work also if it will work with...

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yea it will, just make sure you get a usb 2.0 external hd

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Can I use my SimpleTech External Hard Drive cable to charge a PS3 Controller?

Due to a misplacement of the cable that comes with a PS3 to charge the controller, I'm looking for an alternative method. I own a SimpleTech External Hard Drive, which uses a similar cable. The end of the cable that connects to the Hard Drive is the...

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It should work with one port anyways. The reason why there's two USB ends is because some laptops could...

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