How-to: PS3 3.5″ SATA HDD mod
Our daily forays into the depths of the ‘net has turned up a clever method to replace the PS3’s 2.5″ HDD with a 3.5″ SATA drive. 3.5″ SATA drives are generally faster and much larger capacity-wise than the 2.5″ HDDs, so if you plan on downloading every single thing that Sony releases for download or if you just want to cut a bit on the load times of your PS3 games then read on.
First, let’s take a look at what you need to start modding your PS3:
- Your brain (or a borrowed one from a monkey).
- Enough of #1 to figure out how to remove the OEM HDD
- 1 medium Phillips screw driver.
- 1 3.5″ SATA HDD
- 1 3.5″ SATA HDD enclosure. Like the one above
- 1 Male SATA 7-Pin DATA to Female SATA 7-Pin Cable.
- You may need a set of needle nose pliers or a pair of snips.
Click on the “read” link below to read the instructions. Also, there’s a nice bunch of info on the how-to regarding the use of RAID sub-systems in conjunction with the PS3, so even if you don’t plan on modding your PS3 just yet, take a look. It’s some interesting stuff. Happy modding!
Our daily forays into the depths of the ‘net has turned up a clever method to replace the PS3’s 2.5″ HDD with a 3.5″ SATA drive. 3.5″ SATA drives are generally faster and much larger capacity-wise than the 2.5″ HDDs, so if you plan on downloading every single thing that Sony releases for download or if you just want to cut a bit on the load times of your PS3 games then read on.
First, let’s take a look at what you need to start modding your PS3:
- Your brain (or a borrowed one from a monkey).
- Enough of #1 to figure out how to remove the OEM HDD
- 1 medium Phillips screw driver.
- 1 3.5″ SATA HDD
- 1 3.5″ SATA HDD enclosure. Like the one above
- 1 Male SATA 7-Pin DATA to Female SATA 7-Pin Cable.
- You may need a set of needle nose pliers or a pair of snips.
Click on the “read” link below to read the instructions. Also, there’s a nice bunch of info on the how-to regarding the use of RAID sub-systems in conjunction with the PS3, so even if you don’t plan on modding your PS3 just yet, take a look. It’s some interesting stuff. Happy modding!
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