[bifocalprojector]

what's the biggest internal hard drive that I can install in the PS3 right now?


Does it just accept *any* 2.5" notebook drive? The largest I've seen

is a WD 320GB unit..l. will that work in the PS3?


Thanks!

 

[tgable]

Any 2.5" as far as I know and that was the 250GB until recently.

 

[Jeff Flowerday]

Hitachi & Samsung just announced 500GB being available soon. March or so.

 

[WYSEGUY]

theres a 320 out now thats like 200 bucks

 

[WYSEGUY]

 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152111

 

[The_Dark_Knight]

Didn't I hear something abut the PS3 only recognizing a max of 320GB on internal drives?


I may be wrong about that.

 

[Rock Daddy]

Any 2.5 SATA drive

 

[splinters]



Quote:
Originally Posted by Rock Daddy /forum/post/12910652


Any 2.5 SATA drive

Well the limitation is 2TB (FAT32 limitation), but I don't think we'll see that anytime soon.


-Splints

 

[todrigo]

I am pretty sure I have seen a youtube of a guy installing an external 500GB or 750GB drive as his internal by using a SATA to USB adapter. The PS3 recognized it as an internal drive and formated it fine. I've also read that the FAT 32 system has a theoretical limit of 2TB. The question I have is why the Harddrives lose so much space when they are formated. I recently installed a 250GB HDD that when formated shrank to 205GB. I realize that 250 is actually 232 when you count in units of 1028 but where did the other 27GB go?

 

[sumavguy]



Quote:
Originally Posted by splinters /forum/post/12910722


Well the limitation is 2TB (FAT32 limitation), but I don't think we'll see that anytime soon.


-Splints

Only a 2TB limit? Thats it... I'm going back to my NES

 

[kylebisme]



Quote:
Originally Posted by todrigo /forum/post/12910739


I recently installed a 250GB HDD that when formated shrank to 205GB. I realize that 250 is actually 232 when you count in units of 1028 but where did the other 27GB go?

The OS reserves a percentage of the drive for it's own use.

 

[serversurfer]



Quote:
Originally Posted by kylebisme /forum/post/12942796


The OS reserves a percentage of the drive for it's own use.

A percentage, and not a fixed amount? Why is that, and what exactly does it use it for?