Just wanted to say a massive thank you for this. Just been out and bought one not realising about the bracket but now I can use it straight away and order the bracket at a later date! Thanks again!
You made my day! I have searched awnser for this for years. Now i found you and i can finally play gran turismo 6 and update it! Thank you one more time!
Thanks s lot man !! Your video helped me out... I thought that a plastic (i used 2 old credit cards)...would scratch my hdd...so I used a very thick layer of sponge on both the sides and then used those credit cards..... No problem since Jan 1st 2014 ( i got ps3 12gb as a gift from my dad
Thank You so Much quentin this helped me alot i was looking at my laptop wondering which hardrive i should buy off of amazon then i realized nothings shipping out during corona virus lockdown , then i snapped and remembered my old ps3 slim that had 500gb and went and switched it into my ps3 superslim , and tbh i couldnt have done it without your help so thanks alot ! .
@@QuentinRademaker hi if I do this do I loose my games (I’ve got nothing from ps store just in game data I have installs from the discs in the beginning like gta or infamous and updates for games like FIFA and Minecraft and saves/auto saves in saved data
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! The hours of barely contained escalating panic over whether I had made a big purchasing mistake. You, sir, you and your vid put a stop to that. Thank you.
Ok, You sir, have no fucking idea what i went through looking for a bracket. I went to over 20 stores locally, i got told so many times where to go to get one just to be disappointed. I got a ps3 for my birthday didn't pay attention to the 12 gb, and spent over 7 hours driving to different places. In the end, i said fuck it, i'm getting a hard drive whether it works or not, decided to look on youtube, and you are my savior. You deserve a fucking award. Thank you so much, i cannot express my happiness with this tutorial.
The Credit Card Thing Actually Worked? I'm going through the same issue as you. My mom was unaware of the Memory size of the ps3 when she bought it for Christmas. And i'm going to buy a 500 GB to put into my Ps3. So does it really work like he showed it?
Y'all listen. Other PS3 Super Slim can open the side easily, while others are not. So what did I do was I get a tools that its a screwdriver that is FLAT. So I've used it and push upwards in all sides, and then BOOM its open! you can slide it back. Just because it stick through it so others cannot open it. Thanks guys. I hope it helped. :)
Excelent video, installed it just now and it works great. Didn't need the two pieces, the credit card i put one of the halfs was enough. Thank you very much.
If you have software downloaded in the 12 gb storage and you upgrade, will the softwares be deleted or you can download them Or it stays there safe or what? Plz I'm going to upgrade and I need to know
I highly recommend this video! I actually have the fat ps3 with 500gb harddrive but that ps3 wasn't working anymore so I bought a cheap Ps3 slim with 12gb and swapped it to it. Man I'm glad I did throw away my fat ps3 😁.
Quentin Rademaker , Thank you very much for the video, it was so easy to understand even for a person like me who is not expert in these things. So I placed into my playstation 3 slim, a SSD Samsung 650 , 2.5 , 120 Gb , SATA III , and it works perfect.
Yosimara Hernandez Yeap. You can play it also without the disk. I played gta v without installing the updates so i could play. but yesterday that i upgraded the ps3 with a disk i updated the gta v also. the only problem you will have with the game is a drop at frame rate (if you dont have a disk), with the hard disk this problem will stop.
For those that are wondering, a few weeks back i tried a SAMSUNG 840 SSD 250GB and worked perfectly... its just a tad faster than a normal 7200RPM HDD but if your still using a 5400RPM drive then try and get a decent SSD, you will see a good performance boost :-)
You just rocked my world! I got the 12gb based on price but was worried about disc space for my games, movies, and music, you just totally solved all my problems!
Your video was very useful, thanks. I cut and used an old ide cable to maintain the hdd in its position. I will keep checking if it gets to hot during the console's use. Have a nice day!
Just put HDD in a stick adhesive foam or use double sided sticky tape for it on the sides top and bottom, so HDD doesn't vibrated during transportation. I did it on my PS3 super slim and it works fine, no HDD caddy needed ;)
don't know if I would suggest doing this. The enclosure is made of metal for a reason. HD's do not get hot as that would damage the disk but they do get warm and the internal temp of the PS3 probably gets hot. I found an enclosure on amazon for 5 bucks.
Quentin, your video helped greatly and was very easy to follow. However, I did have a problem hearing you through most of the video. Nonetheless, great assist.
cool i am doing it right now but with bracket but thanks though really smart idea for not spending money for bracket i was thinking to do what you have done but my dad got from a guy and got everything for my 12 gb ps3 now i have 500 gb yay :)
when i put hdd in,ps teckognize it and asks me if i want to change the saves from flash memory to hard drive,i say yes then he asks me if im sure i say yes,then he is copying data and the loading freezes always,what should i do? please
just some tips, never touch the bottom of the hard drive, there's a chance that you would transmit shock to the drive and make it not work. Also you could've just cloned the data from the old hard drive, keep the old one as a backup...
Ok, a little help is needed, my slim with 320gb always puts me to restore and after a hard reset and restoring to factory settings work super slow, I've have cleaned it today but I don't understand how to remove fan from motherboard to change cooling paste, could buying new hdd which is 1 tb just instaling it like this in videi end my problems? Need good answer ASAP!! Thanks
+Tam Nguyen FAT32 is the file system which has an upper limit of 8TB and 3.7GB per file BUT in the PS3 you're limited to the maximum height of 7mm up to 9.5mm for a 2.5" HDD by the physical size limit. This limits you to 1TB size 2.5" disks, even though there's are 2TB disks in 2.5" available but they're 15mm high and won't fit. Another but 'radical' option is a SATA extension cable running to an external HDD hooked up to an external PSU for the disk, then you'be able to use 2.5" or the more common 3.5" models up to 8TB once again.
+Nightingale1887 That is not true. The very popular 2TB hard drive that everyone is putting in their ps4 including myself is also only 9.5 MM high. Im thinking of doing it for my ps3 also, just not sure if the system supports 2 TB. have read that it does support 1.5 TB.
+cuts2thebone depends on the chassis version. Slim can support it, dunno about the others. I have 2TB Samsung/Seagate momentus equipped and when I start the console it will randomly give a HDD error as in flashing red lights. But I just remove the power cable and after that it just boots up fine. But hey ymmw
+cuts2thebone btw at that time the only 2TB widely available was the WD Green 2TB at 15mm. So yes M9T will fit & work but with errors and risk. As in 32% fail rate for Seagate drives.
Well i do it with my ps4 slim, i pry open the case, grind & remove the hdd bracket, slide in 15mm 4tb hdd, and slide in rolled origami to firmly seated, and now it works
Is there any way you can fuck up the hardrive like this? It was working fine for me until i took my ps3 to my friend once. After that it shown me once that it found the hard drive and dissapeared. I tried removing it and putting it back in but ps3 doesn't seem to find the hard drive?? If u touch the hard drive u can feel that it work
Just one question, anybody please answer. I bought a hard drive today. But the bracket ships from China in 22 days. If I use the gift card, when I take the hard drive out in a month to use the bracket, will it reformat the hard drive?? Thanks in advance for any info!
Hi..I got a error while installing 4.75 update..when I restart the system or enter in the safe mode...the installation is continuing and I'm getting the same error..I'm not able to see even the home screen...so I'm planning to remove the hard drive and format it in laptop...and I'll fix it again...will it work...please anybody help..
Plz help me...... I hav inserted the hard disk and even used an I'd card Fr d bracket.... Bt wen I start my ps3 it doesn't detect the hd... And even in system info they show 12gb
hey! thx for the help! but i got a question. i got a bracket for the ps3 slim..not the ultra slim. are there differences or can i use it? i don't wanna mess up anything. so i rather ask before i destroy it :D
Hello can you please help me i have a ps3 and i upgrade to a 250GB sata drive i made it linke in your video the setup but when i start the ps3 i select yes and in the other screen yes again but when the transfer is in progress it says "An errorr occurred during the copy operation.(8001000B)
My question is can I take a old PS3 HDD out and put it in another one ? would they have to be the same model and stuff cause I think I have a 120 but am not sure what the other one is at this point and time?? any help would be appreciated thanks
I have a theory that these brackets are more aloof than the actual hard drives. I bought one without the bracket and refuse to buy a replacement for 25 bucks unless I decide to sell
smart idea,but what i want to know is can you hook up say a docking drive where you could have nultiple hard drives in sequence.Reason being the largest hard drive i have found is 1 TB,(which is FULL),building the ULTIMATE PS3 game collection!
Hello Quentin, didn't you have to format the HDD in FAT 32 first? I think you have to do so the PS3 system recognize it? Correct me if I am wrong.Thanks
I have a problem. After this my ps3 freezes when i play cod aw. I took the hardrive out to see if it was the problem. My ps3 didnt freeze. Anyway to fix that?
Superb fix. May buy a caddy, but in the late evening, when wanting just to get it done with a spare hard drive, it did the job. Thank you.
Forget about your supposed low video/audio quality. You brilliantly got me through a problem!!! Thank you Quentin!
I hade a 120 gb hdd and instead of gfift cards and credit cards, i used pokemon cards. The ghetto life is real
wack ass shit
Yes I have done you are awesome
wait wuh
I used my mums business cards
Just wanted to say a massive thank you for this. Just been out and bought one not realising about the bracket but now I can use it straight away and order the bracket at a later date! Thanks again!
this video was very helpful!! thankyou i had alot of issues with the 12 gb memory but this is perfect!!! thanks again
You made my day! I have searched awnser for this for years. Now i found you and i can finally play gran turismo 6 and update it! Thank you one more time!
Thanks s lot man !! Your video helped me out...
I thought that a plastic (i used 2 old credit cards)...would scratch my hdd...so I used a very thick layer of sponge on both the sides and then used those credit cards.....
No problem since Jan 1st 2014 ( i got ps3 12gb as a gift from my dad
Thank You so Much quentin this helped me alot i was looking at my laptop wondering which hardrive i should buy off of amazon then i realized nothings shipping out during corona virus lockdown , then i snapped and remembered my old ps3 slim that had 500gb and went and switched it into my ps3 superslim , and tbh i couldnt have done it without your help so thanks alot ! .
Sour Trollz hey cool, always nice to hear that people find this info helpfull :-)
@@QuentinRademaker hi if I do this do I loose my games (I’ve got nothing from ps store just in game data I have installs from the discs in the beginning like gta or infamous and updates for games like FIFA and Minecraft and saves/auto saves in saved data
It works for me! Currently copying right now. You get a like and a share from me!
Few years late still works you earned a sub
I cannot thank you enough my brother! I've been looking for ways to upgrade my ps3 slim 12GB for a long time! thank bro. mwaaaaa
So in 12 gb ps3 we don't get bracket?
12 GB tf
@@BMAPS does it included in the box??
@@vanhalen4life1 no , we have to buy bracket and external HDD(laptop size)
Where so you buy barckets
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! The hours of barely contained escalating panic over whether I had made a big purchasing mistake. You, sir, you and your vid put a stop to that. Thank you.
Ok, You sir, have no fucking idea what i went through looking for a bracket. I went to over 20 stores locally, i got told so many times where to go to get one just to be disappointed. I got a ps3 for my birthday didn't pay attention to the 12 gb, and spent over 7 hours driving to different places. In the end, i said fuck it, i'm getting a hard drive whether it works or not, decided to look on youtube, and you are my savior. You deserve a fucking award. Thank you so much, i cannot express my happiness with this tutorial.
thats cool man, really happy to see this video helped you out... spread the word, knowledge needs to be shared:-)
The Credit Card Thing Actually Worked? I'm going through the same issue as you. My mom was unaware of the Memory size of the ps3 when she bought it for Christmas. And i'm going to buy a 500 GB to put into my Ps3. So does it really work like he showed it?
I forcefully inserted my HDD in the slot, and I didn’t care.
ThatOneUA-camDude o
@@diehy5472 i know it's been 5 years but you do realize why UA-cam added edit button?
@@VideoBee_YT happy?
Dude thanks worked 100% lots of love from here the only real video that actually worked I liked n subscribed
Did you loose any of the game data or saved data or everything remained the same
perfect solution for a short term problem. caddy shipping from china, already have HDD. nice video dutch dude!
Y'all listen. Other PS3 Super Slim can open the side easily, while others are not. So what did I do was I get a tools that its a screwdriver that is FLAT. So I've used it and push upwards in all sides, and then BOOM its open! you can slide it back. Just because it stick through it so others cannot open it. Thanks guys.
I hope it helped. :)
thanks man
MstrMegaGuy Sure no prob. :)
Arsenals21 :)
Excelent video, installed it just now and it works great. Didn't need the two pieces, the credit card i put one of the halfs was enough. Thank you very much.
Thank you man, I have already ordered a bracket but it will take a month to get it in Dubai but for the time being your way is working perfectly ...
Dude you dont have any idea how happy I am right now thanks to you my ps3 super slim is now 80GB thanks a lot dude
lol well your making my day, good to see the video helped you out...:-)
Thanks dude
Thanks a lot dude, seriously. I had a hell of a time figuring this out. Sony's support website had me going in circles.
If you have software downloaded in the 12 gb storage and you upgrade, will the softwares be deleted or you can download them Or it stays there safe or what? Plz I'm going to upgrade and I need to know
You really helped us out . I was about to throw my ps3 slim out of the window and crap on it but you shined a light on it. Much thanks.
I highly recommend this video!
I actually have the fat ps3 with 500gb harddrive but that ps3 wasn't working anymore so I bought a cheap Ps3 slim with 12gb and swapped it to it. Man I'm glad I did throw away my fat ps3 😁.
Quentin Rademaker ,
Thank you very much for the video, it was so easy to understand even for a person like me who is not expert in these things. So I placed into my playstation 3 slim, a SSD Samsung 650 , 2.5 , 120 Gb , SATA III , and it works perfect.
Legend! Thanks for this Vid!
Much appreciated :-)
Thanks alot !! DIdn't expect this to be as simple. And the card trick.. words perfect !
So do you lose your previous saved game data by installing the new hardrive or does it(game data) come back by reinstalling the game(s)?
The best video in you tube for upgrading ps3 memory...thanks it works
Over heating won't be a problem right? Cause I used thin cardboard instead of credit cards and I don't want my PS3 to be catching fire
Do you have to formatted it???
you must be the god of playstation man i needed to play destiny and you my friend helped me achieve that =)
Thank u so much I was looking looking for the right video for a week I can't thank you enough.
Just installed my WD SATA III 500GB 2.5" Drive. Thank you very much about this video!
hey dude if I buy that hard disk is it possible that I can play GTA 5
Yosimara Hernandez Yeap. You can play it also without the disk. I played gta v without installing the updates so i could play. but yesterday that i upgraded the ps3 with a disk i updated the gta v also. the only problem you will have with the game is a drop at frame rate (if you dont have a disk), with the hard disk this problem will stop.
+Zadom Misanthrope so if I have that hard disk I could play GTA 5 online
yes
For those that are wondering, a few weeks back i tried a SAMSUNG 840 SSD 250GB and worked perfectly... its just a tad faster than a normal 7200RPM HDD but if your still using a 5400RPM drive then try and get a decent SSD, you will see a good performance boost :-)
***** SSD;s wont become slow...... that was 8 years ago not anymore....
***** you dont format/defrag a SSD and formating does not lose storage space.....
***** I cant even open it up from part one
***** I cant even open it up from part one
Hey were can u buy a hard disk plz answer 🙏
Thank u sooooo much for the bracket idea my play station works now omg THANKSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
You just rocked my world! I got the 12gb based on price but was worried about disc space for my games, movies, and music, you just totally solved all my problems!
thank you sir so helpful May God Bless you and your family
ambassador158 where do I get the hard drive thing
thank-you! can't believe sony was so cheap not to include a caddy-fits very snug-cheers
Your video was very useful, thanks.
I cut and used an old ide cable to maintain the hdd in its position. I will keep checking if it gets to hot during the console's use. Have a nice day!
lol good one... well if it works why not:-)
THANK YUUUU MY MOUNT BRACKET BROKE AND U SAVED ME :D
install in 2min, 640Gb old hdd... nothing to say just perfect, thanks =)
I will do this with 1.5TB on my fat ps3, many say 2TB will get error and start even with jailbreak one
Just put HDD in a stick adhesive foam or use double sided sticky tape for it on the sides top and bottom, so HDD doesn't vibrated during transportation. I did it on my PS3 super slim and it works fine, no HDD caddy needed ;)
don't know if I would suggest doing this. The enclosure is made of metal for a reason. HD's do not get hot as that would damage the disk but they do get warm and the internal temp of the PS3 probably gets hot. I found an enclosure on amazon for 5 bucks.
Im finally going to be able to play GTA 5 online thanks dude
Bedankt voor deze Vid \o/..
Had een totaal ander beeld bij een Home made Bracket hahaha..
Werkt goed bij me ps3, Top..
I liked the video because of the description
Thx my friend! That was very helpful
thx for the help! this helped me so much. they didnt have brackets here in norway and i couldnt afford to ship one si thsanls so much!
I do it, works good! Thanks for the video, liked!
Thanks man, you just made my night!!
Ii tried and it didn't work I'm using a Toshiba laptop hardrive
and a USB
Thanks dude! Works 100% liked and subbed one question thou would the credit card melt and burn?
Quentin, your video helped greatly and was very easy to follow. However, I did have a problem hearing you through most of the video. Nonetheless, great assist.
cool i am doing it right now but with bracket but thanks though really smart idea for not spending money for bracket i was thinking to do what you have done but my dad got from a guy and got everything for my 12 gb ps3 now i have 500 gb yay :)
Cheers bro u just earned a subscriber
You, my Friend, are a lifesaver. AWESOME hardware assist. I really appreciate it.
Thnx for this I recently broke my leg and that saved me a trip to game stop or walmart
That was very productive thanks a lot !!
Simple when you know how! Thanks man!
what happens if u did right but it doesn't pop up
when i put hdd in,ps teckognize it and asks me if i want to change the saves from flash memory to hard drive,i say yes then he asks me if im sure i say yes,then he is copying data and the loading freezes always,what should i do? please
That worked first time, thanks!
Every time i put yes it says plase wait then after 16 secs its says a erro happend plz help me 😞
I dont understand my ps3 dosent open I have the super slim model im trying to push it and it dosent open am I not pushing hard enough?
just some tips, never touch the bottom of the hard drive, there's a chance that you would transmit shock to the drive and make it not work. Also you could've just cloned the data from the old hard drive, keep the old one as a backup...
Does it works on pay pro
Ok, a little help is needed, my slim with 320gb always puts me to restore and after a hard reset and restoring to factory settings work super slow, I've have cleaned it today but I don't understand how to remove fan from motherboard to change cooling paste, could buying new hdd which is 1 tb just instaling it like this in videi end my problems?
Need good answer ASAP!!
Thanks
what is the maximum hdd size you can add into a ps3?
+Tam Nguyen FAT32 is the file system which has an upper limit of 8TB and 3.7GB per file BUT in the PS3 you're limited to the maximum height of 7mm up to 9.5mm for a 2.5" HDD by the physical size limit.
This limits you to 1TB size 2.5" disks, even though there's are 2TB disks in 2.5" available but they're 15mm high and won't fit.
Another but 'radical' option is a SATA extension cable running to an external HDD hooked up to an external PSU for the disk, then you'be able to use 2.5" or the more common 3.5" models up to 8TB once again.
+Nightingale1887 That is not true. The very popular 2TB hard drive that everyone is putting in their ps4 including myself is also only 9.5 MM high. Im thinking of doing it for my ps3 also, just not sure if the system supports 2 TB. have read that it does support 1.5 TB.
+cuts2thebone depends on the chassis version. Slim can support it, dunno about the others. I have 2TB Samsung/Seagate momentus equipped and when I start the console it will randomly give a HDD error as in flashing red lights. But I just remove the power cable and after that it just boots up fine. But hey ymmw
+cuts2thebone btw at that time the only 2TB widely available was the WD Green 2TB at 15mm. So yes M9T will fit & work but with errors and risk. As in 32% fail rate for Seagate drives.
So no 2tb for PS3 ?
Well i do it with my ps4 slim, i pry open the case, grind & remove the hdd bracket, slide in 15mm 4tb hdd, and slide in rolled origami to firmly seated, and now it works
Is there any way you can fuck up the hardrive like this? It was working fine for me until i took my ps3 to my friend once. After that it shown me once that it found the hard drive and dissapeared. I tried removing it and putting it back in but ps3 doesn't seem to find the hard drive?? If u touch the hard drive u can feel that it work
Just one question, anybody please answer.
I bought a hard drive today. But the bracket ships from China in 22 days. If I use the gift card, when I take the hard drive out in a month to use the bracket, will it reformat the hard drive?? Thanks in advance for any info!
Idk where you live. But best buy doesn't sell just the bracket here
Nah man, you only have to format it when you swap the HDD, you're in the clear
No, it will be ok. I've already done the same thing.
Hi..I got a error while installing 4.75 update..when I restart the system or enter in the safe mode...the installation is continuing and I'm getting the same error..I'm not able to see even the home screen...so I'm planning to remove the hard drive and format it in laptop...and I'll fix it again...will it work...please anybody help..
Thank you so much for the quick tutorial. Now I can finally play Demon Souls
does A Fujitsu 40GB IDE PATA HDD 2.5- for laptop MHT2040AT hard drive WORK ON A PS3 SUPER SLIM
wogboy 752 sorry needs to be a SATA 2.5 inch drive...
Plz help me...... I hav inserted the hard disk and even used an I'd card Fr d bracket.... Bt wen I start my ps3 it doesn't detect the hd... And even in system info they show 12gb
Did you format it fat32?
Thnx bt its already done...
Thnx anyways..
Dude, ur the best on my life!
sir, you are an absolute champion. worked like a charm for me hahah cant wait to play destiny.
thanks :)
hey! thx for the help! but i got a question. i got a bracket for the ps3 slim..not the ultra slim. are there differences or can i use it? i don't wanna mess up anything. so i rather ask before i destroy it :D
Would it be a problem if a piece of paper is touching the circuit board on the hard drive
Hello can you please help me i have a ps3 and i upgrade to a 250GB sata drive i made it linke in your video the setup but when i start the ps3 i select yes and in the other screen yes again but when the transfer is in progress it says "An errorr occurred during the copy operation.(8001000B)
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Heyyy please help i can't open the side bit even when i slide it it doesn't slide want to force it off but don't if i should??
My question is can I take a old PS3 HDD out and put it in another one ? would they have to be the same model and stuff cause I think I have a 120 but am not sure what the other one is at this point and time?? any help would be appreciated thanks
These plastic pieces won't melt? I just did this and am hoping for the best.
worked for me. thank you! :-)
He cool, good to hear:-)
why you can so easy to push slide, how so harder on me to open it
I have a theory that these brackets are more aloof than the actual hard drives. I bought one without the bracket and refuse to buy a replacement for 25 bucks unless I decide to sell
Any reason I couldn't do the same with a first edition 60gb model?
smart idea,but what i want to know is can you hook up say a docking drive where you could have nultiple hard drives in sequence.Reason being the largest hard drive i have found is 1 TB,(which is FULL),building the ULTIMATE PS3 game collection!
So are all ps3 hard drives compatible with all ps3s? Example - if i have a slim ps3 can i put a "super slim"s hdd in there?
Thanks man your great help, I've been trying to do this for a while but thankyou so much
Hello Quentin, didn't you have to format the HDD in FAT 32 first? I think you have to do so the PS3 system recognize it? Correct me if I am wrong.Thanks
its says error when ps3 was copying and formating on hard disc???? any answear??
thx bro it works this really helped me thx 😀👍
anyone in 2020 who wants a ps5 so bad??
but has ps3
can i take off my seagate external drive to put it into the ps3?
I have a problem. After this my ps3 freezes when i play cod aw. I took the hardrive out to see if it was the problem. My ps3 didnt freeze. Anyway to fix that?
Its probably your HDD, try to get a WD at 7200RPM thats what am using atm.
i did the same but the format stocks at 0%. what should i do?
So when you put the hard drive in does it get rid off all your game progress and saved data on your games ?
I replaced the hard drive but my ps3 don't turn on. what should I do?
so doing this DOSE delete everything on the ps3? like as in the data you had on it before installing the hard drive?