My PS3 is currently restoring 29GB of data to my brand new 320GB hard disk. I’ve upgraded from the original 60GB that came with it due to purchasing PlayTV – with games taking up to 6GB on installs you have a couple of games installed and say maybe erm 150 singstar songs, you start to think about space.
If we’re seriously considering dropping Cable and V+ for the PS3 we need as much storage space as possible.
It took around an hour and twenty minutes to backup the data from the original hard disk. I left it going whilst we went to Bevs for a wine evening. It had long finished by the time we got back.
I powered the PS3 down, removed the cover and the main screw and slid out the caddy. Removed three screws before the 4th one completely disintergrated. Fuck.
Tried it with all sorts of screwdrivers, no dice (what does that mean anyway?)
Came back downstairs and googled “PS3 hard disk caddy”. Found a thread full of people asking if anyone else had any suggestions on what to do when a screw head goes. There were seven or eight people in the same thread who had performed hard disk upgrades who had encountered the same problem.
Thats bizarre. I can understand one or two people but it sounds like a major issue with this last screw being far too tight.
Anyway – they suggested using pliers. I tried and after a few minutes I managed to get the screw loose and out.
Swapped the hard disks over, re-installed the caddy and booted her up. First thing I see is a message asking me to format. Yay \o/
Disk formatted and restore started. Should be done in around 45 mins, just in time for CSI finishing.
Super.
Very impressed with the PlayTV – picture quality is better than the V+ box without a doubt, channel line up is better than expected – the Freeview website said we wouldn’t get as many channels as we do.
Once the restore has finished, I’ll work on getting the series links set up and working. Now we’ve got the hard disk for it, it should be fairly simple.
