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  • dominalien 12 Dec 2012 21:53:29 5,324 posts
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    You need a USB Y-cable, so you either plug two USB plugs into two USB ports in the computer/PS3/whatever, or you can plug them into two different devices, like the data cable into the device you want to attach the drive to, and the power-only cable to e.g. a USB wall charger.

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  • X201 12 Dec 2012 22:00:49 12,967 posts
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    TetsuZaemon wrote:
    Powered it from a different device? So, what kind of gadget am I looking for? Some kind of USB wall socket?
    I powered it from the PS3, while the data cable was in the PC
  • Rose-of-Sorrow 29 Mar 2013 14:04:33 348 posts
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    Does anyone know if this HDD would be compatible with the chunky 80GB model PS3?
  • Aretak 29 Mar 2013 14:10:18 9,910 posts
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    Yeah, that'd be fine.

    /edit/ Although you could get the 500GB model for the same price at Amazon.

    Edited by Aretak at 14:11:59 29-03-2013
  • Rose-of-Sorrow 29 Mar 2013 14:11:13 348 posts
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    Aretak wrote:
    Yeah, that'd be fine.
    Much appreciated :-]
  • Triggerhappytel 29 Mar 2013 15:25:43 2,425 posts
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    Yes, that would work fine, but I got one double that size for £46 from Play.com a couple of years back. Unless there's a particular reason you're using Currys, ie vouchers or the like?
  • Rose-of-Sorrow 29 Mar 2013 18:46:17 348 posts
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    Cheers guys, much appreciate the advice! I know I could have gotten a 500gb got the same price, but my original HDD basically corrupted today so I wanted to fix it. I managed to get a HDD from PC World today, rather than ordering online and having to wait until Wednesday at the earliest- plus 320 is plenty big enough for me :-]
  • dominalien 29 Mar 2013 19:25:09 5,324 posts
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    You don't fix a corrupted PS3 HDD by replacing it; you fix it by restarting the console and letting it repair it. :-)

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  • Rose-of-Sorrow 29 Mar 2013 20:13:40 348 posts
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    @dominalien Yeah I did that, went through all the motions. Games couldn't save or load data from the HDD, and when I tried to access all my saved data through the xmb it was taking ages to load it and was really iffy- that and my console kept freezing whilst playing Bioshock Infinite, as well as trophies not unlocking.

    Perhaps re-formatting my HDD may have worked, didn't really think to do that.

    Changed it over now and it seems to work just fine, and I suppose I now have much more storage :-)
  • Triggerhappytel 29 Mar 2013 20:58:00 2,425 posts
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    I think I have about 60GBs free from my 640 total. I've bought loads of games digitally in the last 12 months, and PS+ is kicking the shit out of my storage. I really need to go through and have a proper clear out one of these days
  • X201 29 Mar 2013 20:59:59 12,967 posts
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    Had a clear out last night. 60GB deleted, all sorts of stuff dating back years.
  • dominalien 29 Mar 2013 22:06:31 5,324 posts
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    @Rose-of-Sorrow

    Yeah, a format may have helped, but then again perhaps the drive was just on its way out mechanically. If you have a PC you can hook it up to, SMART can tell you whether it's a mechanical failure or not. If it's OK hardware-wise, at least you should be able to sell it.

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