Need to reformat my PS3 HD

[TecHNooB]

Can I hook the 2.5" HD straight to my PC somehow, or does it need an enclosure? I haven't tried anything yet, just getting some info before I do so.

 

[Billb2]

All you need is a power cable and a data cable.

 

[taltamir]

the only difference between a 2.5" drive and a 3.5" drive, is that the 2.5 inch drive is slightly smaller, it uses the same power and data cables, it just will be too small to faster to your 3.5" cage with screws, you either need an adapter or just scotch tape it to the case.

 

[SpeedEng66]

if you need to reformat your ps3 hd

why dont you just format it via ps3?

now if your talking about formating a external hd so you can copy your saved game files & ect... you need to format the external to fat32 (which means you have to partition the external to less than 32gb and then the option for fat 32 will be there) in order for the ps3 to see it..

 

[TecHNooB]

Originally posted by: SpeedEng66
if you need to reformat your ps3 hd

why dont you just format it via ps3?

now if your talking about formating a external hd so you can copy your saved game files & ect... you need to format the external to fat32 (which means you have to partition the external to less than 32gb and then the option for fat 32 will be there) in order for the ps3 to see it..

My ps3 is stuck at the firmware install screen and nothing I do gets it passed 99%. Even after reformatting, it still gets stuck at 99%

 

[taltamir]

thats something id ask on a ps3 modding forum...

 

[zerogear]

Originally posted by: TecHNooB

Originally posted by: SpeedEng66
if you need to reformat your ps3 hd

why dont you just format it via ps3?

now if your talking about formating a external hd so you can copy your saved game files & ect... you need to format the external to fat32 (which means you have to partition the external to less than 32gb and then the option for fat 32 will be there) in order for the ps3 to see it..

My ps3 is stuck at the firmware install screen and nothing I do gets it passed 99%. Even after reformatting, it still gets stuck at 99%

tbh, that doesn't sound like a hard drive issue.

 

[Gillbot]

maybe this will help?
http://answers.yahoo.com/quest...=20081105215919AAe3TP5

 

[TecHNooB]

So I dusted off my comatose ps3 today and tried to install firmware 2.55. For the first time since I first formatted my HD, the PS3 itself did a reformat of the HD (it did reformat once b4, but would skip straight to installing the firmware for successive firmware install re-attempts). I saw some new menus that I don't recall seeing during my last attempt at reviving my dead system. Alas, she's still stuck at 99% and has been for the past 8+ hours. Got my hopes up when I saw the unfamiliar menus. Does anyone think a new HD would fix this issue? I wonder if the problem is a deep-rooted hardware problem.

 

[razel]

The firmware could be corrupt. Try downloading a fresh new copy. Also are you possibly downgrading firmware? I don't think it allows that.

 

[TecHNooB]

The firmware could be corrupt. Try downloading a fresh new copy. Also are you possibly downgrading firmware? I don't think it allows that.

it's a fresh copy. I'm installing using a flash drive. also meant 3.55 before.

 

[razel]

I had a cousin get a free PS3 that his buddy thought was broken. It was the same deal with the firmware being unable to complete. Actually it couldn't format the drive. I suspected the HDD. We did the Seagate diagnosis on the Seagate drive and found a SMART error. We followed the instructions, ran the DOS Seagate diag where it remapped the bad sectors. Reinstalled the drive into the PS3 and BAM. He earned himself a PS3. That would be my next suggestion is the check the health of the HDD.

 

[TecHNooB]

I had a cousin get a free PS3 that his buddy thought was broken. It was the same deal with the firmware being unable to complete. Actually it couldn't format the drive. I suspected the HDD. We did the Seagate diagnosis on the Seagate drive and found a SMART error. We followed the instructions, ran the DOS Seagate diag where it remapped the bad sectors. Reinstalled the drive into the PS3 and BAM. He earned himself a PS3. That would be my next suggestion is the check the health of the HDD.

sounds like a plan

 

[TecHNooB]

good call on running the diagnostic tools. the drive failed short drive self test. just placed an order for another one. i hope this does the trick!

 

[TecHNooB]

she lives!!!!!! mvc3 here i come!!

 

[RavenSEAL]

Sounds like a bad hdd

 

[zerogear]

Why would fimeware on a flash drive affect be affected by the HDD being corrupt is beyond me.

 

[razel]

It's not the firmware. It's the hard drive. I'm pretty sure the PS3 detected the SMART error and didn't want to continue. Too bad it didn't throw an error message.

 

[MrCoyote]

Wow you waited over a year to take another look at your PS3. Why not just send it in for repair? Is it not under warranty? Or go to Goodwill and find a cheap 2.5" drive and plug it in to see if it will work.

 

[TecHNooB]

Wow you waited over a year to take another look at your PS3. Why not just send it in for repair? Is it not under warranty? Or go to Goodwill and find a cheap 2.5" drive and plug it in to see if it will work.

busy doin stuff

It's not the firmware. It's the hard drive. I'm pretty sure the PS3 detected the SMART error and didn't want to continue. Too bad it didn't throw an error message.

the drive passed smart test