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RobJackson85
June 6th, 2008, 06:10 PM
I'm very tempted to upgrade my PS3 HDD. Currently I have a 60gb. What I was wondering was, that if I was to swap to a 250gb could I get a case and turn my 60gb one into an external HDD and then use this 'new' external dive to restore my 250gb drive with all the game saves, game data and downloads?

The basic question is, do I have to spend some money on a dedicated external HDD to back up my PS3 or can I convert my old 'internal' 60gb into an external and use the data from that?
vf-
June 7th, 2008, 03:46 AM
Yes to first.

No to second, just an external enclosure. Some are USB powered, some need an external power source.

OEM mesh case with no cables
http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/productimage/17-193-034-07.jpg (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817193034R)

http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggImage/productimage/17-182-140-05.jpg (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182140)


However, since you're UK.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=603610 £16.69 Inc VAT
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=816867 £7.04 Inc VAT

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Products.ASP?CatID=56&FilterCategories=407&Thumbnails=yes


This would have been a lovely matching enclosure. It's just a shame its for IDE.

http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/extremepcgear_2005_78840029 (http://www.xpcgear.com/nst260u2bk.html)


They do have one, but its in dollars. "Interface: SATA (SATA) Hard Drive to eSATA & USB 2.0"

http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/extremepcgear_2003_32156752 (http://www.xpcgear.com/nst260subk.html)
RobJackson85
June 8th, 2008, 01:01 PM
Thanks for the reply - I think I'll have to have an upgrade then in a week or two!

+rep
BuckinKaeding
June 10th, 2008, 05:57 AM
They do have one, but its in dollars. "Interface: SATA (SATA) Hard Drive to eSATA & USB 2.0"

http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/extremepcgear_2003_32156752 (http://www.xpcgear.com/nst260subk.html)

This is the enclosure i have, is there any reason why this would be preventing my ps3 from reading the external hdd?