How to Upgrade Your PS3 Slim Hard Drive

Are you running out of space on your beloved Sony PlayStation 3 Slim Video Game Console? No more space to save your favorite games and movies or game progress? Not to worry, I've got it covered! This is a guide on how to upgrade your Sony PS3 Slim's HDD via phlydude

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PLEASE READ: When choosing a hard drive to upgrade to, be sure that the RPM is at 5400 and not 7200. The reason being is that you'll run the risk of overheating your PS3 Slim due to more revolutions of the HDD.

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STEP 1:

Flip your PS3 Slim on it's back and you'll see a small "door" that hides the blue screw that holds the HDD down. You can use a typical #1 Phillips screw driver



STEP 2:

Now that you've removed the blue screw it's time to remove the HDD. If you look at the front bottom right hand corner of your PS3 slim you'll see that the front cover with all the logos and what not comes off nicely (you'll probably just need to slide it to the right). Once the cover has been removed you'll be able to see the PS3's drive cage. You can now pull the drive out of the system and remove the bottom screws that hold the HDD to the cage. You don't need to lift the spring clips as they do not hold the drive in anyway.




STEP 3:

Reverse engineer your new hard drive into the PS3 and make sure you have a USB drive handy. Within the USB Drive create a folder called "PS3", then a sub-folder called "UPDATE." Once the directories have been created, download an update from HERE.



STEP 4:

Now plug in the USB Drive and power on the PS3.


Once you get to to this screen, press "start" and "select" simultaneously to get to this screen:

Follow the on screen instructions and you'll be on your way to formatting the new drive!

Specials thanks to phlydude for writing this guide!