3TB USB hDD troubleshooting

[aneesh]

Hi,

I bought this new 3tb seagate flex desktop harddrive dedicated for ps3. I actually wanted to use this harddrive as a secondary data storage because i already have multiple 1tb 's with me for ps3 game back up.

Now, it would be great if my games show up on the ps3. Unfortunately it does'nt.

Partition 1 : 1.87TB FAT32 (GAMEZ DIRECTORY)- using latest multiman
Partition 2 : 930mb NTFS ( FOR DUMPING NORMAL PC DATA)

I did the same setup for my colleague earlier, but it used to show up on the ps3.
Now , in my console it just reads for 5 seconds and doesnt display the games.But just shows that there is a usb hdd symbol at the bottom

Please note : This hdd is usb 2,0 and usb 3.0 compatible, But my colleague's was only usb2.0 compatible

[LKJHGFDSA]

Reformat?

[sabin1981]

Wasn't it pretty much confirmed long ago that the PS3 cannot utilise, or even see, external HDDs above 2TB?

[chesh]

The problem with most 3TB HDD's is that they're USB 3.0. In order to use them on a PS3 you need a powered USB hub between the PS3 and the HDD. There was a whole thread about it when the 3TB WD Scorpio External HDD came out a couple of months ago.

[aneesh]

Oh powered usb hub ? That,s so much of a hassle to read the games

[chesh]

I'm pretty sure it had to be a powered up....you can try a non powered one. Something about the connector not being directly recognized or something like that if I remember right.

[bartart7]

Idk about anyone else, but my directory is GAMES without a Z.

[master737373]

Idk about anyone else, but my directory is GAMES without a Z.

Doesn't matter

[themuse]

so your saying a 3tb will work if it is usb 2.0?
2.0 drives are much cheaper anyways and no computers even use 3.0 yet really

[aneesh]

Yeah ! lemme try to use a normal usb to multiple usb hubs.