Ps3 wont recognize toshiba hdd 250gb on fat 32

**vigorito** · 07-20-2011,10:42 AM

hello i am having problems with toshina external hdd after format in windows and acronis tool to exfat and fat 32 ps3 wont recognize hdd any suggestions?
thanks

**blackmask28518** · 07-20-2011,11:12 AM

Originally Posted by vigorito

hello i am having problems with toshina external hdd after format in windows and acronis tool to exfat and fat 32 ps3 wont recognize hdd any suggestions?
thanks

im having same problem you are but my is a seagate 230 gb and i have the GAMES folder on the root drive and all but theres still nothing detecting the games on the xmb or with any manager.

**vigorito** · 07-20-2011,11:16 AM

it should be folder GAMEZ not GAMES but still nothing can anyone help us?

**Tamrat** · 07-20-2011,11:23 AM

I'm sure the drive is a 2.5" one but is it a SATA one? My Toshiba's HDD is a PATA (parallel ATA, in this case I think one port caries both power and data and SATA has got two ports, one for power one for data (I think)). So make sure the drive is a SATA one (two ports).

**vigorito** · 07-20-2011,11:28 AM

Originally Posted by Tamrat

I'm sure the drive is a 2.5" one but is it a SATA one? My Toshiba's HDD is a PATA (parallel ATA, in this case I think one port caries both power and data and SATA has got two ports, one for power one for data (I think)). So make sure the drive is a SATA one (two ports).

hmmm wait wait i remember when i was buying i got cable with two sides both usb i lost that cable so i am using for my lap top regular 1 usb cable,so i need to find again cable with two sides one for data one for power right? so when i plug hdd to ps3 i will use both usb on ps3?or i am wrong my toshiba works fine with regular usb cable when i am connect to my lap top and when i connect hdd to ps3 green lamp is on

**Tamrat** · 07-20-2011,11:29 AM

if u r using multiman its GAMES, and if its an external hdd it should be formatted FAT32. Bt I think you can swap between FAT and NTFS drive formats from multiMAN.I haven't tried this bt it might work.

**vigorito** · 07-20-2011,11:31 AM

Originally Posted by Tamrat

if u r using multiman its GAMES, and if its an external hdd it should be formatted FAT32. Bt I think you can swap between FAT and NTFS drive formats from multiMAN.I haven't tried this bt it might work.

hm my folder is GAMEZ on my usb flash and i am using latest multiman and everything works but some games are to big for flash drives i really need to make it work with hdd are you sure for ntfs ps3 and multiman?

**vigorito** · 07-20-2011,11:38 AM

Originally Posted by Tamrat

if u r using multiman its GAMES, and if its an external hdd it should be formatted FAT32. Bt I think you can swap between FAT and NTFS drive formats from multiMAN.I haven't tried this bt it might work.

so you think that maybe is a cable problem i need original cable with two sides?

**Tamrat** · 07-20-2011,11:40 AM

Originally Posted by vigorito

hmmm wait wait i remember when i was buying i got cable with two sides both usb i lost that cable so i am using for my lap top regular 1 usb cable,so i need to find again cable with two sides one for data one for power right? so when i plug hdd to ps3 i will use both usb on ps3?or i am wrong my toshiba works fine with regular usb cable when i am connect to my lap top and when i connect hdd to ps3 green lamp is on

oops, I'm sorry. I thought you were talkin abt an internal hdd. I'm terribly sorry. if its a portable ext hdd, it gets both power and data via usb. if its not a portable one, it will most probably have external power input.

**Tamrat** · 07-20-2011,11:42 AM

can u tell me the model (exact one)

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