WD 2TB HDD - Does it work with PS3

**PiNPOiNT** · 09-17-2010,12:23 AM

Has anyone tried a 12.5 mm drive "without" the drive cage? I wonder if it would fit then? Of course you wouldnt want to knock your ps3 around to much afterwards.

**snow36009** · 09-17-2010,06:41 AM

Originally Posted by PiNPOiNT

Has anyone tried a 12.5 mm drive "without" the drive cage? I wonder if it would fit then? Of course you wouldnt want to knock your ps3 around to much afterwards.

a member in the scorpio blue thread said he cut out one side of the cage and it fitted.

**miniop** · 09-17-2010,02:14 PM

Today i tried to connect a 2TB WD as internal. I used a Xecuter HDXT.

After formating the 2TB to my computer as FAT32 ( after format it had 1.8TB free) i connect it to PS3.

When i power the PS3, it asked me to format it again. After the format the PS3 restarted and it was just black screen. After 20min i close the power and reopen the PS3 , but still nothing black screen.

I thought that it was the cable or the power so i change the 2TB with a 500GB to check. Ps3 asked me to format the disk. And after the reboot it was working fine.

So i dont think it can handle 2TB internal. maybe 1TB or 1.5TB ?

**tonybologna** · 09-17-2010,02:29 PM

Originally Posted by PiNPOiNT

Has anyone tried a 12.5 mm drive "without" the drive cage? I wonder if it would fit then? Of course you wouldnt want to knock your ps3 around to much afterwards.

I believe the max size for internal is 9.5mm. I don't know about removing the drive cage. There are some 1TB internal drives that will fit but for the most part it's 750GB maximum for internal due to the restriction in size allowing it to fit.

**snow36009** · 09-17-2010,10:53 PM

Originally Posted by miniop

Today i tried to connect a 2TB WD as internal. I used a Xecuter HDXT.

After formating the 2TB to my computer as FAT32 ( after format it had 1.8TB free) i connect it to PS3.

When i power the PS3, it asked me to format it again. After the format the PS3 restarted and it was just black screen. After 20min i close the power and reopen the PS3 , but still nothing black screen.

I thought that it was the cable or the power so i change the 2TB with a 500GB to check. Ps3 asked me to format the disk. And after the reboot it was working fine.

So i dont think it can handle 2TB internal. maybe 1TB or 1.5TB ?

this is the info im after, a person actually with the drive trying it, not everyone giving their opinion without actually having a 2TB drive and trying to use it.

so you didnt get it working at all? what data connection are u using? just sata female to male?

**reldas** · 09-17-2010,11:48 PM

i will go buy a 2tb hdd now and i will see for myself
EDIT: ok i jsut tried it and 2tb DOESNT work. i am going to go get a 1.5tb now and try that
EDIT 2 : ok tested a 1.5tb and that doesnt work either, man that sucks, BIGGEST YOU CAN HAVE IT 1TB

EDIT 3 : i just got a wd 1tb black sata 3 drive and that works fine

**snow36009** · 09-18-2010,02:39 AM

Originally Posted by reldas

i will go buy a 2tb hdd now and i will see for myself
EDIT: ok i jsut tried it and 2tb DOESNT work. i am going to go get a 1.5tb now and try that
EDIT 2 : ok tested a 1.5tb and that doesnt work either, man that sucks, BIGGEST YOU CAN HAVE IT 1TB

EDIT 3 : i just got a wd 1tb black sata 3 drive and that works fine

Thanx for the info, looks like its a 750gb scorpio blue for me, dont want to mess around.

**Neptune1988** · 09-19-2010,12:25 PM

I have been using a 2TB without any issues since PSGroove was released...Must just be you.

**CakeTime** · 09-19-2010,04:10 PM

Originally Posted by miniop

Today i tried to connect a 2TB WD as internal. I used a Xecuter HDXT.

After formating the 2TB to my computer as FAT32 ( after format it had 1.8TB free) i connect it to PS3.

When i power the PS3, it asked me to format it again. After the format the PS3 restarted and it was just black screen. After 20min i close the power and reopen the PS3 , but still nothing black screen.

I thought that it was the cable or the power so i change the 2TB with a 500GB to check. Ps3 asked me to format the disk. And after the reboot it was working fine.

So i dont think it can handle 2TB internal. maybe 1TB or 1.5TB ?

I think your issue is that the update installed part of the firmware onto your harddrive, now you've removed that harddrive and now it wont boot. I think I read the fix somewhere to re-install the update on the new drive...

I called BS that 1TB is the max. It's been proven many times with 1.5TB. You doing it wrong reldas.

**SenorPickle** · 09-19-2010,04:17 PM

I imagine a bunch of you already have a WD 2TB drive, but unfortunately they aren't very good drives. They have a tendency to lose the ability to buffer data. I've had it happen to two separate drives, and WD doesn't recognize it as a problem. It has nothing to do with improper usage; as I know what i'm doing, but look up that drive and see what people have to say about it suddenly becoming and staying extremely slow. I'm talking like 3mb/sec transfer speeds slow.

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