HARD DRIVE PROBLEM

[rikkibobal]

I Have Recently Bought A Ps3 Hard Drive 2'5 Sata 320gb



I Put It Into Ps3 And When I Turned It On It Said You Need To Insert A Storage Media Device With An Update 2.42 Or Later

I Did That And It Came Up Saying No Applicable Data Update Found


Has Anyone Came Up With This And If So Are There Any Solutions

Thanks

[Conan_Troutman]

do you have an option to format the drive now it is in....is the drive even seen....I don't know about the ps3 as I dont have one yet but when mine arrives I am going to update the drive as soon as money allows....from what I have researched the best thning to do is:

back up all files on to a USB device

swap out the drive

Format the Drive

copy back up from USB to new drive

I hope I have this right as that is how I will do it....but guile will be along soon to show us the errors of our ways.


any how for now check your connection is solid and then try format it

[guil07]

ya have to download the update on ur pc then create a folder on the memory stick called PS3 in that make one called UPDATE and in that put the update, it will be named ps3update.pup, btw make sure ya have each folder in caps and exactly like i said it

[guil07]

Originally Posted by Conan_Troutman

do you have an option to format the drive now it is in....is the drive even seen....I don't know about the ps3 as I dont have one yet but when mine arrives I am going to update the drive as soon as money allows....from what I have researched the best thning to do is:

back up all files on to a USB device

swap out the drive

Format the Drive

copy back up from USB to new drive

I hope I have this right as that is how I will do it....but guile will be along soon to show us the errors of our ways.


any how for now check your connection is solid and then try format it

if ya get a new hd when ya get it theres no need to back up anythin cos the os is stored in the flash memory, the ps3 can work without a hd in it

[Conan_Troutman]

Originally Posted by guil07

if ya get a new hd when ya get it theres no need to back up anythin cos the os is stored in the flash memory, the ps3 can work without a hd in it

thats good to know....but by the time I get the cash it will be loaded with saves and music and other rubbish no doubt

[guil07]

ya would nearly really want an ext hd to do a backup cos a memory stick big enough would cost a fortune

[Conan_Troutman]

Originally Posted by guil07

ya would nearly really want an ext hd to do a backup cos a memory stick big enough would cost a fortune

I got a 250 GB...so I am cool

[guil07]

good ggod ya will prob have to make a new partition on it and fomat it to fat32, i cant remember but i dont think the ps3 can read a ntfs partition

[Conan_Troutman]

Originally Posted by guil07

good ggod ya will prob have to make a new partition on it and fomat it to fat32, i cant remember but i dont think the ps3 can read a ntfs partition

right fine start scaring me.....I got loads a **** on that I can't be going and formating it

[guil07]

how much of the 250 is used

[Conan_Troutman]

Originally Posted by guil07

how much of the 250 is used

not a lot really.....211gb free....which I could transfer to the 500gb network drive I have....

[guil07]

use a partition program and make a new partition on the hd with say 50gb and format the new partition to fat32, when ya do the backup and put the new hd in the ps3 ya can delete the fat32 partition and have the full 250 again

[Conan_Troutman]

Originally Posted by guil07

use a partition program and make a new partition on the hd with say 50gb and format the new partition to fat32, when ya do the backup and put the new hd in the ps3 ya can delete the fat32 partition and have the full 250 again

I'll have a look into it....depends when I do it and what I have on it though as there may be no need...but thanks for the tip


EDIT: Partition Magic???