Upgrading PS3 harddrive questions

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if its a SATA II drive then make sure to fix the jumper to make it think its just a SATA drive on the hdd itself.

Stops having to reset the machine to get it to work - a minor annoyance which happens every now and again on the old fat models if you dont have the jumper connected - dont know about Slims.

check the official us ps forum for detailed pics if needed.
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I'm running a western digital 7200rpm drive in my ps3 with zero problems, although I will say that I've hardly noticed any improvement in load times.
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The hard drive I used from Western Digital and it has worked great I definitely recommend:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136314 8)

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Re: Upgrading PS3 harddrive questions

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Cronson wrote:This HDD works great in my PS3.

http://www.memory4less.com/m4l_itemdeta ... 1449938253
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