Introduction
Use this guide to replace your PlayStation 3 Slim's SATA hard drive with a much larger hard drive or a much faster SSD.
Note: Any 2.5-inch SATA drive with a height less than 9.5 mm will fit.
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Turn the PS3 over and lay it on its backside.
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Use the flat edge of a metal spudger to pop up the small access door on the bottom cover near the front of the PS3.
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Remove the blue Phillips screw hidden under the access door.
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Slide the hard drive bay cover toward the right side of the lower case, then pull it away from the front edge to remove it from the PS3.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
20 comments
would it be possible to replace it with an ssd?
Cian -
Yes. Done it already.
Yes, but do not expect huge performance improvements, especially if you run games from a physical format (i.e. Blu-ray disc).
You definitely can. That will give you less heat to deal with, less noise and vibrations... But the speed gain will probably not be that significant as the PS3 is limited to SATA 1 if I recall correctly...
Replacing it with a 7200 RPM HDD would be more worth it on the price/quality ratio, as 2.5" 500 GB HDD are pretty cheap nowadays.
Can you please tell me playstation 3 super slim model cech-4304a wich type of single lens got? I want to change it and it does not write something like kem or kes..
Tom kan -
Забыли написать про процедуру скачивания и установки самой системы на новый жесткий диск:
You forgot write about downloading last firmware from sony’s website and transferig it to PS3 on USB Stick:
sayoiam -
Этот гайд только показывает как заменить жесткий диск, но не как его потом настроить для использования после замены.
This guide only shows how to replace a hard drive, and not how to set up it for use after the replacement.
Mykhaylo -
The access door is self-retaining and hinged on the left side. Use the spudger to pop up the door a bit, then rotate the door out of the way.
Colin King -