PS3s were designed to take the standard laptop size harddrive . The PS3 system hard disk drive (HDD) is removable and upgradeable. Amazon has a PS3 160 GB Hard Drive Upgrade Kit for $68.99 see related link. However you do not need to purchase a special PS3 harddrive and can purchase any laptop Harddrive over the internet or from stores like Best Buy. I have added, Can I upgrade the hard disk drive (HDD) inside my PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system? from the Playstation knowledge Center as a related link to assist you after you have found and purchased your harddrive.
It means there is a hardware failure in your PS3. This could be due to overuse or abuse of your PS3, or just wear. You will have to buy a new PS3 or send it in to Sony to get repaired. If you buy a new PS3 you can take your hard drive out of your old PS3 and put it into the new one to retain your save files.
Look on the side of your ps3 and there should be a slot where a hard drive is inserted... Unscrew the cover and remove the hard-drive before inserting it into your new ps3...
time to buy a new HDD for the PS3. I've had this problem before and I took the HDD out of the PS3 and was testing it in a PC, found a bunch of bad sectors. Bought a new HDD from Tigerdirect.com and it totally fixed the issue.
PS3 take standard laptop harddrives. The PS3 harddrive must be configured for the model that it is used with and then it would work if you wanted to switch. It was $95 for me to purchase a 1 TB harddrive and a Detroit area Best Buy wants $90 to install it in my PS3 320 GB model. Any PS3 would be able to use my 320 GB harddrive or the new one I purchased
you would have to remove the harddrive which is actually very easy You CANNOT just transfer the hard drive. The ps3 will format the new hard drive therefore erasing all data on the drive.
Stop wasting your money and buy a PS3. That's all I have to say
Buy a new hardrive, and replace it with the old one
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A new hard drive can be found at computer stores, or directly from the manufacturer. The hard drive can be found on the Internet with a simple search.
You'll find the information at the PlayStation Support link I have added under the related link It is the link on the site for Manually back UpYou will need something to put the data on between taking it off the old harddrive and putting it on the new hard drive
buy a new hard drive?
Because your Disk drive is broken I suggest trying a reboot which you can find on the Internet, get it fixed or you can buy a new ps3