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Revision as of 22:01, 10 June 2011
Internal harddrive
The PS3 uses a SATA (SATA-150) controller that has a transfer speed of 1.5 Gb/s. All current PS3 models come with 5400RPM drives. The GameOS partition is an UFS2 256-bit AES-CBC encrypted file system.
Model info
| SKU | Manufacturer | Model | Size | Seek | Cache | Transfer Speed | Interface | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CECHA | Seagate | Momentus ST96812AS | 60GB | 12.5ms | 8MB | 42Mb/s | SATA-150 | - |
| CECHB | Seagate | LD25 Series ST920217AS | 20GB | 16ms | 2MB | 57Mb/s | SATA-150 | - |
| CECHC | Seagate | Momentus ST96812AS | 60GB | 12.5ms | 8MB | 42Mb/s | SATA-150 | - |
| CECHE | Seagate | Momentus ST980811AS | 80GB | - | 8MB | - | SATA-150 | - |
| CECHG | Seagate | LD25 Series ST9402115AS | 40GB | 16ms | 2MB | - | SATA-150 | - |
| CECHH | Seagate | LD25 Series ST9402115AS | 40GB | 16ms | 2MB | - | SATA-150 | - |
| CECHH | Hitachi | Travelstar 5K160 HTS541640J9SA00 | 40GB | 11ms | 8MB | 67Mb/s | SATA-150 | - |
| CECHJ | Seagate | ST940210AS | 40GB | 14ms | 2MB | 40Mb/s | SATA-150 | speed mentioned is theoretical |
| CECHJ | Fujitsu | MHW2040BH | 40GB | 12ms | 8MB | 150Mb/s | SATA-150 | speed mentioned is theoretical |
| CECHK | Fujitsu | MHZ2080BH | 80GB | 12ms | 8MB | 300Mb/s | SATA-300, PMR | speed mentioned is theoretical |
| CECHL | Fujitsu | MHZ2080BH | 80GB | 12ms | 8MB | 300Mb/s | SATA-300, PMR | speed mentioned is theoretical |
| CECHL | Hitachi | Travelstar 5K250 HTS542580K9SA00 | 80GB | 11ms | 8MB | 83Mb/s | SATA-150 | - |
| CECHL | Toshiba | MK8052GSX | 80GB | 12ms | 8MB | 300Mb/s | - | speed mentioned is theoretical |
| CECHM | - | - | 80GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| CECHP | Fujitsu | MHZ2160BH | 160GB | 12ms | 8MB | 300Mb/s | SATA-300 PMR | speed mentioned is theoretical |
| CECHP | Toshiba | MK1652GSX | 160GB | 12ms | 8MB | 100Mb/s | SATA-300 PMR | - |
| CECHQ | Fujitsu | MHZ2160BH | 160GB | 12ms | 8MB | 300Mb/s | SATA-300 PMR | speed mentioned is theoretical |
| CECH-20..A | Toshiba | MK1255GSX | 120GB | 12ms | 8MB | 300Mb/s | SATA-300 PMR | speed mentioned is theoretical |
| CECH-20..A | Hitachi | 5K500 HTS545012B9SA00 | 120GB | 11ms | 8MB | 83Mb/s | SATA-150 | - |
| CECH-20..B | - | - | 250GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| CECH-21..A | - | - | 120GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| CECH-21..B | - | - | 250GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| CECH-250.A | - | - | 120GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| CECH-250.A | Toshiba | MK1665GSX | 160GB | 12ms | 8MB | - | SATA-300 | - |
| CECH-250.B | - | - | 250GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| CECH-250.B | - | - | 320GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| CECH-250.A | - | - | 120GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| CECH-250.B | - | - | 250GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| CECH-250.B | - | - | 320GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| CECH-251.A | - | - | 160GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| CECH-251.B | - | - | 320GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| CECH-3001A | - | - | ?GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| CECH-3001B | - | - | ?GB- | - | - | - | - | - |
The maximum size of the internal harddrive that the PS3 supports is 1TB (TeraBytes)
note: this seems untrue as there are several people posting pictures of their external to internal drive mod with a size of 2TB
External storage
The PS3 also supports external harddrives (via the USB port) using the FAT32 file system format. Files systems like UFS/UFS2, EXT3/EXT4, which are natively used on internal harddrive cannot be used on external on a non-modified system. You can format it to any size up to 8TB **, which is the theoretical drive size limit of FAT32. There have been verified success of 2TB external harddrives working with the PS3. The whole drive needs to be formatted into a single 2TB FAT32 partition using special software tools like fat32format.exe that can handle large drives. Note that FAT32 supports a maximum file size of 4GB.
** note: this seems untrue, because when >2TB drives have hit the market, no screenshots of >2TB external storage are known
Replacing the internal harddisk
For compatibility, if you have a SATA-300 (sometimes called SATA-II or SATA2) harddrive, you should sometimes set the harddrive via jumper to enforce the slower SATA-150 speed, instead of default 3 Gb/s of SATA-300.
Step-by-step:
- Download the FULL version of FW you currently have (tip: see here) on the old harddisk and put it on a USB Mass Storage Device formatted with FAT32 in \PS3\UPDATE\PS3UPDAT.PUP
- If you wish to transfer your savegames / installed games, trophies, DLC/PSN etc. you can use Backup / Restore BEFORE you exchange the harddisk. You’ll need a FAT32 formatted External Drive for that (with enough free space). The backups will be stored in \PS3\EXPORT\BACKUP\ in a subfolder with the backupdate/time as name and in there several DAT files (archive.dat, archive_00.dat, archive2.dat and archive2_[4GBSPLITNR].dat etc.) This same drive can be used to store the FW mentioned earlier)
- Disconnect the LAN/UTP cable to disable the possibility that another FW (3.50) gets downloaded
- Power Off the PS3 (disconnect the power cable) and open the HD tray (left/bottom) to exchange the original 2.5″ drive for the newer/larger/faster one (remark: use max. 9.5mm height drives). ** Remark: The screws which are used to mount the internal hardisk in the PS3 HD-tray are made of soft aluminium. Use a good fitting screwdriver, or you’re bound to abuse the “X” bithole and must resort to flat pliers to get the screws out.
- After everything is in place, insert the USB Mass Storage Device you prepared earlier and power ON the PS3. The new HD is detected and the PS3 wants to format it. Select YES and wait until format is finished. After that you can select Update to select the FW on the USB Mass Storage Device (in case it didn’t already do that automaticly after format).
- After succesfull format and installation of the System Software / Firmware, reboot and check in XMB System Information to see which FW is currently used and how much is usable for the XMB.
The above semi-guide is also readable in the PS3 Owners Manual.
TIP(s): Exchanging the internal drive to a 7200RPM model doesn’t do much for your loading times (shaves off a second or 2) and upgrading to Flash Drives is almost insane considering the prices you pay per GB. Any modern larger drive is always faster than the older default smaller drive
Nevertheless, I always go for SATAII/300 7200rpm drives (if internal, maximum height is 9.5mm, 12 or 12.5mm doesn’t fit) and if modified to external via eSATA you can even use cheaper/faster 3.5″ drives (but you’ll need them to have their own powersupply because the internal PS3 powersupply can’t power that safely).
Original vs Replacement Drives speed comparison
| Harddisk | Interface | RPM | Size | Model | Seq.read | Av.Read | Burst.Read | Accestime |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original 2.5" | SATA1 150 | 5400 | 60 GB | Seagate Momentus 5400.2 ST96812A S | 25 MB/s | 24.4 MB/s | 28.5 MB/s | 17.4ms |
| New (A) 2.5" | SATA1 150 | 5400 | 160GB | Samsung HM160HI HH100-06 | 70 MB/s | 54.9 MB/s | 115.4 MB/s | 22.4ms |
| New (B) 2.5" | SATA2 300 | 7200 | 500GB | Samsung HM500JI 2AC101C5 | 95 MB/s | 71.5 MB/s | 219.3 MB/s | 21.4ms |
| New (C) 3.5" | SATA2 300 | 7200 | 2TB | Samsung HD203WI 1AN10003 | 115 MB/s | 85.6 MB/s | 252.5 MB/s | 23.6ms |
Replacement Internal HDDs for PS3
| Brand | Model | Size (GB) | Interface | Cache | RPM | Height | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung | Spinpoint M2/HM201JJ | 200 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M2/HM251JJ | 250 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M5/HM121HI | 120 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M5/HM160JI | 160 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M5/HM250JI | 250 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M6/HM251JI | 250 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M6/HM320JI | 320 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M6/HM400LI | 400 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M6/HM500LI | 500 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M7/HM120GI | 120 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M7/HM161HI | 160 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M7/HM250HI | 250 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M7/HM320II | 320 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M7/HM400JI | 400 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M7/HM500JI | 500 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M7E/HM251HI | 250 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M7E/HM641JI | 640 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint M8/HN-M101MBB | 1000 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | First 9.50mm 2-platter 1TB |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MP2/HM080HJ | 80 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MP2/HM081HJ | 80 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MP2/HM100JJ | 100 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MP2/HM101HJ | 100 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MP2/HM120JJ | 120 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MP2/HM121HJ | 120 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MP2/HM160JJ | 160 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MP2/HM161JJ | 160 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MP2/HM200JJ | 200 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MP2/HM250JJ | 250 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MP4/HM250HJ | 250 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MP4/HM320HJ | 320 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MP4/HM500JJ | 500 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MP4/HM640JJ | 640 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MT2/HM100UI | 1000 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 12.5 mm | will NOT fit without modification! |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MT2/HM750LI | 750 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 12.5 mm | will NOT fit without modification! |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MU-X/HM160HX | 160 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MU-X/HM251JX | 250 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Samsung | Spinpoint MU-X/HM320JX | 320 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Seagate | ST9160314AS | 160 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Seagate | ST9160412AS | 160 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Seagate | ST9250315AS | 250 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Seagate | ST9250410AS | 250 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Seagate | ST9320325AS | 320 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Seagate | ST9320423AS | 320 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Seagate | ST9500325AS | 500 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Seagate | ST9500420AS | 500 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Seagate | ST9640320AS | 640 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Seagate | ST9750420AS | 750 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 7200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Seagate | ST9750423AS | 750 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD10TEVT | 1000 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5200 | 12.5 mm | will NOT fit without modification! |
| Western Digital | WD10TPVT | 1000 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5200 | 12.5 mm | will NOT fit without modification! |
| Western Digital | WD400BEAS | 40 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD400BEVS | 40 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD600BEAS | 60 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD600BEVS | 60 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD800BEAS | 80 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD800BEVS | 80 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD800BEVT | 80 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD1000BEAS | 100 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD1000BEVS | 100 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD1200BEAS | 120 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD1200BEVS | 120 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD1200BEVT | 120 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD1500BLFS | 150 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 10000 | 26.1 mm | will NOT fit! |
| Western Digital | WD1600BEAS | 160 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD1600BEVS | 160 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD1600BEVT | 160 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD1600BPVT | 160 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD2000BEAS | 200 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD2000BEVS | 200 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD2500BEAS | 250 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD2500BEVS | 250 | SATA-150 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD2500BEVT | 250 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD2500BPVT | 250 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD3000BLFS | 300 | SATA-300 | 16MB | 10000 | 26.1 mm | will NOT fit! |
| Western Digital | WD3200BEVT | 320 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD3200BPVT | 320 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD4500BLHX | 450 | SATA-600 | 32MB | 10000 | 26.1 mm | will NOT fit! |
| Western Digital | WD5000BEVT | 500 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD5000BEVT | 400 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD5000BPVT | 500 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD6000BLHX | 600 | SATA-600 | 32MB | 10000 | 26.1 mm | will NOT fit! |
| Western Digital | WD6400BEVT | 640 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD6400BPVT | 640 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD7500BPVT | 750 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5400 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD7500KEVT | 750 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5200 | 9.50 mm | - |
| Western Digital | WD7500KPVT | 750 | SATA-300 | 8MB | 5200 | 9.50 mm | - |