pisty Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 hey everyone i've had my ps3 for almost 3 years now and i've been taking amazing care of it but sadly today i got an YLOD... i've replaced the original 40 gegas HDD with another 320 one... question is : if i buy a new ps3 and install the 320 gegas hard disk drive in it will it read it and the data on it or is the HDD linked to my old "no longer among us" ps3? and do you think i should get a ps3 slim or just buy another big one? one more question...what happens to all my trophies are they synced to the network or what? thanks for giving this time all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplySchizo Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 will require a format if im not mistaken. Whenever you install a hdd as for your trophies. that's linked to your psn name so no worries. those get synced up. also, i'd recommend a slim. though i honestly do miss the extra usb slots. i have the camera, bluetooth headset dock, and i'm always having to unplug those to charge controllers. where on my phatty, it wasnt an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pisty Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 thanks man the only problem i'm facing right now is my game save donnu what i'll do about these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorwing Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I don't think anyone sells the FAT ones anymore. I'm just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPyro Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Have you tried taking it apart and trying to fix it? There's a good guide that might work here. You also might want to try replacing the thermal paste with arctic silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 will require a format if im not mistaken. Whenever you install a hdd as for your trophies. that's linked to your psn name so no worries. those get synced up. also, i'd recommend a slim. though i honestly do miss the extra usb slots. i have the camera, bluetooth headset dock, and i'm always having to unplug those to charge controllers. where on my phatty, it wasnt an issue. Can you use a USN hub on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farchord Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Have you tried taking it apart and trying to fix it? There's a good guide that might work here. You also might want to try replacing the thermal paste with arctic silver. Just an FYI, I did follow that said guide and it was impressively simple. Just gotta remember not to force it. Everything always falls into place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. S. Veteran Posted May 18, 2010 Veteran Share Posted May 18, 2010 When you put an HDD into a PS3, it automatically formats it. Unless you can spring, even temporarily, your other PS3 to life in order to back it up I don't think you can keep your saves. Your trophies, on the other hand, are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splur Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Not that I'd know anything about this, but I'd imagine you could take the HDD out of your PS3, hook it up to the computer as a secondary drive and then search for the save game folder unless Sony made it complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPyro Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Drive is encrypted, only way to get that data is to revive the PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_I am Reptar Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I don't think anyone sells the FAT ones anymore. I'm just saying. I hope that was a joke. I bought one two weeks ago. I had to choose from about 100+ people selling them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorwing Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 I hope that was a joke. I bought one two weeks ago. I had to choose from about 100+ people selling them. well I mean big retail stores.. not ebay or friends or craigslist or etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_I am Reptar Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 well I mean big retail stores.. not ebay or friends or craigslist or etc. You said "anyone" Misunderstanding though :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razorwing Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 You said "anyone" Misunderstanding though :) yup my bad there.. but it's true.. most retail stores don't sell the Fats anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade1269 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Hey. Can you Donate you fat Ps3 shell to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pisty Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 first of all thanks all for your help second i'm going to try to take it apart, fix it, then back it up then sell it i know some ppl that need the ps3 parts for whatever reason it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Good luck! Loss of saves is definitely the most annoying thing about YLOD (well, apart from the repair cost if you can't fix it yourself lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo2008jedi Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 :( Sorry for your loss. I should really back up my saves.....just in case :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Loss of saves is definitely the most annoying thing about YLOD. You can say that again, it was bloody annoying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Anarkii Subscriber² Posted May 19, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted May 19, 2010 I don't think anyone sells the FAT ones anymore. I'm just saying. Game Traders in Australia actually buy em still and resell them. I traded in my Fat for a Slim and apparently someone brought the fat within 2 hours of me dropping it off. So they are still being sold. People will buy them as a cheap 2nd hand BluRay player if not for the game machine itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still1 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 :( Sorry for your loss. I should really back up my saves.....just in case :whistle: How to backup the saves? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbandonedTrolley Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 How to backup the saves? External USB stick/drive :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still1 Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 External USB stick/drive :) :rolleyes: Thanks I know that but how is my question? Nevermind I will Google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo2008jedi Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 How to backup the saves? I've never actually done it, so had to google myself :) And to avoid others googling Backing Up Game Saves to Memory Stick 1. On the XMB (cross media bar), go to the Game section. 2. Go to Game Saves 3. Put in your memory stick (cf, ms duo, sd) 4. Find the game save you want to copy/backup, highlight it and hit the Triangle button. 5. Choose the menu option to Copy 6. Hit the X button on the memory stick and let it copy. I guess you have to to this for each user on the PS3??? or A few games have copy protected game save files. To backup these files you can’t just copy them to a memory stick, you will need to do an actual system backup. To do a full system backup (this will basically copy ALL of the photos, music, videos and game save files and settings on the PS3 to a backup folder; you will need to have an external usb harddrive or thumbdrive w/enough space on it). In the XMB, go to System Go to Settings > System Settings > Backup Utility Then choose Back Up Finally, pick the device to backup too (memory stick, usb harddrive, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pisty Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 well i was gonna back them up but i said i'll do it later and here i am...i'm going to get a ps3 slim but the question now is : my heavy rain bluray is inside the dead ps3 how can i get it the hell out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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