Ps3 - Difficulty replacing Harddrive??

21/12/2007

Did anyone else have real diffculty replacing the PS3 hard drive? Im convinced that they welded the stupid screws into the Hard Drive tray!

I managed to get the blue srew out so I could remove the tray but when i tried to removed the 4 screws to remove the Hard drive the following thins happened:

1) the end of my first screwdriver broke off in the screwhead

2) I think I burred at least one of the other screwheads with my other screwdriver!!

the screws just wouldnd move! And I was using the screwdriver that was sent to me in the HDD caddy holder. Has anyone else has similar problems? I think ill have to buy a replacement tray now in order to upgrade to the 250GB HDD ive bought... :-(

Hugo · 21/12/2007

I agree, the screws are evilly tight! We have a decent array of screwdrivers in the office here though so I found one that didn't cause me to kill the heads.

you upgrading to put a load of DivX movies on your PS3 per chance?

Edit: as long as the blue screw is in the caddy is secure enough against the hdd to keep it in place even if you don't use the caddy screws just FYI.

21/12/2007

Glad its not just me!

Quote:

you upgrading to put a load of DivX movies on your PS3 per chance?

Yep, that and also preparing for the Tv tuner/PVR functionality that is supposed to be coming sometime next year which I think ill find quite useful!

Thanks for the suggestion, but I didnt even manageto get all the scews out of the caddy! I got one out and then aborted when I saw i was ruining the screws...

the other options= that I can think of would be going to sony to get a replacement caddy, or even buying one from here:-
https://www.ps2repairs.co.uk/catalog...roducts_id=540

altho £35 seems a bit steep man!

Moral of the story, make sure you ahve a good quality small screwdriver before you attempt to change the hard drive!

EDIT: Just found this here:
http://community.eu.playstation.com/...d.php?t=182325

apparently sony will send me a replacement for free so ill give them a go today!

Hedgecutter · 20/04/2008

Hi there,

Just wondering how you got on with a replacement from Sony (their site's changed now and thus I can't find the link you referenced).

I've finally gotten around to upgrading today, the back-up onto a My Book drive went great, from then on it's been downhill.

Took me a good while to remove the blue screw and as for the ones in the hard drive caddy - geesh! What the heck did they secure them with?? I've not managed to move even one and have now had to stop for fear of losing their heads (will have to ask around at work tomorrow for screwdrivers).

There is never any need for a hard drive to be this secure in a caddy - I always tend to do mine thumb tight, anything more is just needless (imo).

Anyway, hopefully I'll manage to get the existing drive out and be able to get my 250gb drive into use.

21/04/2008

Hi, they sent me a replacement caddie free of charge, if you give sony UK a ring (like I did) and explained the situation then they just sent me a new caddie (with screws!) in a baggie and posted it to me, it took about 10 days but eventualli it arrived and hey presto! I was the proud owner of a 250GB PS3 :-)

Hope this helps, just google the customer service phone number for sony and you should get through

parky91 · 25/01/2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stelph

Hi, they sent me a replacement caddie free of charge, if you give sony UK a ring (like I did) and explained the situation then they just sent me a new caddie (with screws!) in a baggie and posted it to me, it took about 10 days but eventualli it arrived and hey presto! I was the proud owner of a 250GB PS3 :-)

Hope this helps, just google the customer service phone number for sony and you should get through

hey, so what is the number for calling sony ? cause i've tried the same thing, except i havn't got the screws out in the 1st place

Ace2110 · 09/09/2009

Yeah Sony usually will take care of it for you in one way or another...where did you purchase it?

Leolion · 23/09/2009

same problem, and thank Stelph's help!!

gina2009 · 6 Days Ago

Yes. I met the same problem.

21/12/2007	#1
Stelph Guest Posts: n/a	Ps3 - Difficulty replacing Harddrive?? Did anyone else have real diffculty replacing the PS3 hard drive? Im convinced that they welded the stupid screws into the Hard Drive tray! I managed to get the blue srew out so I could remove the tray but when i tried to removed the 4 screws to remove the Hard drive the following thins happened: 1) the end of my first screwdriver broke off in the screwhead 2) I think I burred at least one of the other screwheads with my other screwdriver!! the screws just wouldnd move! And I was using the screwdriver that was sent to me in the HDD caddy holder. Has anyone else has similar problems? I think ill have to buy a replacement tray now in order to upgrade to the 250GB HDD ive bought... :-(

09/09/2009	#7
Ace2110 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2	Yeah Sony usually will take care of it for you in one way or another...where did you purchase it? __________________ Wine of Month Club Wine Clubs

23/09/2009	#8
Leolion Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 18	same problem, and thank Stelph's help!! __________________ The worldwide famous 4Media software studio DVD Ripper, Video Converter, DVD Copier, Audio Maker/Converter

21/12/2007	#2
Hugo Staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TR HQ Posts: 1,411	I agree, the screws are evilly tight! We have a decent array of screwdrivers in the office here though so I found one that didn't cause me to kill the heads. you upgrading to put a load of DivX movies on your PS3 per chance? Edit: as long as the blue screw is in the caddy is secure enough against the hdd to keep it in place even if you don't use the caddy screws just FYI.

20/04/2008	#4
Hedgecutter Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NorthWest, UK Posts: 1	Hi there, Just wondering how you got on with a replacement from Sony (their site's changed now and thus I can't find the link you referenced). I've finally gotten around to upgrading today, the back-up onto a My Book drive went great, from then on it's been downhill. Took me a good while to remove the blue screw and as for the ones in the hard drive caddy - geesh! What the heck did they secure them with?? I've not managed to move even one and have now had to stop for fear of losing their heads (will have to ask around at work tomorrow for screwdrivers). There is never any need for a hard drive to be this secure in a caddy - I always tend to do mine thumb tight, anything more is just needless (imo). Anyway, hopefully I'll manage to get the existing drive out and be able to get my 250gb drive into use.

21/04/2008	#5
Stelph Guest Posts: n/a	Hi, they sent me a replacement caddie free of charge, if you give sony UK a ring (like I did) and explained the situation then they just sent me a new caddie (with screws!) in a baggie and posted it to me, it took about 10 days but eventualli it arrived and hey presto! I was the proud owner of a 250GB PS3 :-) Hope this helps, just google the customer service phone number for sony and you should get through

6 Days Ago	#9
gina2009 Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ks Posts: 2	Yes. I met the same problem.