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Is there any way to back up a Playstation 3 format hard disk drive with a PC?

Admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:51:18 +0000

My PS3 died (original 60GB model). I had upgraded the drive to a 320GB, so I swapped it back out for the 60GB that came with it when I sent the system to Sony for repair. When the replacement system came I put my 320GB drive in it and learned that any hard disk that has been formatted for one PS3 system cannot be used on another PS3 system until it is reformatted!

Of course they recommended that I back up the drive before sending the PS3 back to them but A) There wasn’t anything wrong with the drive B) I didn’t send them the drive I was using and C) The PS3 WAS BROKEN so I couldn’t run the backup utility!

Sony didn’t warn me that this would happen, otherwise I’d have tried to fix the thing myself, at least so I could get it working enough to run the PS3 backup utility. As it is, my son is going to come home from school and learn that all of the Little Big Planet stages he and I made together, all of the videos he made with the PlayStation Eye, and all of our save games are trapped in this little HD and we can never access them again.

All I need is some piece of software for a PC or Mac that can read this PS3 hard disk drive and make a backup of the data that I can put on an external hard disk and restore to my PS3. Does any such utility exist?

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Playstation 3 users ?

Admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:51:13 +0000

I bought i ps3 off of ebay 5 months ago and it has been working fine until today when it wont load up the user accounts and just has a background but do you think sony will repair it and i think i have registered it in my name and i am not sure if i have warranty how do i know?!?!?!?!

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How does one update/change Playstation 3’s Demonstration Mode OS to become the “normal” legitimate firmware?

Admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:51:10 +0000

I bought a USED Playstation 3 from an electronics repair shop through eBay. It was sold as-is(video not working). I took care of that problem and now the PS3 runs almost like a normal one except that apparently it’s XMB firmware operating system is a "Demonstration Mode" Version 1.02 watered down version (that is usually only used in PS3 store models) of the normal PS3 firmware. Most of the features are permanently locked away except for playing a cd or watching a DVD until I go to settings>(highlighting) Security Settings>(and press all at once) L2+R2+Select+Square. It removes the "Demo Mode sign" but it is still demo mode. I can play DVDs, CDs, BD, access the hard drive and play PS2 games. HOWEVER, I cannot play PS3 games because most (if not all) require firmware updates. No updating with internet, SD cards, changes my firmware (says no applicable data) but there has to be a way! It’s a complete hardware sys, so it just needs the correct OS! Sony reps. won’t give tech support for it
All I want is to be able to use the great system that I paid for. The electronics store didn’t know much about it. They were selling it for parts only. (And I don’t want any of this nonsense of "LOL, I guess you bought a stolen system because it wasn’t new. You should’ve spent your money like the rest of us… crap." I have been buying new and used systems side by side without problems since I got my first Atari 2600 in the early 80’s. I’ve owned most video game systems at one point or the other. But I have never had a "bogus" firmware keeping me from playing the games that the system was designed for. None of this "you’re screwed dude!" crap either…just intelligent answers please.
Sony tech support claims that they don’t know how to fix it although they sometimes get other customers with the same problem. Someone must know something. All I want is to make my system "normal"…nothing shady and no funny business. No mods.
Just the system the way Sony intends it…for better or for worse but functioning the way it is supposed to.
Do I even have to say none of this "check out this site or that site for free stuff…crap"
There will be none of it or you will be reported for spam abuse.
Once again…this is a USED PS3, it was bought on eBay from an electronics repair store. It’s operating system looks the same as the other PS3’s but it says that it is "Demonstration Mode" and looks like the OS that is found in stores. It will not play anything above a PS2 game because the firmware needs to be updated but the firmware will not update like it is supposed to. I have tried to updated it correctly every way that Sony says to do but it will not update.
Reformating the hard drive and doing a system reset, of course, will have no effect since firmware does not reside on the hard drive. The hard drive is for software.
I just want to be able to find out what the problem is so that I can update to firmware 1.90 and start playing my PS3 games I bought.

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PLaystation 3 games not working.. HELP PLEASE?

Admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:51:04 +0000

my playstation games arent working .. i dnt know why?
we had to send my playstation 3 for repair because the touch on/off button wasnt working. the games were working perfectly fine! then after it came from repair, the games werent working or even showing up on the screen! please help.. or should i send it to repair againa dn tell them the fault??

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Playstation 3 sent in for repair.?

Admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:51:03 +0000

I recently sent in my ps3 for repair and didnt notice until after shipping my ps3 and accessories off that it states not to include the accessories when sending ps3 in for repair. Does this mean that I will not get the controller and power cables back? Related posts:Playstation 3 sent in for repair? I recently [...] Related posts:

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Playstation 3 question…?

Admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:51:02 +0000

Does anybody have any history with a refurbished PS3? I plan on buying one from GameStop (I am a cheapskate, so no I don’t want to spend another ). Are they reliable? Are they legit? Because I saw this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuB2apuaDlE

Notice how it doesn’t even say Playstation 3 on it? Will it be like that?

P.S My bro wants to trade in his PSP to gamestop. He is only 15 though. My folks don’t want to take him, and my car is in the repair shop. We live in walking distance of GameStop. Can’t he just go by himself and trade it in? Because I am going to visit my cousins in Mexico for 2 weeks. So I won’t be able to take him. What is GameStop’s policy? Is there an age requirement?
The used PS3 is 249.99 the new ones are 299.99 .I don’t want to pay another .

Dumbass.
to the first answerer: Dumbass, I wasn’t asking if it was okay to let him go. He does that on his own. He is a big boy. If you read the question, I was asking if he had to be a certain age to trade stuff in.

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were can i get a playstation 3 repair guide?

Admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:51:00 +0000

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10 points for best answer! My Playstation 3 is not working. I need some repair assistance.Can anyone help pls?

Admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:50:59 +0000

1.) I recently purchased a PS3, 40GB. when I turn it on the power indicator beeps turns green, then blue indicator comes on briefly. The System makes a clicking sound. Power indicator turns yellow for a quick second. Then after, 3 quick beeps the power indicator continues to flash red until you press the power button again…

2.) Game inserted will not eject.

I need some repair advice

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Playstation 3 internal fan spinning extremely fast?

Admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:50:57 +0000

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HELP! PS3 QUESTIONS ON HARD DRIVE AND other things?

Admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 04:50:55 +0000

Hello thanks for coming to answer my question. My questions are:
1. Do you need a hard drive to play your playstation 3?
2. Do you need the caddy thing? if so where can you buy one?
3. If i have a 60 gb console, and i upgrade it to a higher gb, will it still be the most backwards campatible? They say the 60 gb console is the most backwards compatible with ps1 and 2 games.
4. If i send in my ps3 for repairs will i need to send it in with the harddrive?

All answers are very appreciated THANKS!!!!

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