Thread: How to use ANY ps3 hdd in your ps3 without formatting

put your real hdd in the system and go into the system restore menu (hold power until turns on and off, then hold again until two beeps) then have nothing else in your console usb wise and then go to system update and press start and select then change your hdd and let it go for a couple of seconds.. then shut the system off and turn it on again with the new hdd still in it and the hdd will work!!



http://youtu.be/GAMszRvxXhs

you can also use the hdd of a ylod ps3 and acess it hdd to recover your files

credits to santino

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Thanks for the nice info. Tested and working, I have my files back from my ylod ps3
Thanks again +rep

Originally Posted by killsony

Thanks for the nice info. Tested and working, I have my files back from my ylod ps3
Thanks again +rep

reading mixed results elsewhere, what firmware are you running?

Originally Posted by killsony

Thanks for the nice info. Tested and working, I have my files back from my ylod ps3
Thanks again +rep

very nice sig :p

Originally Posted by killsony

Thanks for the nice info. Tested and working, I have my files back from my ylod ps3
Thanks again +rep

glad to know u got it working

would have loved to see this 2 years ago when my fattie YLOD lol +rep regardless :p

awesome sweet good to know.

Originally Posted by superboy1281

very nice sig :p

Thanks, MAC did it for me

woah! I saw something like this before but it was much more complicated.
thank you.

Your welcome and Good thing that u found this helpful
Did it work for u or u haven't tried it