I'm looking for a little help here on how best to upgrade my PS3's internal hdd. I recently used PS3eploit, and installed Rebug 4.81 on a 500GB internal hard drive. I'm using a 2TB external hdd for all my games (about 100 games atm). My 500GB internal hdd is getting full with all the data that these games install to the internal drive. I would like to upgrade the internal drive to 1TB. Here are my questions...
1. Given that PS3exploit was applied to this system, and the OS/CFW is rebug 4.81, how to I go about reinstalling the OS on the new 1TB drive once it's installed?
2. Is there any risk of bricking the system?
3. Do I just install the new hdd, then reinstall Rebug 4.81 from the Rebug 4.81 ps3update.pup?
4. Should I do a full backup of the 500GB internal drive first through system settings>backup utility?
5. If I can do what's mentioned in question #3, can I recover from the back up in question #4 with Rebug 4.81 installed?
Oh, and of course I would like to transfer all the game install/saves data that I have already accrued on the 500GB hdd to the new 1TB hdd. If only there was some way to do a simple 1:1 clone, but from what I have read, Sony uses a file structure that the PC, and cloning software can't work with.
I have done a fair amount of google searching on this subject, and most everything I find involves a PS3 that is on OFW. Just want to know what is the easiest way to update an internal hard drive with the latest PS3exploit, and Rebug 4.81 CFW installed.
Thanks!
1. Given that PS3exploit was applied to this system, and the OS/CFW is rebug 4.81, how to I go about reinstalling the OS on the new 1TB drive once it's installed?
2. Is there any risk of bricking the system?
3. Do I just install the new hdd, then reinstall Rebug 4.81 from the Rebug 4.81 ps3update.pup?
4. Should I do a full backup of the 500GB internal drive first through system settings>backup utility?
5. If I can do what's mentioned in question #3, can I recover from the back up in question #4 with Rebug 4.81 installed?
Oh, and of course I would like to transfer all the game install/saves data that I have already accrued on the 500GB hdd to the new 1TB hdd. If only there was some way to do a simple 1:1 clone, but from what I have read, Sony uses a file structure that the PC, and cloning software can't work with.
I have done a fair amount of google searching on this subject, and most everything I find involves a PS3 that is on OFW. Just want to know what is the easiest way to update an internal hard drive with the latest PS3exploit, and Rebug 4.81 CFW installed.
Thanks!
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