i have a 256gb 2.5 ssd

[Horizon0D]

it's sata 3
I thought about putting it in the ps4 slim and only use it x games that have long loadings
the ps4 hdd which is 1 tb I use x games that have fast loadings
so tell me if this is right
i insert the ssd then from recovery i press reinstall firmware
but then when i want to play with the hdd it starts my ps4 normally?
i insert the hdd i press ps and play

 

[johsam]

That should work. Make sure to use the right version of recovery firmware for your ps4. Cant see why you wanna put a 256gb disk in tho. The games that have long loading times are often the large ones and you are not gonna be a able to fit many of those on a 256gb drive.

Also from what i read the hdd controller on the PS4 cant handle the high data tranfer speeds that the SSD is able to put out so you are not gonna see much of a difference. Unless you have a PS4 Pro.

 

[Horizon0D]

That should work. Make sure to use the right version of recovery firmware for your ps4. Cant see why you wanna put a 256gb disk in tho. The games that have long loading times are often the large ones and you are not gonna be a able to fit many of those on a 256gb drive.

Also from what i read the hdd controller on the PS4 cant handle the high data tranfer speeds that the SSD is able to put out so you are not gonna see much of a difference. Unless you have a PS4 Pro.

god of war is big and loads fast
after dying immediately load the checkpoint
one long load is fine but after dying it has to load checkpoint right away
star wars jadi fallen makes me wait long after i die

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That should work. Make sure to use the right version of recovery firmware for your ps4. Cant see why you wanna put a 256gb disk in tho. The games that have long loading times are often the large ones and you are not gonna be a able to fit many of those on a 256gb drive.

Also from what i read the hdd controller on the PS4 cant handle the high data tranfer speeds that the SSD is able to put out so you are not gonna see much of a difference. Unless you have a PS4 Pro.

if after the ssd I replace the hdd do I have to reinstall the firmware?

 

[Jasonclarke1986]

god of war is big and loads fast
after dying immediately load the checkpoint
one long load is fine but after dying it has to load checkpoint right away
star wars jadi fallen makes me wait long after i die

I think the best option you could have to not have the long loads is 'don't die'

 

[johsam]

if after the ssd I replace the hdd do I have to reinstall the firmware?

Yes. And make sure you use the correct version recovery firmware for your system. If your PS4 is on 9.0 you use the 9.0 recovery firmware.

https://darthsternie.net/ps4-firmwares/

 

[godreborn]

god of war is big and loads fast
after dying immediately load the checkpoint
one long load is fine but after dying it has to load checkpoint right away
star wars jadi fallen makes me wait long after i die

Post automatically merged: Nov 23, 2022

if after the ssd I replace the hdd do I have to reinstall the firmware?

Yeah, you have to reinstall the firmware. You need the recovery firmware, since it's a new drive.

 

[Horizon0D]

Yeah, you have to reinstall the firmware. You need the recovery firmware, since it's a new drive.

then i go back to the hdd and recovery firmware again
I put the ssd back and restore firmware again

 

[godreborn]

no, remove the old hdd, then insert the ssd. it should ask for you to reinstall the firmware. the name recovery update isn't really accurate. it's to reinstall a console's firmware where the hdd has been replaced or formatted rather than some catastrophic problem.