PS3 Slim modding

[Derpdude32]

Recently acquired a PS3 Slim from a friend, and I want to mod it to play isos and roms of PS3 and PS2 games off of a external hard drive. How would I go about doing this safely? I know the model number is important so mine is: CECH-3001A
Thanks for your time

 

[godreborn]

Recently acquired a PS3 Slim from a friend, and I want to mod it to play isos and roms of PS3 and PS2 games off of a external hard drive. How would I go about doing this safely? I know the model number is important so mine is: CECH-3001A
Thanks for your time

You can do hen, so read up on that.

 

[NandoLawson]

Hen is your only option as 3000 slims are unable to run cfw. You can also install isos to the internal HDD btw. It is also very easy to upgrade to a bigger drive. ^^

 

[Derpdude32]

Hen is your only option as 3000 slims are unable to run cfw. You can also install isos to the internal HDD btw. It is also very easy to upgrade to a bigger drive. ^^

Would an SSD be any improvement to the PS3s internals?

 

[chrisrlink]

Would an SSD be any improvement to the PS3s internals?

iirc to a degree yes RW speed and breaking due to hdd moving parts is not a problem with SSD's

 

[NandoLawson]

I have one in mine and it is way quieter than before. The speed difference isn't too noticable except for some stuff in the XMB.

 

[Derpdude32]

Hen is your only option as 3000 slims are unable to run cfw. You can also install isos to the internal HDD btw. It is also very easy to upgrade to a bigger drive. ^^

I downloaded what said it was an iso but I got this instead:
What is this exactly and can I still use it?

 

[godreborn]

I downloaded what said it was an iso but I got this instead:
What is this exactly and can I still use it?

Put in games with game name folder.

 

[Shadow_The_Hedgehog82]

Would an SSD be any improvement to the PS3s internals?

I've noticed significantly faster load times in assassins creed 2 with an ssd

 

[wolf-snake]

I've noticed significantly faster load times in assassins creed 2 with an ssd

What about something with notoriously stupid load times like Sonic 06?

 

[NandoLawson]

Still insanely long, but a bit better. It also depends on the game. The Last of Us in comparison has pretty much no difference in load times.

 

[Shadow_The_Hedgehog82]

What about something with notoriously stupid load times like Sonic 06?

I dont know about that specific game but ssds will always be faster than a hard drive even when the machine using the ssd cant fully utilise it speed wise like in the ps3 which uses old sata version. hard drives spend a lot of time seeking to find files and that is instant on an ssd

 

[Derpdude32]

I dont know about that specific game but ssds will always be faster than a hard drive even when the machine using the ssd cant fully utilise it speed wise like in the ps3 which uses old sata version. hard drives spend a lot of time seeking to find files and that is instant on an ssd

Ok well I just got a new hard drive and put it in and its blank, is there any firmware recommendation I should be on before I install the latest?

Post automatically merged: Mar 8, 2023

Hen is your only option as 3000 slims are unable to run cfw. You can also install isos to the internal HDD btw. It is also very easy to upgrade to a bigger drive. ^^

I now have a 1tb internal hdd, is there any specific version of ps3 firmware you would recommend?