Official PS3 Discussion Part III...

[Chef Matt]

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Thanks bro. It's making the same sound with the HDD out. I was able to access it to pull off my RTTS save and then it shut off again. So I think the HDD is salvageable.

I'm gonna try to do the data transfer once I get the slim via the Cat 5 connection. I figure, at worse I somehow break my other fatty at best I get my saves back.

If you're gettin' the slim anyway you don't have much to lose trying. But, it sounds like it should work anyhow.

[Chizzypoof]

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If you're gettin' the slim anyway you don't have much to lose trying. But, it sounds like it should work anyhow.

Didn't work. You can't swap HDD between PS3's. It starts up saying this HDD will need to be formated to work with this PS3.

There goes three years of gaming.

[daflyboys]

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Just pulled the plug on a 320gb Move bundle via Nebraska Furniture Mart:

http://www.nfm.com/DetailsPage.aspx?ProductID=32051468

I don't think any BF deals or otherwise are going to drop for systems and this saved me on local tax. I sprung for the $12 shipping, but ended up saving $60 overall.

[EnigmaNemesis]

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Just pulled the plug on a 320gb Move bundle via Nebraska Furniture Mart:

http://www.nfm.com/DetailsPage.aspx?ProductID=32051468

I don't think any BF deals or otherwise are going to drop for systems and this saved me on local tax. I sprung for the $12 shipping, but ended up saving $60 overall.

Wow, that is a pretty good price. I want the Move, and also thinking of getting a second PS3.

I may just have to bite on that!

[fpac]

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So, I think I'm finally going to upgrade my hard drive since I'm down to 6 GB free and have deleted all old game save and data I no longer use. Is everything (such as game saves, DLC, game data) backed up and transferred to the new HD or are there certain things that won't.

My main concern is Rock Band exports and DLC. I'm just curious if I need to track down a copy of Rock Band to export the songs off again after upgrading.

[EnigmaNemesis]

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So, I think I'm finally going to upgrade my hard drive since I'm down to 6 GB free and have deleted all old game save and data I no longer use. Is everything (such as game saves, DLC, game data) backed up and transferred to the new HD or are there certain things that won't.

My main concern is Rock Band exports and DLC. I'm just curious if I need to track down a copy of Rock Band to export the songs off again after upgrading.

I believe if you use the backup utility, it will back up all the stuff on the HDD and then transfer it to the new HDD. Some instances, certain copy protected saves/files did not work.

I do know if you buy a whole new PS3, the transfer utility there copies EVERYTHING over on the new one, and wipes the original.

http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/console/articles/5957.aspx

http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/console/articles/5958.aspx

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[Chef Matt]

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My main concern is Rock Band exports and DLC. I'm just curious if I need to track down a copy of Rock Band to export the songs off again after upgrading.

Yes you do. I just had to do this myself. I went to gamestop bought it for 9.99, expoted the list, then took it back the next day for credit.

[Chef Matt]

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Didn't work. You can't swap HDD between PS3's. It starts up saying this HDD will need to be formated to work with this PS3.

There goes three years of gaming.

Isn't there a feature now that can transfer data from PS3 to PS3 using some cable? I thought I heard this was added in a recent firmware update??

Edit; Although if you can't turn it on then that's pointless. Dam

[EnigmaNemesis]

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Yes you do. I just had to do this myself. I went to gamestop bought it for 9.99, expoted the list, then took it back the next day for credit.

So the back-up utility did not back up everything? Did it back up game data that is installed?

Can you give a quick run down of what it did and did not back up?

Also, what hard drive did you end up going with if you don't mind me asking? (need to upgrade ASAP for GT5)

[Chef Matt]

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So the back-up utility did not back up everything? Did it back up game data that is installed?

Can you give a quick run down of what it did and did not back up?

Also, what hard drive did you end up going with if you don't mind me asking? (need to upgrade ASAP for GT5)

Well I guess there was some copyrght thing getting in the way from transfering my RB music. Not real sure but someone somewhere I can't remember told me this was the issue. It doesn't say that though, it just didn't transfer it. I had two track packs and RB 1 songs that I had to either Dl or transfer again. Huge Pain tbh.

Everything else went smooth with the exception of a couple of timed demos that had expired anyway.

This cheapo upgrade kit.


Edit; Also I had one protected Game save that didn't transfer either but i can't remember which game it was. The other protected ones transfered fine though.

[EnigmaNemesis]

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Thanks for the info Chef. I do know there are rare instances where some copy protected saves will not transfer.

Also it kind of makes sense on the music for Rock Band as well.

As long as the "game data" transfers and I do not have to install every single game in my library, I will be happy.

[Chef Matt]

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Thanks for the info Chef. I do know there are rare instances where some copy protected saves will not transfer.

Also it kind of makes sense on the music for Rock Band as well.

As long as the "game data" transfers and I do not have to install every single game in my library, I will be happy.

Yeah all game data transfered fine. Although I found out yesterday that I had to reinstall patch 1.04 for Fight Night.

[daflyboys]

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So, like the 360, the PS3 will allow installation of my game to the HDD so I don't have to wear on the built-in Star Trek blu-ray laser beam?

[Chef Matt]

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So, like the 360, the PS3 will allow installation of my game to the HDD so I don't have to wear on the built-in Star Trek blu-ray laser beam?

By your game I'm assuming you mean a purchased blu-ray PS3 game? If so then no you can't. By game data we mean the required install data 2-5gb or so, that most, if not all games require to DL to the HD when you first load it up.

[daflyboys]

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By your game I'm assuming you mean a purchased blu-ray PS3 game? If so then no you can't. By game data we mean the required install data 2-5gb or so, that most, if not all games require to DL to the HD when you first load it up.

I do mean a purchased PS3 game. I did notice that when I was borrowing my nephew's system to try out, when I loaded The Show 10, it was getting a huge DL. So is this keeping the disc from spinning and wearing on the system?