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It is possible to connect an external dvd drive to the ps3 via the usb connection and then access the drive from your ps3 menu. Title ids that start with a b are bluray disc titles. Plug one end of the provided usb cable into one of the usb ports located on the rear of the ps3 below the power switch. Just plug it into your usb port and the dvd driver will be detected.
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Once it was plugged in, it seemed to work fairly well but the eject button on the drive itself didnt work because the bd player had a separate eject button on the outside of its case that was meant to be used instead. The well know bd drive that reads these disc is the liteon dh401s wich is a bd rom drive not a bd rewitable drive bd rwre. Im travelling constantly and when im not travelling, im often not near the machine itself, which is on a very rapid internet connection, and i can stream fullspeed with barely any delay, its incredible. Was not able to connect through ps3 media server yes, as last option i am looking at a dvd player ofcourse with hd upscaling. In my case, i have the lg bdre wh16ns40 that reads every ps3 game that i put it in. Jul 10, 2008 this video contains detailed instructions on how to replace the defective blueray drive in your ps3 with a new one. If the issue still persists, we recommend trying another blu ray disc to help isolate if the issue is with the cd. When i put my ear on the ps3, i can hear the lens trying to move, and the blue light stay on, dont blink, but nothing come to the menu. Take entertainment to the next level with 3d using the new power bd dvd 3d. A brand new replacement bd drive to mainboard ribbon cable for ps3 20gb 60gb model. Leave it to sony to cobble together a bespoke, quasiide implementation rather than slapping a commodity sata bd rom drive in the ps3.
Here is the ps3 bluray compatibility chart to show you which drives are compatible or which components of drives are swappable. Apparently, even if you can make the physical connection to a pc which i still cant find any details on the drive has odd firmware. Can i read original games, that i bot, from a external bluray driver on usb and play from it. The pc dvd drive isnt able to read the bluray discs. There is only one thing that stops a hard drive from being compatible with the ps3.
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Windows editions since windows 2000 have predominantly used ntfs files systems, which are faster and allow for more file information to. Connect your usb flash drive or external hard drive to one of the two usb ports at the front of your playstation 3. The latest iris manager has experimental support for writing ntfs files directly to a usb drive and multiman has supported reading from ntfs drives for a long time. Storage media such as a usb flash drive are supported. Attach your external hard drive to your pc and turn it on. When working with actual title region ids, the titles region id will look something similar to this.
The audio works fine, so the ps3 is connected to it for audio. You can get an external enclosure with usb to sata or esata to sata electronics powered by a walwart or possibly by usb. The hdd itself is awesome, looks great and very handy being so small and self powered. Blus30443 is a us bluray disc copy of demons souls. How to make sure your ps3 bluray disc drive works youtube. How to install ps3 system updates to the hard drive your.
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Check out three ways to use a usb drive to do useful things like transfer media files and savedgame data. Rightclick your external cddvd usb device, then click properties. None of them, however, are designed to be used as an external disk drive. I picked up a dead ps3 from a family member and sony service had me a shipping box on my doorstep in 2 days. Your computer should have usb ports and may have an esata port, but your playstation may have neither or may not have support for an external bulray drive. Ps3 external drive features easily backup your entire ps3 for peace of mind. How to read ps3 original games from a external bluray.
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