Its as if the utility that the PS3 uses to keep track of the hard drive size is not working correctly. The only thing I can think of as a cause is the game transfers possibly filling the hard drive full, and since it is a 1.8TB drive maybe the space tracking utility broke and is thinking that the PS3 has a max size of like 1.5TB or 1TB. Sorted by: 1. If you do indeed have the usb-sata cable, plug the hard drive back in, and wipe the drive to remove all partitions, and don't format it afterwards - the PS3 will handle that. Once that's done, plug it back into the PS3 and see if it boots up to a "firmware not found" screen. If so, download the firmware from Sony's Website, copy 115. Trophy Points: 72. So i'm well aware that most ps3's seem to only jive with 1 tb internal HDD's. That's all i've been able to get working from my experience. I've heard through various posts online on various sites that some people were able to get 1.5 tb's to work properly with their consoles. TYPO: I meant PS4 in title. It is my understanding the PS4 has a physical internal hard drive height limit of 9.5 mm. I wish to install a 4 TB… Yes, actual PS3 consoles do have them exclusively. At worst you'll have same load times as a PS3, but realistically, million times faster as any other part of the system has dramatically faster I/O than a real PS3. 1. vishalgames98. • 2 yr. ago. Use SSD to play games and external hard disk for storage only. 1. Location: North East, England, UK. 4TB is the Max size external HDD you can use on the PS3, split into 2 x 2TB Partitions. Any more Partitions, or larger than 2TB Partitions, on a single drive and the PS3 will ignore them. .

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