The Backup Utility on the PS3 is located in this area; XMB > Settings > System Settings > Backup Utility. When you enter the menu, you get three more options: – Back Up. – Restore. – Delete Backup Data. These options are pretty self-explanatory. Back Up will do a FULL backup of your game saves, game data, games, videos, music and photos. Then I long formatted the original one and have been using it in my pc for months now. If you have a spare drive you could try swapping it and see if it fixes the issues. 1. hosam_mohamed. • 2 yr. ago. if you have a spare hdd, no harm in testing with it and see if it makes a difference. 2. r/PS3. This video shows you how to replace the hard drive specifically on a PlayStation 3 slim. The method for opening up your PlayStation 3 to remove the hard drive might be different for you Now every time you launch game the PS3 sends multiple signals to the logic board to ensure that everything is alright with the BD, so if something goes wrong, for an example, the laser gets faulty or the motor of the laser stops working, trough the logic board the PS3 will see that something is wrong with the BD and you will get a black screen. Try to launch Safe Mode each time you change a cable. If Safe Mode still doesn’t launch, try power cycling your console. Completely turn off the console by holding the power button. Wait for the power light to stop flashing, then remove the power cable and leave the console for 20 minutes. Reconnect and attempt to launch Safe Mode. Simply select the connected PS3 drive from here and click on the “Erase” option from the toolbar on the right. This will open a new pop-up window, letting you format the PS3 hard drive. Simply give it a name, change the format to FAT32, and click on the “Erase” button. You can now just wait for a while as your Mac system would format One of our most popular upgrades for the PS4!!!OWC DIY 2.0TB Drive Upgrade Bundle for the PlayStation® 4 (Original, Slim, and Pro)Quadruple the storage capac Repositioned HDD: The original PS3’s hard drive was accessed through a panel on the side. Sony moved that access point to the front on the PS3 Slim. Sony moved that access point to the front on Step 23. Lift the memory card reader out of the PS3 enough to access its ribbon cable. Flip up the retaining flap on the memory card reader ribbon cable socket. Be sure you are prying up on the retaining flap, not the socket itself. Pull the ribbon cable out of its socket and remove the memory card reader. 2 comments. The link is somewhat hidden - it's a black button labelled DOWNLOAD NOW in tiny text at the end of the steps under the heading "Update data download procedure". Place it on your drive in the PS3 -> UPDATE folder. The file should be called PS3UPDAT.PUP. gv4n.