PlayStation®3 Media

[BiosNova]

USB powered ones run fine

[Gadbury]

As suggested by Pendrake, download this simple application for Windows:

http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/guiformat.exe

What I did first was to split my external HDD by creating two equal-size partions; not necessary but I wanted to have half my external HDD in FAT32 for PS3 use, and the other half NTFS (for non-PS3 use where I need to transfer files larger than 4GB).  If you want to do this, in Windows right-click Computer and choose Manage.  Under Storage > Disk Management, you should see your external HDD.  Right-clicking it will give you your options to format, delete volume and create simple volumes.  If you're not sure what you're doing, don't go any further.

[johanr111]

@P33BUS You are amasing!  LOGICAL drive is the answer!

[kevballs]

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Gadbury wrote:

As suggested by Pendrake, download this simple application for Windows:

http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/guiformat.exe

What I did first was to split my external HDD by creating two equal-size partions; not necessary but I wanted to have half my external HDD in FAT32 for PS3 use, and the other half NTFS (for non-PS3 use where I need to transfer files larger than 4GB).  If you want to do this, in Windows right-click Computer and choose Manage.  Under Storage > Disk Management, you should see your external HDD.  Right-clicking it will give you your options to format, delete volume and create simple volumes.  If you're not sure what you're doing, don't go any further.

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or there's this other way from ridgecrop, uses the run command in the start button area.

http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm

just adding to the already many ways of achieving fat 32 on an external drive, i've used the above method many times and it works for me 100% of the time

[atownpride1rocks]

i just wanted to say thank you so much i was trying to back up my stuff for my 1 tb drive i feel stupid that i did not take off my security but now it works 

[pabs80]

I Still have issues even after a logical fat32 formatting

Since getting a new computer recently I have a spare Intel 330 SSD and I wanted to use it in a hard drive enclosure to use as an external drive with my PS3. I am doing this currently with a spare 40GB conventional drive.

I have overcome the usual hurdles of formatting a large drive to fat32 and having Video and Picture folders on the root of the drive, but it is still not recognized by the PS3. Its fine plugging in to my laptop but nothing on the PS. I am using the same (usb 2.0) enclosure with both drives, but only the 40 gig works.

I am stumped. Any help or ideas would be great, thanks.

[Tomtastic1]

coverted my WD 1tb hd to fat32, ps3 still won't see it. how do you take off the security on the hard drive