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earth two superman
earth two superman Members Posts: 17,149 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited June 2011 in IllGaming
now that Im about to switch my PS3 hard drive, Ive been told that I can buy a piece to add to the old 80 gig hard drive and make it into a USB stick for my laptop. anyone know whats the piece I need?
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  • Bcotton5
    Bcotton5 Members Posts: 51,851 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2011
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    earth two superman wrote: »
    now that Im about to switch my PS3 hard drive, Ive been told that I can buy a piece to add to the old 80 gig hard drive and make it into a USB stick for my laptop. anyone know whats the piece I need?

    I believe youre talking about a enclosure

    http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=92&name=External-Enclosures


    I just swapped my 160gb for a 250gb yesterday in my slim, its weird I used the back up utility but it still erased some of the stuff, like some of my dlc I got from gamesharing was missing(I still got all my games) but I just redownloaded them
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  • earth two superman
    earth two superman Members Posts: 17,149 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2011
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    in cloud storage? i dont think DLC gets saved. it needs to be redownloaded.

    but yeah, thats what i needed, an enclosure. thx

    no more having to delete porn!
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  • themadlionsfan
    themadlionsfan Members Posts: 9,133 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2011
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    I just went ahead and copped a 640 gig for my ps3....
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  • Terrorist_Jones
    Terrorist_Jones Banned Users Posts: 1,158 ✭✭
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    earth two superman wrote: »
    no more having to delete porn!


    maaaaaannnnn,, i thought i was alone in this bytch,, got 122 gigs of porn,,jill kellys and heather hunter,, i went and downloaded porn i use to watch when i was a kid.,, nice to see i aint the only porn head here
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  • VIBE
    VIBE Members Posts: 54,384 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 2011
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    lol porn, I really don't see the point lol
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  • earth two superman
    earth two superman Members Posts: 17,149 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    ok so i bought an enclosure, fits fine, but when i plug into my laptop, it refuses to pick it up as a USB stick or separate drive with removable storage. doesnt even give the option to format it.
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  • grumpy_new_yorker
    grumpy_new_yorker Members Posts: 5,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    earth two superman wrote: »
    ok so i bought an enclosure, fits fine, but when i plug into my laptop, it refuses to pick it up as a USB stick or separate drive with removable storage. doesnt even give the option to format it.

    which enclosure did you buy? also does it have and external power supply
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  • earth two superman
    earth two superman Members Posts: 17,149 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    i bought a cheap one from micro center. brand called inland. no it doesnt have an external power supply.just a normal case with a usb connector.

    little green light turns on when i connect it and i hear it whirling so its connected fine. computer just wont read it as a USB. neither will the ps3
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  • grumpy_new_yorker
    grumpy_new_yorker Members Posts: 5,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    earth two superman wrote: »
    i bought a cheap one from micro center. brand called inland. no it doesnt have an external power supply.just a normal case with a usb connector.

    little green light turns on when i connect it and i hear it whirling so its connected fine. computer just wont read it as a USB. neither will the ps3

    then there are 2 possibilities.

    1. the usb port is not providing the drive enough power. it's still an internal drive and they require more power than your normal external drive. [some compensate by having 2 usb plugs]

    2. it's a POS.

    either way return it and get a better one.

    vantec and sabrent are good brands for enclosures.
    I use a 3.5" drive in my external enclosure it requires a external power source.
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