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Ps4 hard drive upgrade.

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  • 08-12-2015 5:16pm
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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭


    Hi.

    I'm lousy at hardware work and looking to upgrade my hd in my PS4. Anyone know of a service where I can drop it in or someone do not for me? I'm happy to pay for their time to get it done right. I'm in Clonee.


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    F1ngers
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,298 Mod ✭✭✭✭F1ngers


    sticker wrote: »
    Hi.

    I'm lousy at hardware work and looking to upgrade my hd in my PS4. Anyone know of a service where I can drop it in or someone do not for me? I'm happy to pay for their time to get it done right. I'm in Clonee.

    It's five screws.
    Plenty of videos online on what to do.


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    rejkin
    Registered Users Posts: 890 ✭✭✭rejkin


    If you are willing to pay for it there can be people on adverts who will do it for you,just look up PS4 repair or try donedeal and set to an area closest to you.


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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭sticker


    rejkin wrote: »
    If you are willing to pay for it there can be people on adverts who will do it for you,just look up PS4 repair or try donedeal and set to an area closest to you.

    Thanks...


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    sticker
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    rejkin wrote: »
    If you are willing to pay for it there can be people on adverts who will do it for you,just look up PS4 repair or try donedeal and set to an area closest to you.

    Dont see any PS4 repair on adverts and only one guy on Done Deal in Newcastle. anyone recommend someone in Dublin 15 or surrounding area?


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    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,535 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    sticker wrote: »
    Dont see any PS4 repair on adverts and only one guy on Done Deal in Newcastle. anyone recommend someone in Dublin 15 or surrounding area?

    Look at some YouTube videos before giving someone your money, it couldn't be simpler to do yourself.


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    cadete
    Registered Users Posts: 1,774 ✭✭✭cadete


    Varik wrote: »
    Look at soon YouTube videos before giving someone your money, it couldn't be simpler to do yourself.

    ^^^^^ this, do it yourself you really can't possibly go wrong :)


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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭sticker


    Varik wrote: »
    Look at soon YouTube videos before giving someone your money, it couldn't be simpler to do yourself.

    Ok. Any drives preferred? Not afraid to spend a few bob...


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    cadete
    Registered Users Posts: 1,774 ✭✭✭cadete


    tjis one is the one alot of people opt for
    http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/2489935.htm


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    ffocused
    Registered Users Posts: 1,211 ✭✭✭ffocused


    +1 for above hard drive, I put the 1tb version into mine.
    The hardest part of the drive swap is actually getting the new drive out of the usb enclosure. It then simply slots in to the ps4 like an old game cartridge if you are old enough to remember them!


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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭sticker


    ffocused wrote: »
    +1 for above hard drive, I put the 1tb version into mine.
    The hardest part of the drive swap is actually getting the new drive out of the usb enclosure. It then simply slots in to the ps4 like an old game cartridge if you are old enough to remember them!

    So I download the install os... swap out drives and boot from usb?

    Then log in... and download games again.

    Are saves automatically backed to cloud? This is my worry - losing saves


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    DanC90
    Registered Users Posts: 357 ✭✭DanC90


    https://youtu.be/vbk2w1dcvNU

    Here's a guide to updating it, i would recommend getting an SSD for it if you have the money to get a high capacity drive (1TB or more) as it's suppose to help with game loading times and moving around the menu too.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_p_n_feature_keywords_1?fst=as%3Aoff&rh=n%3A340831031%2Cn%3A428655031%2Cn%3A430505031%2Ck%3Assd+1tb%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A3047287031%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_three_browse-bin%3A2718924031&keywords=ssd+1tb&ie=UTF8&qid=1449604281&rnid=2718916031

    The 1st or 3rd SSD in this page are two very good options.


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    ffocused
    Registered Users Posts: 1,211 ✭✭✭ffocused


    If you have ps+ all your game saves are backed up online if you have it enabled, if not you can copy them onto a USB key or hard drive.
    Other then that pretty much as you said above except you need to de activate your system as your primary ps4 before swapping out drives.


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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭sticker


    Thanks all. Really appreciate the advice.

    As a matter of interest would PT be gone forever in a swap seeing as it's unavailable now?!


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    ffocused
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    You could backup your entire ps4 hard drive to an external usb drive & then restore it again after swapping out & installing os on the new drive. Then you will still have PT.


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    EoinHef
    Registered Users Posts: 5,574 ✭✭✭EoinHef


    Im in tyrrelstown,if your really not confident about changing it id do it for you but honestly its designed in a way to make it handy to change. You dont have to remove loads of bits or anything. Just a cover and a few screws then reverse the process. As someone said the most awkward bit is removing the new drive from its caddy without marking/breaking the caddy. I didnt do a great job on that bit,marked mine a bit so couldnt guarntee that wouldnt happen again.

    I wouldnt want money either,so PM me if your stuck.


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    sticker
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    EoinHef wrote: »
    Im in tyrrelstown,if your really not confident about changing it id do it for you but honestly its designed in a way to make it handy to change. You dont have to remove loads of bits or anything. Just a cover and a few screws then reverse the process. As someone said the most awkward bit is removing the new drive from its caddy without marking/breaking the caddy. I didnt do a great job on that bit,marked mine a bit so couldnt guarntee that wouldnt happen again.

    I wouldnt want money either,so PM me if your stuck.

    Many thanks for the offer - PM sent.


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    L'prof
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    Late the screws as finniky/soft as on the PS3? I upgraded HDD on that years ago, just about got it back in!!! Have a PS4 now but don't really see the need for upgrading. Are people upgrading for storage space for games?


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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭sticker


    ffocused wrote: »
    You could backup your entire ps4 hard drive to an external usb drive & then restore it again after swapping out & installing os on the new drive. Then you will still have PT.

    Good idea - cheers!


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    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭sticker


    L'prof wrote: »
    Late the screws as finniky/soft as on the PS3? I upgraded HDD on that years ago, just about got it back in!!! Have a PS4 now but don't really see the need for upgrading. Are people upgrading for storage space for games?

    Thats my excuse! 500 gig is not a lot when games can come in 60gig bundles


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    brijay
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭brijay


    Is the 500gb harddrive already in the ps4 a ssd? Would it be make the ps4 slower if I got the harddrive in Argos?


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    F1ngers
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,298 Mod ✭✭✭✭F1ngers


    brijay wrote: »
    Is the 500gb harddrive already in the ps4 a ssd? Would it be make the ps4 slower if I got the harddrive in Argos?

    It's not an SSD.


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    Captain Chaos
    Registered Users Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Captain Chaos


    brijay wrote: »
    Is the 500gb harddrive already in the ps4 a ssd? Would it be make the ps4 slower if I got the harddrive in Argos?

    It's a bog standard 5400rpm drive, don't worry you can't get slower than what's in it.

    The PS4 won't take full advantage of an SSD. A Hybrid drive is probably the best bang for buck performance to storage capacity price wise.


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    brianregan09
    Registered Users Posts: 8,478 ✭✭✭brianregan09


    What's PT ?

    and I have plus do are my games defo all back up online going doing mine tonight ?


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    #25
    Captain Chaos
    Registered Users Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Captain Chaos


    brianregan09 wrote: »
    What's PT ?


    PT is the demo of the cancelled Silent Hill game. It can't be downloaded anymore as it was taken down form PSN, so if you have on your hard drive back it up or you will never get to play it again.


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    #26
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,535 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    Remember when you're installing a new drive you need to have the firmware on a USB stick/drive connected to the PS4, and it's not the normal firmware update (~250MB) it's a full install (~800MB) which is up on the PlayStation site hidden a bit the firmware also has to be a higher version or the same as what was on it previously.


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    uprooted tradition
    Registered Users Posts: 321 ✭✭uprooted tradition


    Varik wrote: »
    Remember when you're installing a new drive you need to have the firmware on a USB stick/drive connected to the PS4, and it's not the normal firmware update (~250MB) it's a full install (~800MB) which is up on the PlayStation site hidden a bit the firmware also has to be a higher version or the same as what was on it previously.

    Absolutely, and, just because I was stuck on this for ages when i did it, be absolutely sure the USB drive is formatted to FAT32 not NTFS.

    I spent ages downloading the firmware over and over thinking I had messed things up big time before I realised the disk I was trying to install the firmware from wasn't the correct format.


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    Taltos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,830 ✭✭✭✭Taltos


    Biggest problem I had doing this was trying to backup to a large enough external HDD, kept trying to force it to FAT32, ended up failing miserably.
    Luckily the install of the firmware was straightforward, key thing was Fat32, folder structure and naming along with the right firmware...


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    #29
    sticker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,056 ✭✭✭sticker


    Thanks again all for the advice. The Boards is a great resource and one I am very appreciative of!


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    #30
    brianregan09
    Registered Users Posts: 8,478 ✭✭✭brianregan09


    Yeah did mine saturday just followed a tutorial on youtube and breezed through it :)


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    Captain Chaos
    Registered Users Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Captain Chaos


    The hardest part of the process is finding the correct firmware file on the Sony site. They really should have a direct link to it in their FAQ section. After that it's just a matter of finding a philips head driver small enough to fit the screws. An electronic driver set is ideal to have around for it.


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