Sony PS3 Repair Manual page 72

PS3 HDD Replacement Mini-Guide
As soon as you boot up the console, the PS3 will detect that the HDD is not formatted, and it will ask
you if you would like to format. You must select yes twice, because they want you to be sure that you
realize you will be destroying all the data. Of course, you pick yes.
Once the HDD is formatted, which takes less than 2 minutes, the unit will ask you to reboot. Once you
have done so, you can do into the settings menu option in the PS3 OS. Then choose system settings,
and then finally system information. There you will see a display of the HDD space on your console. If
you have done everything correctly, you will see that the HDD space now reflects the amount of space
on the replacement drive. Keep in mind, about 15 to 20 GB of space will be taken up by the PS3 for
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