Download PS3 Jailbreak for 3.55 firmware from Geohot. Here are the steps to jailbreak PS3 using USB stick and install custom packages. Check out the video to. How to Sync a PS3 Controller. This wikiHow teaches how to connect your PS3 controller wirelessly to your PS3, as well as use it to play PC, Mac, and Android games. Play. Station 3 Secrets. Play. Station 3 Secrets. The purpose of this webpage is to provide information (a majority are secret or are hard to find) on the PS3. If you think you know all there is to know about the PS3, read the following and you might learn a thing or two that you didn't know before. It is updated as new information is uncovered in the public, so visit often if you wish to keep up to date on the latest secrets. Internal HDD The PS3 has a hard disk drive now? Why, yes. What for? Remember spending all that money buying memory cards and whatnot? Don't need to any more. PlayStation 3 Secrets The purpose of this webpage is to provide information (a majority are secret or are hard to find) on the PS3. If you think you know all there is. Please link to this webpage rather than copy the contents. And do remember that the ads support this page so visit them if they interest you. Note that this page is part of a collection of secrets to various hardware. Feel free to read other technology "SECRETS" by visiting the menu at the top of this page. PS3 Model Differences. The following chart describes the basic differences between various PS3 model numbers. The chart is broken up into two parts. The first part lists the prefix, while the second part lists the suffix. Combining prefix and suffix allows you to arrive at an actual PS3 model number. Note that although the harddrive capacity and memory card readers are missing in some models, you can upgrade or add the capability later. Unimportant cosmetic variations (like color, chrome trim and exact location of ports) are not included. Note that for Other. OS, it was disabled in firmware 3. In the chart below, combining the yellow parts produces an actual PS3 model number. Fat Model(Prefix)Region(Suffix)Harddrive. HDMICECOther. OSPS2 Mode. SA- CDWi. Fi. 80. Cell/RSXWatts/MAXUSBPorts. Flash. Readers. Release. CECHA0. 0 0. 1 0. GBNo. Yes. Hardware. Yes. Yes. 90nm/9. Yes. 8/2. 00. 6- 8/2. CECHB0. 0 0. 1 0. GBNo. Yes. Hardware. Yes. No. 90nm/9. 0nm. No. 8/2. 00. 6- 4/2. CECHC0. 2 0. 3 0. GBNo. Yes. Software. Yes. Yes. 90nm/9. Yes. 8/2. 00. 6- 8/2. CECHE0. 1 0. 5 0. GBNo. Yes. Software. Yes. Yes. 90nm/9. Yes. 8/2. 00. 7CECHG0. GBNo. Yes. No. No. Yes. 65nm/9. 0nm. No. 10/2. 00. 7CECHH0. GBNo. Yes. No. No. Yes. 65nm/9. 0nm. No. 10/2. 00. 7CECHJ0. GBNo. Yes. No. No. Yes. 65nm/6. 5nm. No. 8/2. 00. 8CECHK0. GBNo. Yes. No. No. Yes. 65nm/6. 5nm. No. 8/2. 00. 8CECHL0. GBNo. Yes. No. No. Yes. 65nm/6. 5nm. No. 8/2. 00. 8CECHM0. GBNo. Yes. No. No. Yes. 65nm/6. 5nm. No. 8/2. 00. 8CECHP0. GBNo. Yes. No. No. Yes. 65nm/6. 5nm. No. 10/2. 00. 8CECHQ0. GBNo. Yes. No. No. Yes. 65nm/6. 5nm. No. 4/2. 00. 9Slim Model(Prefix)Region(Suffix)Harddrive(Appendix)HDMICECOther. OSPS2 Mode. SA- CDWi. Fi. 80. 2. 1. 1b/g. Cell/RSXWatts/MAXUSBPorts. Flash. Readers. Release. CECH- 2. 00. 0 0. A=1. 20. GBB=2. 50. GBYes. No. No. No. Yes. 45nm/6. 5nm. No. 9/2. 00. 9CECH- 2. A=1. 20. GBB=2. 50. GBYes. No. No. No. Yes. 45nm/4. 0nm. No. 3/2. 01. 0CECH- 2. A=1. 60. GBB=3. 20. GBYes. No. No. No. Yes. 45nm/4. 0nm. No. 7/2. 01. 0CECH- 3. A=1. 60. GBB=3. 20. GBYes. No. No. No. Yes. 45nm/4. 0nm. No. 7/2. 01. 1Super. Slim Model(Prefix)Region(Suffix)Harddrive(Appendix)HDMICECOther. OSPS2 Mode. SA- CDWi. Fi. 80. 2. 1. 1b/g/n. Cell/RSXWatts/MAXUSBPorts. Flash. Readers. Release. CECH- 4. 00. 0 0. A=1. 6GBB=2. 50. GBC=5. GBYes. No. No. No. Yes. 32nm/2. 8nm. No. 8/2. 01. 2Note that the PS3 model number (prefix) from above needs a two digit region number (suffix) appended at the end to designate a region. For the PS3 Slim, an additional letter (appendix) is added to the end of the model number to designate harddrive size. From the chart above you can see that CECHJ, CECHM, and CECHQ were only released to a few regions. They are extremely rare, so for console collectors they may be considered to be more valuable. The PS3 Slim models uses PSP model naming nomenclature, 1. PS3 (Slim) is CECH- 2. A first generation Japanese 6. GB PS3 would thus be. CECHA0. 0, while the one in North America would be designated CECHA0. A second generation 1. GB Japanese PS3 Slim would be designated CECH- 2. A, while the 1. 20. GB North American Slim PS3 would be designated CECH- 2. A. Both are 1. 20. GB models because starting with the PS3 Slim, the harddrive size is designated by an appended letter after the region code (in this case A=1. GB, and B=2. 50. GB). Note that although globally some PS3 share the same model prefixes, they are actually different because of their special support for their country and SDTV region (NTSC or PAL), which the suffix code below delineates. Code (Suffix)Region. First Release Date. First Model Released. SDTV Region. Blu- ray Region. DVD Region. PS2 Region. PS1 Region. 00. Japan. Nov 1. 1, 2. 00. 6CECHA0. NTSCA2 NTSCNTSC- JNTSC- J0. North America. Nov 1. CECHA0. 1NTSCA1 NTSCNTSC- U/CNTSC- US0. Australia / New Zealand. Mar 2. 3/2. 3, 2. CECHC0. 2PALB4 PALPALPAL0. U. K. / Ireland. Mar 2. CECHC0. 3PALB2 PALPALPAL0. Europe / Middle East / Africa. Mar 2. 3/2. 2/2. 3, 2. CECHC0. 4PALB2 PALPALPAL0. South Korea. Jun 1. CECHE0. 5NTSCA3 NTSCNTSC- JNTSC- J0. Singapore / Malaysia. Mar 0. 7, 2. 00. 7CECHA0. NTSCA3 NTSCNTSC- JNTSC- J0. Taiwan. Nov 1. 7, 2. CECHA0. 7NTSCA3 NTSCNTSC- JNTSC- J0. Russia / India. Apr 2. CECHC0. 8PALC5 NTSC/PALPALPAL0. China. PALC6 NTSC/PALNTSC- CNTSC- J1. Mexico / Brazil. Aug 2. CECHE1. 1NTSCA4 NTSCNTSC- U/CNTSC- US1. Hong Kong. Nov 1. CECHA1. 2NTSCA3 NTSC/PALNTSC- JNTSC- JBlu- ray, DVD, PS3, PS2, and Play. Station (PSone) compatibility. The above PS3 Model chart also displays the compatibility of PS3 with the various video and games formats. PS3 Game compatibility. PS3 games (on Blu- ray discs) are not region locked, but they are released and labelled with numerical regions codes (which seems to match DVD region codes). Any PS3 game from any region will play in any PS3. However, there is the special situation when you try to play back the game in Standard Definition. If the PS3 game only has Standard Definition and Enhanced Definition for either PAL (5. NTSC (4. 80i and 4. PS3 must have the. Standard Definition and Enhanced Definition format support, or you won't be able to play it. This is not. a problem if you play the game in High Definition (7. Blu- ray game region) games if the publisher decides to do so. All PS3 games have a serial number containing a four character prefix. The following are the common prefix for PS3 games: Prefix. Description. BCASFirst Party, Asia. BCJSFirst Party, Japan. BLASThird Party, Asia. BLJMThird Party, Japan. BLJSThird Party, Japan. BCUSFirst Party, USBLUSThird Party, USBCESFirst Party, Europe. BLESThird Party, Europe. The first letter indicates the storage format. Normally, it is B for Blu- ray disc format. Other formats may include S = DVD. The second letter indicates if the game is first party (C = Sony), or licensed from third party (L = others). The third letter indicates: A=Asia, J=Japan, U=United States, or E=Europe. The last letter indicates the type: D = Demo, S = Game, M = ? Note that for some third party games, Sony may take it and repackage with appropriate material for other territories, thus the game become first party as well. PS2 Game compatibility. For PS2 mode compatibility, PS3 models having the Graphics Synthesizer (GS) chip is required, and models having an extra Emotion Engine (EE) chip have even better compatibility with PS2 games. PS3 models having the extra EE chip uses PS2 hardware emulation, while those without uses PS2 software emulation. Later PS3 models that don't even have the Graphics Synthesizer chip meant no PS2 compatibility at all (hardware or software). PS2 games are divided into four main regions (NTSC- J, NTSC- U/C, NTSC- C, PAL) and two formats (NTSC or PAL) locked. Note that the PS2 game discs can be single or double layer, although there are very few dual- layer PS2 games (like Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance). The PS3 supports both. PS1 Game compatibility. All PS3 models have PS1 compatibility via software emulation. PS1 games (disc- based) are divided into three main region (NTSC- J, NTSC- US, PAL) and two formats (NTSC or PAL) locked. Most early PS (PSone) games. Metal Gear Solid Integral) have special marks that require special CD lens to read. The PS3 supports. Note that PS games. Play. Station Network store are not region nor format locked as long as you are able to pay (if not free) and. Movie compatibility. For Blu- ray video, the discs are divided into three (A, B, or C) main regions which must match the region of your PS3 for playback. The initial Blu- ray discs that were released supported region codes, but were not enforced. PS3 can play Blu- ray discs from any region (this might change in the future). For DVD playback, the discs are divided into six (from 1 to 6; note 0, 7, and 8 are special cases) main regions and two formats (NTSC or PAL). Not only must your PS3 match the region, it must also support the format as well. Compatibility Notes. Choosing the Right Format for Your External Hard Drive. Ever run out of storage space and start wondering if it would be possible to take a crowbar to your new unibody Mac. Book Pro to pry it open and put another hard drive in? Neither do I. However, it is frustrating that you have to sacrifice storage space because you spent the extra money to get a solid- state drive instead of the cheaper hard disk drive. So you figured, “Fine, I’ll just get an external hard drive. I’ll store my media files on it while keeping the internal hard drive clear for apps and the OS.” While browsing the Internet for your external hard drive, you come across weird terms like NTFS, HFS+, FAT3. FAT. While your instinct may be to find out if it’s some weird slang acronym defined only on scandalous websites, you may fare better by reading below. NTFSIf you own a Windows computer, the hard drive in your system is probably running the NTFS format, which stands for New Technology File System. While the “New” is originally referring to the year 1. NTFS has limits for file size and partition that are theoretically so large, you probably don’t have to worry about them in this lifetime. It also has a lot of additional features, such as security permissions to files and folders, hard links, a change journal, and more. While NTFS works natively with Windows, it doesn’t work quite as well with other operating systems. By default, Macs can only read NTFS and not write to them. Some versions of Linux can write to NTFS while others may not. The Sony PS3 and the PS4 do not support NTFS at all. Even Microsoft’s own Xbox 3. NTFS, but Microsoft finally included NTFS support with the Xbox One. It is recommended to use NTFS if you’re working strictly with Windows computers. HFS+As mentioned before, Macs can only read NTFS- formatted hard drives by default. If you want to write to NTFS formatted hard drives in Mac OS X, you’re going to need the help of a third- party driver. However, if you’re working primarily with Mac computers, you’re probably better off using HFS+, which stands for Hierarchical File System, for native support. Also known as Mac OS Extended or HFS Extended, HFS+ is an improvement on the HFS file system, by supporting larger files and using Unicode for naming files. HFS+ also has optional journaled features for improved data reliability. While HFS+ formatted hard drives work great with Macs, they can’t really be used with other operating systems and devices, since it is a proprietary system from Apple. Windows computers won’t even recognize the drive if you plug it in and good luck trying to use them for other devices, such as gaming consoles. You should use HFS+ if you’re planning on using only Mac computers. FAT3. 2FAT3. 2 is old, like Windows 9. Originally created to replace FAT1. File Allocation Table), it has since been used because it is compatible with modern and older systems. While its compatibility is a result of its long history, its file size and partition limitations really show its age. Even the filenames in FAT3. In FAT3. 2, a single file can only be as big as 4. GB, which is very restricting considering the typical uncompressed Blu- ray movie can be anywhere from 2. GB (and even more for an uncompressed UHD Blu- ray movie). FAT3. 2 is mostly used for moving files to older systems, as well as other devices, such as the Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox 3. FATWhile it may sound like a weight- loss product from a late- night infomercial, ex. FAT is a hard drive format that feels like the child of NTFS and FAT3. FAT takes everything that’s good about FAT3. GB file size limit. Instead, it has very large file and partition size limits, like NTFS, but none of its extra features to maintain its svelte file system. FAT is a good option if you work often with Windows and Mac computers. Transferring files between the two operating systems is less of a hassle, since you don’t have to constantly back up and reformat each time. Linux is also supported, but you will need to install appropriate software to take full advantage of it. Unfortunately, ex. FAT didn’t inherit all of FAT3. PS3 and Xbox 3. 60. It does work on the current- gen of gaming consoles, such as the PS4 and the Xbox One. Reformat. While it’s convenient to purchase the hard drive that will work with your computer right out of the box, most external hard drives can also be reformatted so you’re not limited to your initial choice. Please see below on how to reformat your external hard drive on Mac and Windows. DISCLAIMER: Please keep in mind that reformatting will result in the loss of all the data on the hard drive so make sure you back up your data elsewhere before starting. How to Reformat in Mac. Step 1: Make sure your external hard drive is attached and mounted to your Mac. Step 2: If you have already written any data to the drive, back it up before proceeding to the next step. Step 3: In the Finder, choose Go, then choose Utilities. The /Applications/Utilities folder will open. Alternatively, you can search in Spotlight for Disk Utility and click on it.)Step 4: Launch Disk Utility. Step 5: Click the icon for your external hard drive in the sidebar on the left. Step 6: Click the Erase tab along the top of the window. Step 7: From the Volume Format menu, choose Mac OS Extended. Step 8: Enter a name for the external hard drive in the Name field. Step 9: Click the Erase button. How to Reformat in Windows. Step 1: Plug your external hard drive into your computer. Step 2: If you have already written any data to the drive, back it up before proceeding to the next step. Step 3: Open Windows Explorer, click the “Computer” section in the sidebar and find your drive. Step 4: Right- click on the drive and choose “Format.”Step 5: Under “File System,” choose the file system you want to use. Step 6: Check the “Quick Format” box. Step 7: Name your hard drive under “Volume Label.”Step 8: Click “Start” to format the drive. Step 9: After you’re done, don’t forget to remove the external hard drive safely before unplugging. Which hard drive format do you use? Do you use one that’s not listed above? Let us know in the comments below! It's #Hard. Drive. Week! Share a photo of your current hard drive + tag for a chance to win a new Hard Drive Prize Pack!
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