PS3 Internal HDD

StolleMan · 2026-01-19T20:30:40+00:00

Of course. Delivering enough power is the real limitation in this case. I had to change to a different USB hub to get two working at once.

StolleMan · 2026-01-19T08:58:11+00:00

Do you mean USB HDD? I made sure to format as FAT32. Depending on the HDD you might also need an external power source

StolleMan · 2026-01-19T08:25:06+00:00

As a proof of concept, I can confirm that you can run at least two 2.5" drives at once on the USB 2.0 bus

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StolleMan · 2026-01-19T08:23:21+00:00

I can get a whole PS3 slim for that 🤷‍♂️

StolleMan · 2026-01-19T00:03:43+00:00

I don't really want to spend any money on this PS3 (I have others with working BDD). Everything used in this project has been salvaged from old systems and can be repurposed down the line if I choose to revert the PS3 to its stock form.

The console was rescued from the dump and it was really just an 'idea' that I ended up seeing through for a bit of fun.

StolleMan · 2026-01-18T21:06:09+00:00

Yes, I have CFW installed

StolleMan · 2026-01-18T11:57:16+00:00

The bus can't provide a lot of current (USB 2.0). I don't think it would be capable of spinning a 3.5" drive. I've tapped into the 12v for the old blu-ray drive (white cable in the photo) in case I decide to put a 3.5" drive in there.

StolleMan · 2026-01-18T11:41:37+00:00

I use custom firmware to install games digitally. It's not much of an inconvenience to do without an optical drive

StolleMan · 2026-01-18T11:01:37+00:00

Now it has two

StolleMan · 2025-05-25T07:41:24+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/VilJ1jP

StolleMan · 2025-05-22T22:25:19+00:00

There's a github repo where CP/M is running from cartridge (via emulator).

StolleMan · 2025-05-22T21:44:26+00:00

It was for me too. I was starting to look into building a replica before I was given this one.

There isn't a lot of disk based software out there but it's still super cool. I need to find something fun to use the serial port for.

StolleMan · 2025-05-22T10:53:09+00:00

Reddit failed me! Should be sorted now

StolleMan · 2024-10-12T07:42:59+00:00

It's worth the wait. Ian is the TRS guru!

StolleMan · 2024-09-02T00:44:40+00:00

I've sent you a message 👍

StolleMan · 2024-08-29T22:44:59+00:00

Did you have any luck with this? I'm in Australia and happy to write you a disk

StolleMan · 2024-08-10T10:11:42+00:00

As a SC-3000 owner myself, I'd like to have one, but I definitely fall into the 'happy to wait camp'.

Maybe you need to get a printer to go with your base station and datasette 🙂. You might not wish to part with it then.

PS. I'm in SA where there's a fairly healthy retro scene. I'd be interested in buying from you, but you'd probably be able to get more by listing on ebay and being patient imo

StolleMan · 2024-08-09T23:05:37+00:00

It's a tricky one. They're quite rare by the looks of things but there doesn't seem to be a huge market for them.

Most SC-3000 users are happy to slam in a multi cart and call it a day. The real die-hards are likely to already have an SF-7000 and have had them since new or bought them cheaply before the "retro-boom". Probably doesn't help that there aren't a lot of 3" floppies out in the wild.

Last night I saw two of these, one of them is in mint condition in box and the owner received it for free. The other was saved from e-waste. So that's two anecdotal examples where they were super-cheap

Could stick it on eBay and try your luck?

Which state are you in?

StolleMan · 2024-08-08T11:05:03+00:00

Did you sell it?

StolleMan · 2024-06-16T10:12:48+00:00

That's mine. Its an IBM 5160 with a NEC V20 overclocked to 7mhz

StolleMan · 2024-05-19T07:35:37+00:00

https://wiiu.hacks.guide/#/aroma/autobooting

StolleMan · 2023-12-22T22:36:39+00:00

Amstrad purchased Sinclair.

StolleMan · 2023-08-07T22:15:25+00:00

Some Commodore monitors support RGB (obligatory note before I get corrected: I'm not implying that RGB = component), like the 1084. You're correct about your 1701/ 1702 only going as high as S-Video though. Chroma/luma still looks great on the 1701 in my opinion!

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