PS3 PS3 SSD Help

[Alex_the_racer_1]

I recently upgraded from a HDD to a 1TB BX500 SSD and I gotta say..... I have some weird problems.


Lets start from the beginning.

1. I copied my files over to another PS3 using the Data Transfer Utility.
2. I installed the new SSD into the PS3, installed OFW and proceeded to then install 4.90 CFW.
3. I recopied the files onto the PS3. (it took significantly longer than with HDDs)
4. After it finished copying, the XMB felt weird. Everything was sluggish, it was lagging almost coming to a halt.
5. I ran a File System Check.... weird thing is... it seemed fine after that. I played some digital games and everything worked fine.

2 months later I copied my games from my Laptop to my PS3 using FileZilla and an Ethernet Cable.
The transfer was going fine until it just wouldn't copy over 3MB/s. Before with the HDD I got 20 - 30 MB/s constantly. After restarting, it did the same thing it did before. It would just lag and not "feel nice" in general.

Today I turned it on and it took 2 minutes to even show the Coldboot. The HDD LED was contanstly on.

Now my question, is it something with the SSD used in the PS3 or is there generally an issue regarding SSDs in the PS3? (I know about the fact that the PS3 cannot utilize the full SSD Speeds)

 

[GuilloteTesla]

SSDs are not compatible with the PS3.

Some SSD models work better than others, but it's a hit-or-miss.

 

[Alex_the_racer_1]

SSDs are not compatible with the PS3.

Some SSD models work better than others, but it's a hit-or-miss.

Do you maybe know which ones are the "golden" ones?

 

[GuilloteTesla]

SCL = Single Level Cell are known to work, but can't say for sure.

Some people here got different brands with different technologies with mixed results.

 

[Coro]

i never recommend ssd on ps3. some have problems right away. others seem to work fine for months but eventually give problems. some do work, but it is hard to know for sure. someone may say that theirs has worked for months and surely is good, but months later the same one might suddenly start acting up. just too hard to be sure. if we made a list, it would be better to have a list of bad ones instead of good ones, because good ones are so hard to confirm.

 

[Alex_the_racer_1]

i never recommend ssd on ps3. some have problems right away. others seem to work fine for months but eventually give problems. some do work, but it is hard to know for sure. someone may say that theirs has worked for months and surely is good, but months later the same one might suddenly start acting up. just too hard to be sure. if we made a list, it would be better to have a list of bad ones instead of good ones, because good ones are so hard to confirm.

okay, dang.

i just wanted something that is reliable in the long term. seems like i have to stick with a HDD for the time being. i have some 2.5 inch drives lying around (i dont trust them tho). Maybe I'll just buy a new HDD, we will see.

 

[GuilloteTesla]

On a PS3, HDDs are more reliable than SSDs.

The problem is that 2.5'' HDDs are hard to find in some places.

 

[ashura]

so far on my end i got installed on my ps3 slim the adata su650 ssd 480GB, it goes really good, i have it for some months now and i have not seen any performance loss or anything related to it

 

[atreyu187]

okay, dang.

i just wanted something that is reliable in the long term. seems like i have to stick with a HDD for the time being. i have some 2.5 inch drives lying around (i dont trust them tho). Maybe I'll just buy a new HDD, we will see.

Try a SSHD I have had great success with these. The one I have installed on one of my systems has been there for over 6 years and working great. If I could find a 1.75tb SSHD I would in a heartbeat.

 

[Berion]

@atreyu187 You can buy larger and limit its size by setting up HPA (i.e using tool called hdparm). 1.75TiB will be LBA 3758096384.