The PlayStation 4 launched with a 500 gigabyte arduous drive. How cute! They suppose 500 gigabytes is sufficient knowledge! Hey, Sony! This is not 2008. 500 gigs is not going to chop it. Not if you’re video games have necessary installs. Not when your video games are 40 to 50 gigs a bit. You make us juggle knowledge. That is high quality with smartphones, the place apps could be deleted and reinstalled in 30 seconds. It is not OK when your video games are completely large, and might take a pair HOURS to put in video games. Why would you not ship with at the least a terabyte? It is ridiculous! You may shut up too, Microsoft. You shipped with the identical dimension arduous drive! Not solely that, however at the least Sony ships along with your common regular laptop computer arduous drive. Together with your console it’s important to purchase a proprietary drive. So, let me say this with as a lot professionalism I can muster: Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Anyhow, There’s a simple resolution to this drawback. That’s to simply substitute the arduous drive your self. Whoa settle down, do not cry. Oh gosh, you are crying. It is not that arduous. It is truly fairly simple. You are not crying anymore? OK, good. Please maintain your composure, that was awkward for the each us. Nice now you are crying once more. Let’s simply transfer on…
PLEASE NOTE: I don’t suppose that this can void your guarantee, nonetheless, it’s in your finest curiosity to contact Sony to ensure. I’m under no circumstances chargeable for any harm or voided warranties which may occur because of a tough drive swap. Please proceed at your individual warning!
Step one is to collect the supplies! So first you have to a brand new arduous drive. I used a one terabyte Seagate hybrid drive. Be sure that the drive is 2.5 inch drive, in any other case it is not going to match within the PS4. You might additionally use a stable state drive. That being stated, I do not suppose you’re going to get a really important pace enhance from it. Plus stable state storage has been historically way more costly than conventional platter arduous drive. Or you could possibly get a standard arduous drive with a ton a storage. The rationale I went with a hybrid drive is that you simply get a lot of the advantages of the stable state drive combined with the cheaper mass storage of a standard platter primarily based arduous drive.
Pictured: Seagate Hybrid Drive
Additionally, you will want a computer helpful. Ugh, I do know. I’m asking a lot of you. Utilizing that computer navigate to Sony’s website. Discover the most recent firmware. Just remember to get the As of the date this text is revealed that firmware is 3.15. Additionally, you will want a one gigabyte thumb drive, for putting the downloaded firmware onto, in addition to for those who plan on backing up saves and sport knowledge. Be certain it’s formatted to FAT32. Proper click on on the flash drive, and click on format and ensure FAT32 is chosen. You’ll need a PS4 controller and a USB wire. Lastly, get a helpful dandy screwdriver!
If you happen to plan on backing up your saves, plug the USB drive into the PS4, navigate to the settings menu. Below the settings menu discover the “Utility Saved Knowledge Administration” menu. Discover again up and restore, and observe the on display screen instructions.
Subsequent let’s get down and soiled and begin taking aside the PS4. Very first thing it’s best to do is the be certain that the PS4 is turned off. Unplug it from the wall, simply in case. Subsequent, what it’s best to do is to drag the shiny plastic piece off the PlayStation. It can require a bit of pressure, so do not be afraid to make use of some. It ought to slide off with relative ease. You need to see the arduous drive inside its cage. There shall be a reasonably massive screw with the PlayStation icons of the sq., circle, x, and triangle on it. Take away that screw along with your Phillips head screw driver. Pull the cage out of the PS4. Good job up to now 블박!
Now look at the arduous drive caddy, discover the orientation of the arduous drive, and see the 4 screws holding the arduous drive into caddy. Unscrew these take away your previous arduous drive. Be sure that the rubber items keep in place. Place the brand new arduous drive in the identical place because the previous one, and screw it into place utilizing the 4 screws you simply took out. Slide the caddy with the arduous drive connected again into the cage contained in the PS4. Go forward and slide the black shiny plastic piece again onto the PlayStation 4 and shut it again up.
So very first thing is first, let’s get your new thumb drive prepared! Plug in your thumb drive to your computer. Discover your thumb drive in your computer. It may be discovered below the “This PC” folder for those who’re on Home windows 8 or greater or “My Computer” for those who’re on Home windows 7 or decrease. When you do this, on the thumb drive create a folder referred to as “PS4” after which inside that folder create one other folder referred to as “UPDATE”, and when you do this paste the file PS4UPDATE.PUP into that folder. When you end that up, safely unplug your thumb drive and plug it into the PlayStation.
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Plug the PS4 again into the wall. Plug your PS4 controller into the console. Find the facility button on the entrance of the console and maintain it down for about 7-10 seconds. Utilizing the controller navigate to the “Initialize PS4 (Reinstall System Software program).” Now, let the PS4 do its factor, and it ought to run by. As soon as it does, it ought to land you on preliminary arrange display screen, the place you possibly can reenter all of your account info, enter the date and time once more, and connect with the web.
The very last thing it is advisable to do is to return to settings menu and again to the place you backed up your entire saves. Now it is advisable to do the reverse and restore the purposes you backed up. When you do this return to the PlayStation retailer and re-download all of your video games. Your PS4 ought to now be in an analogous state to if you started.
That is it! Congratulations! You could have a storage resolution from this decade! I’m pleased with you. Oh god, you are crying once more. Sure, I do know it is a massive deal. You are an adult now! I’m simply going to go…