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    Sony PS3 wont read external hard disk drive

    I have just purchased a new ps3 few weeks back. I have videos and music on my external hard drive that i want to play with my PS3 but when i plug it in to the usb port, my PS3 doesn't even recognize that its there. I have even checked my hard disk with my pc but it is working fine with it. Can anyone please help me out with this problem.

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    Re: Sony PS3 wont read external hard disk drive

    First of all you have to delete the roster file that you have saved. If it is not there than delete any other file, but dont delete dynasty file, if then also it doesnt work then u can delete the dynasty file and see whether its working properly or not.

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    Re: Sony PS3 wont read external hard disk drive

    I think that the PS3 will only read an external hard disk if it has the correct folders name. Although it can read everything like VIDEO, MUSIC, PHOTO, etc. You should move your files into one folder and it should read them. Also you should not have any sub folders in those you just have to put all your files in just one folder.

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    Re: Sony PS3 wont read external hard disk drive

    If your psp3 is not able to read external hard drive than there might be some problem in your drive so first check it with other pc and see if it is working. If yes then check whether the usb cable is properly inserted into the hard disk or not. Also sometimes the cable is also affected check whether the hard drive light blinks or not.

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    Re: Sony PS3 wont read external hard disk drive

    First of all check which format is your hard drive currently in. If it is FAT32 format then try formatting it to NTFS format. Since most PS3 doesn't recognise FAT32 format so check whether it works with NTFS format, that's your problem.

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