external HDD being read by ps3 but not pc?

[bigbobbarker]

has anyone else had this problem, my pc says i need to format it,

[Tutankhamun]

What filesystem is the HDD formatted in? What OS are you using on you're PC? And can you actually copy files to the hard drive via your PS3?

[bigbobbarker]

im running w7 64bit, the HDD is fat32, i read it fine before, & yes i can still copy files to/from it ON TO ps3

[Tutankhamun]

But you can't read the disc from you're PC? Have you tried another computer?

[bigbobbarker]

not able to at the moment

[Tyrien]

Start> Type "Computer Management"> Disk Management

Make sure the drive is plugged in, and that USB port is working. Find your drive and check to make sure it's been mounted/assigned a drive letter.

With that said I'd also make sure your you're able to use other USB devices, or other USB storage devices to rule out that it's not your USB ports/Drivers.

[bigbobbarker]

tried another pc 7 same problem, however they both just did a windows update

[bigbobbarker]

Start> Type "Computer Management"> Disk Management

Make sure the drive is plugged in, and that USB port is working. Find your drive and check to make sure it's been mounted/assigned a drive letter.

With that said I'd also make sure your you're able to use other USB devices, or other USB storage devices to rule out that it's not your USB ports/Drivers.

just tried this & it says it is in RAW format, also tried other PCs & same problem

[Jamaicangmr]

My problem is opposite it just wont pick up on the PS3. My other external used to pick up just fine but it doesnt anymore either.
Any help? i got 60giger

[Lethal_NFS]

The PC will not see the PS3 hard drive for security purposes. To get your PC operating system to see the hard drive you will need to use software to format the hard drive. Or you can simply put the hard drive in to your laptop and insert an OS disc which will then format the hard drive. But you will not be able to access any PS3 information from your PC. Unless there is a way that I do not know of.

[Tyrien]

The PC will not see the PS3 hard drive for security purposes. To get your PC operating system to see the hard drive you will need to use software to format the hard drive. Or you can simply put the hard drive in to your laptop and insert an OS disc which will then format the hard drive. But you will not be able to access any PS3 information from your PC. Unless there is a way that I do not know of.

It's an external HDD, not the internal HDD from the PS3.

[Bitbydeath]

Seems like a long shot but try change the drive letter when you have it plugged into your PC.
This issue sometimes occurs when something else is already in the letter it is trying to access.

Start> Type "Computer Management"> Disk Management > Right Click on drive and select "Change Letter and Drive Paths"

If that doesn't work would it hurt to format it?

[bigbobbarker]

Seems like a long shot but try change the drive letter when you have it plugged into your PC.
This issue sometimes occurs when something else is already in the letter it is trying to access.

Start> Type "Computer Management"> Disk Management > Right Click on drive and select "Change Letter and Drive Paths"

If that doesn't work would it hurt to format it?

unfortunately yes, it would hurt i have all my Music, movies, etc..

[a33a]

It may be that the HDD has lost the record of the File system it is in - in the partition table.
Sometimes when that happens to my HDD on my PC I boot into a bootable CD and use a tool to change the marker to which file system it is in.
I think that may be your problem...
Unfortunately I don't quite remember how its done specifically.
But I used the Ultimate Boot CD and it was in one of the HDD management tools.
Basically you change what the filesystem marker is.
I hope I have pointed you in the right direction - could others help with specific steps?

Just a side note - I drew to this conclusion when he mentioned it was in RAW format when the PC had it connected.