My PS3 got Yellow/Red light of death - some quick questions?

Question

Sony said although im 4 months over my warranty they will replace my current 60GB HDD with another exact same console this wednesday all is good. However how do i get my data off my HDD i cant use my PS3 cuz it wont turn on it just cuts off I took the HDD out and my computer is old i dont think it supports SATA is there any way i can obtain my saved data game data and pictures thats all i need the rest can be formatted.

Answer 1

no, the hdd is in PS3 encrypted format which cannot be read by a PC. You may not be able to get your data back.

Answer 2

If your PC doesn't support SATA, you can always by SATA adapter. Or buy external USB case for SATA 2.5" HDD.  

Answer 3

take out the 60 gb harddrive that has ur info in it so when u get a new one u can put that 60 gb hard drive in that so nothing is lost, theres a video on youtube on how to take it out n all

Answer 4

I believe that just by using your old HDD, and switching it with the new one, it'll work in my opinion.

Reason?: My friend told me that when he got his PS3 it didnt have the actual 40 Gig of space it was around 37-38 Gigs.

Most probably the PS3 installs the the firmware on the HDD, if thats the case (and assuming that the PS3 doesnt have a strict memory of what firware version it had), then its very much likely it'll work.

Contact Sony (its better than reading and getting pissed if you dont find it in that manual XD) for support.

Answer 5

right first of all dont say yellow/red light of death. this isnt some S****y piece of microsoft waste. there were instructions that came with your ps3 on how to remove the hdd. remove the hdd, then put it in your new ps3. that might not work, but because oyu havent got a comp which uses sata, usually laptops, you wont be able to retrieve it. you can download game saves off the internet just type in "ps3 game saves " into google. sorry about the pictures. i hope it allworks out ok, add me on ps3 GodDestroyer.