How do I use an external hard drive as a media server?
How do I use an external hard drive as a media server?
Adding an external hard drive to your network
- Connect the external hard drive to the USB port of your server or computer that is always ON.
- Click the Start button, then click Computer.
- Right-click on the external drive, then select Share with.
- Click the Advanced Sharing…
- Check the Share this folder option.
How do I connect an external hard drive to my PS3?
Connect the external hard drive to any one of the USB ports of the PlayStation console. From the XMB home menu, navigate through your files which are on the hard drive. To get your external hard drive recognized in your PlayStation 3 scroll through the menu till you find a highlighted option saying “external hard drive”.
How can I connect my MacBook Pro to my PS3?
If the format here doesn’t have “FAT32” listed, you must format your hard drive for PS3 compatibility before continuing. If the hard drive does have “FAT32” listed next to “Format”, you can proceed with attaching your hard drive to your PS3. Open Spotlight. Click the magnifying glass icon in the top-right corner of your Mac’s screen to do so.
What kind of hard drive do I need for PS3?
Windows editions since Windows 2000 have predominantly used NTFS files systems, which are faster and allow for more file information to be stored. But the PS3 can’t read NTFS, and needs its external media to be formatted with FAT or FAT32.
How do I transfer files from my PS3 to my computer?
After you are done with the process of transferring files from your computer to the hard drive, safely remove the ps3 external hard drive from your computer. Connect the external hard drive to any one of the USB ports of the PlayStation console. From the XMB home menu, navigate through your files which are on the hard drive.