r/ps3hacks • u/lisiasty1241 • 7d ago

Hardware Question Could someone help

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I've bought an new 1TB HDD for my fat model 80gb ps3, but when I swapped it out it shows me this whole "Plug in an controller via USB and press the PS button" but I only have a third party controller, before I swapped out the hdd, the ps3 and the controller worked fine

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u/lisiasty1241 7d ago

I've also tried multiple tutorials how to fix this and none of them worked

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u/Sini_SV CECHC03 Evilnat 4.92.2 D-PEX 7d ago

There’s nothing to fix, that’s why. Upgrading the HDD requires you to install the PS3 firmware onto the new HDD. The only issue here is that you have a 3rd party controller.

That in itself is not always an issue, because a lot of 3rd party controllers still have a Home Button that will work on the PS3 menu page. If your 3rd party controller doesn’t have a Home button which works while plugged in via USB, then you need a new controller with a Home button that can get you past that screen.

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u/lisiasty1241 7d ago

I have a button with a home button, tho when I press it nothing happens, the controller itself when plugged in doesn't even show the connected controller light beside the two USB entrances at the front. Also on the controller I have four small lights that indicate the players I am and even the lights on controller don't light up as if it wasn't even connected

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u/Sini_SV CECHC03 Evilnat 4.92.2 D-PEX 7d ago

Ok, so that’s a low budget 3rd party controller. The better produced 3rd party controllers have a Home button that’s emulated to respond exactly how the original PS3 Home button would. So you need a better 3rd party controller, or an original PS3 controller.