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I have decided to upgrade my 20gb backwards compatible PS3, not enough space. I will get it thoroughly cleaned and new thermal paste. The question I have is what size hard drive
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So I got my FAT open, but I can't get the hard drive, specifically the blue one out as they're either stripped or just too tight. Also, are those black males bad? :
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