A few words of thanks would be greatly appreciated.

How To Install a PS3 Update Via a USB Key

Latest update on April 7, 2020 at 11:12 AM by David Webb .

Is your PlayStation 3 having trouble connecting to the internet? This article will show you how to update the firmware manually. You can download and transfer the update file (PS3UPDAT.PUP) using a compatible storage device such as Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, a USB key (FAT32) or PSP.

How to Install a PS3 Update via a USB Key

Prerequisites

A USB key formatted in FAT32.
Create a PS3 folder at the root of your USB key.
Open the PS3 folder and create a UPDATE subfolder.
NB: The folder names are case sensitive.

Procedure

Download the latest update (4.70 24 February 2015) on your PC: https://www.playstation.com/fr-fr/support/hardware/ps3/system-software/
Transfer the PS3UPDAT.PUP file to the UPDATE folder.
Connect the USB to your PS3.
Go to Settings > System Update, then Update via Storage Media.
Select the USB key and launch the update procedure.

Image: © IB Photography - Shutterstock.com

This document, titled « How To Install a PS3 Update Via a USB Key », is available under the Creative Commons license. Any copy, reuse, or modification of the content should be sufficiently credited to CCM (ccm.net).

Fix Error Message When Connecting PS3 via HDMI Cable

Setting an IP Address on the PS3

2 vote - 5.0/5 2 Comments

Report

Anonymous User
Nov 11, 2020 at 05:24 PM

Thanks for helping with my problem, I was trying to use a 64GB drive because I had it laying around. Turns out I needed to use Windows partitioner to reduce the size so it'd go from exFAT to FAT32.

Report

Anonymous User
Feb 7, 2020 at 06:01 PM

Exactly what I needed.

How to Install a PS3 Update via a USB Key

Prerequisites

Procedure

Subscribe To Our Newsletter!