it happened to me too , i was shocked when i saw the interface is a usb 3 ,not a sata with usb3 converter like it used to be done before

thanks. you didn't get to solve your own problem but you rilly did help mine :)

just open mine because it was dead- hoping it might be replaceable like the larger models, but i guess the port is built in to keep it small.

How and which compatible case, to use removed hdd from the casing.

Thanks for confirming that. My drive case is the same , but it has a USB mini socket on it and I cannot locate the cable! I've got tons of other cable variations, so I thought I would break open the case and put it in a dock I just bought, then I suddenly had a thought, and you have confirmed it! Western Digital's documentation was totally inadequate to find the proper specifications of these drives!

If you have a micro-B to sata adapter then you could use it in your PS3 just barely but can be used or a USB 3.0 to SATA connector with a USB 3.0 cable extension adapter with 2 USB Female ports on both sides.

Thanks for this, it helped me out nicely

I just convinced my wife to let me put her WD Elements USB 2.0 1TB drive into a USB 3.0 case. Once I took it out I had the same problem with the fixed usb connector. Not fair WD!

Mine looks identical to yours except it is 320GB capacity.

what is the maximum capacity that supports the ps3? 2 TB could? I wanted to disassemble my external 2Tb hard drive and put it internally to my PS3 Super Slim.

Toh kya isse Mai internal ki trah use nahi kr Sakta no sata point

thanks for sharing this vid..i learn a lot...

Anyone had any luck removing the fixed usb connector connected to the hard drive? Mine is broken but i believe that its only these "connectors" that is broken and the disk itself is still working.

can't take the head off of the drive?

are there any micro usb b to sata converter?

should i remove the ss flash adapter to put it in ps3