Downgrading a PSP means to change the installed Firmware to a lower version, for example, downgrading a Firmware 2.00 PSP to Firmware 1.50. Sony does not allow downgrading, however, various exploits have been found that allow selected firmware versions to be downgraded. Downgrading is a risky process if the instructions are not followed, and could brick your PSP.
The PlayStation 3 uses a login system to separate the files for different users, however, not all the files are private. Some things are available to all users who log onto the PS3, see below for information on what is shared and what is private to each user:
Shared Content
Private to each user
A Custom Firmware is a firmware for the PSP made by someone other than Sony. Dark_AleX is well known for his Custom Firmwares, including 2.71 SE, 3.02 OE and 3.03 OE. Custom Firmwares are used as a replacement to the Sony Firmware, usually to add extra features or to remove security features in Sony’s Firmwares. Installing a Custom Firmware can brick your PSP if instructions are not followed.
No. In order to use the PlayStation 3 console, a hard drive must be installed and formatted to the PS3 filesystem. This is the reason why all PS3 models contain hard drives. Using the system without a hard drive will cause an error on start up.
What does the Dynamic Normalizer setting do?
[Dynamic Normalizer] is a feature available in Firmware Version 3.10+. The [Dynamic Normalizer] feature provides automatic volume adjustment for playback of music tracks or other audio sources with varying output levels.
The PlayStation 3 has two 128MB flash chips, totalling 256MB.
This is a really stupid thing to do but it it happens by accident, your PSP will most likely be useless. Since the update is flashing files to your PSP, any interruption will halt this process and mean that all the files could not be copied. If crucial files were not copied, then the PSP will no longer function unless you can flash the PSP using a modchip.
Depending on where you live, your PS3 Blu-Ray drive will be locked. Only movies from the same region, or those coded with no region settings will playback on the console. See the list below.
In order to play PlayStation 1 games on your PSP, you must be running firmware version 3.00 or above. PSOne games for the PSP can be downloaded using a PS3 via the PlayStation Store or you can use the PlayStation Store for PC. You will a memory stick duo of size 512MB or above in order to download games onto your PSP.
Please note that PS1 game discs cannot fit into the PSP’s UMD slot. Trying will either damage your disk or the PSP. This should be obvious since the PS1 disc is much larger than a UMD disc.
Yes you can. However, the contents of the hard drive are encrypted using a code unique to your PlayStation 3. As a result, you will not be able to read any information from the hard drive. The otheros partition of the drive is not encrypted but will not be readable on a PC either. If you wish to backup your PS3 data, you must use the Backup Utility built into the PlayStation 3.
You can connect your PS3 Hard Drive to your PC using a 2.5" SATA to USB/Firewire caddy (pictured above), which cost between $8 to $20.
