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How to Hex Edit a PS3 Slim

User created content, also known as homebrew, is important to some gamers as it allows you to legally install free games and programs onto the game console. The Sony PlayStation 3 Slim can be booted into development mode by loading a special hex code into a USB development board and attaching it to the PS3 before boot up. In development mode, you can install package files and other user created software directly from the PS3 Slim's menu.

Things You'll Need

Flip software
USB development board

Instructions

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  Download and install "Flip" programming software onto your computer from the developer's website. Download the hex file to be programmed onto the USB board.
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  Hold down the "Reset" button on the USB development board that will have the hex file loaded onto it.
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  Insert the USB development board's USB cable into your computer's USB port.
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  Hold down the "Bootloader" button on the USB development board while continuing to hold the "Reset" button.
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  Release the "Reset" button, followed by the "Bootloader" button on the USB development board. Launch "Flip" on the computer.
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  Click the microchip icon on the main "Flip" window. Click "USB PCB Controller" on the context menu that comes up.
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  Click the "USB" icon on the "Flip" window. Click "USB" and "Open" on the context menu that opens.
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  Click "File" then "Load Hex File" from the context menu. Click the hex file you are programming onto the USB development board to be used with the PS3.
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  Click "OK" to open the programming window. Click the "Program," "Erase," "Verify," and "Check" options on the programming window.
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  Click "Run" to program the USB development board. Click the "Start Application" option when the programming stops. Unplug the USB development board from the computer.
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  Turn off the PS3 and insert the USB development board's USB cable into the PS3's USB port. Press the "Power" button on the PS3 and immediately press the "Eject" button on the PS3. The PS3 Slim is now in development mode.

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