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How to Downgrade PS3 3.50 With Sansa

The PlayStation 3 video game console's operating system can be modified to permit games to be played off the hard drive as well as other options. You can downgrade the operating system using a Sansa MP3 player provided that a special file has first been installed on the player. The procedure to use the Sansa with the PS3 is straightforward and does not require any disassembly or physical modification of either device.

Things You'll Need

USB cable
PS3 video game controller

Instructions

- 1
  Press the power switch to turn on the Sansa MP3 player. Wait 30 seconds. Insert one end of the USB cable into the Sansa MP3 player's USB port. Insert the other end of the USB cable into a free USB port on the front of the PS3 console.
- 2
  Press your finger against the touch-sensitive button at the right top edge of the PS3. Remove your finger after hearing a beep. Let 10 seconds pass. Press your finger against the touch-sensitive button and hold it there until the PS3 shuts itself off. Wait 30 seconds.
- 3
  Plug a PS3 video game controller into a free USB port on the front of the PS3. Press your finger against the touch-sensitive button. Remove your finger after hearing a beep.
- 4
  Press the "PS" button at the center of the controller once. Let the PS3's main menu appear on the screen.
- 5
  Navigate to the "System" icon on the screen using the direction pad. Select the icon from below that will turn off the PS3. Press the "X" button on the controller. Do nothing until the screen goes black.
- 6
  Unplug the controller's USB cable from the USB port on the PS3. Do nothing for 10 minutes. Press the rocker switch on the back left of the PS3 to completely shut it down. Remove the USB cable from the PS3 and from the Sansa.

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