Sony 's official response tells users to update their PS3 with the current hard drive first, then put the new hard drive in, get a USB/Thumb drive, download the 3.41 firmware from their computer ...

Sony Computer Entertainment, er, Sony Interactive Entertainment has just released a new system software 4.87 update for the PS3.

PS3 firmware update 1.8 will be released today, improving the image quality of movies and PS2 and PSOne video games. It also allows people to check out stored video, music files and digital photos ...

In order to download the update, you need a minimum 200MB of free space on either the PS3 Hard Disk Drive (System Update) or on removable storage media (PC Update).

Sony has struck back against users of the PS Jailbreak, a USB mod chip that allowed users to copy and play games from the PS3’s hard drive, with a new security update. The 3.42 update is ...

But, it wouldn't be like Sony to lock down the hard drive installation process, especially considering it's one of the more defining features of the PS3.

Sony reissues PS3 firmware update 3.41 after users with replaced hard drives could not access it.

The firmware (2.20) update includes Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0 (BD-Live) capability as well as other features to enhance the PS3’s interoperability with PlayStation Portable (PSP) players, Sony said.

As VGC reports, this update takes the System Software to v4.88 and it requires 200MB of free space either on your PS3 hard drive or a USB stick plugged into a PC.