Pick your drive. Make sure the interface is a Gen4 M.2 NVMe. Make sure it's the right size. The PS5 supports a number of sizes. The drive should not be more than 25mm in width, 115mm in length, and 11.25mm in thickness. You have to be at least 8mm above the circuit board and up to Sony recommends a minimum read speed of 5,500 MB per second for the drive.
We're using the WD_Black SN850 NVMe SSD with a heatsink, which comes in 500, 1 and 2 terabytes of capacity.
Well done! You're ready to install the drive after you bought it. Read on.
The second step is to prepare the patient for surgery.
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Make sure your PS5 has the latest software before you power it down. You can navigate through the PS5 settings to update system software. If your PS5 says "up to date", then you're ready to go. Turn off your console and put it back on.
If you want to install your SSD you will need a clean, hard surface that is dust-free and clean of debris that can drift inside your console while it's open. You will need a cross-head screwdriver.
Step 3 is to ground yourself.
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I'm not talking about doing yoga or meditation. Grounding yourself is an important step to make sure you don't damage your PS5's internal components due to a discharge of static electricity.
