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I modified my PS3 to have a rear USB port for my Playstation EYE. I looked all over the web for instructions on how to do this but couldn't find anything. So I just did it myself.Here are the results:1. It works.2. As long as you don't plug anything into the front USB port you've "borrowed" for the rear port, everything is fine.3. If you plug something into the "borrowed" port, both peripherals stop working and you'll need to restart the PS3.4. This setup cannot act like a true USB hub as it's just a pass-thru for one of the front ports.Since this setup is not optimal and I'd like at least 2 USB ports on the back of my PS3, I'm currently working on a new mod that will allow a true hub on the back eliminating the aforementioned limitations.- MacSolidWorks
you know who i would bone? daffy duck
The most pointless mod ever
It such a hell of a lot of work for practically nothing. Take apart a PS3 fully to move a USB port. Why not just get a hub?
My PS3 now boasts six (6) fully functional USB ports, the original four in front, and two (2) in the rear. We used the facilities of Dominion Lasercom's R&D lab for our work location as this is a seriously complex (and frightening) mod.Since their are no schematics or plans anywhere on the net to do this, we had a-lot of head scratching and hurdles to deal with, but in the end it worked out very well as you can see.Basically what we've done is cut the data path from the internal USB controller chip on the PS3 to the #4 USB port (the one closest to the center).We then wired the upstream connection on the "external" hub to the PS3's data output on those traces, thus tricking the PS3 into thinking there's a regular four port hub plugged into the front.After that, we wired a downstream cable from the "external" hub back to the PS3's front USB port.To activate the two rear USB ports we simply ran 2 pairs of data lines from the "external" hub.All power to and from the "external" hub was handled with and old IDE HDD ribbon cable trimmed down to three wires: power, negative, and ground.The results:1. It works with no limitations2. Anything can be plugged into the front and rear USB ports. This includes charging your Sixaxis controller, more hubs, Playstation Eye, external HDD, etc.4. This setup is a true USB hub and I absolutely love it!I am fully aware I could just plug in a hub, or get a USB extension cable and run it to the back...don't post these kinds of obvious solutions. If you ask me why I did it, my answer is..."why not?"