Internal Disk 1TB max.
To make 2 TB work need to make changes that use only 1.5 TB.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/guide-to-use-2tb-hdd-ssd-on-ps3.637699/
https://www.reddit.com/r/PS3/comments/qlf8mk/2tb_ssd_on_ps3_works_as_1525_gb/
Disk must be MBR not GPT.
It's own File System. Need to use HPA not partitions etc to shrink to 1.5 TB.
External can be NTFS connected over USB.
Many recommend ps1 and ps3 isos be on external NTFS. Ps2 can't run from external
PS2 games must me installed internally?
To SET Host protected area so disk appears as 1.5 TB to PS3.
sudo su
fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 1.8 TiB, 2000398934016 bytes, 3907029168 sectors
Disk model: SSD 870 EVO
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 33553920 bytes
sudo apt-get install hdparm
hdparm -N /dev/sda
/dev/sda:
max sectors = 3907029168/3907029168, HPA is disabled
hdparm -Np3200000000 --yes-i-know-what-i-am-doing /dev/sda
/dev/sda:
setting max visible sectors to 3200000000 (permanent)
max sectors = 3200000000/3907029168, HPA is enabled