Complete PlayStation Reinstalling System Software | PS4 Trailer

VIDEO PlayStation Reinstalling System Software | PS4 TV commercial 2020 • Here are the steps to take if your PS4 system starts up in Safe Mode with a message requesting an update file on a USB device. These directions are only recommended for PS4 systems that cannot start up normally, because following them will delete all data from the hard disk. 00:00 If your PS4 system 00:02 starts up in safe mode with directions 00:04 to connect a USB storage device 00:07 it means you need to reinstall 00:09 the system software. 00:11 This is only recommended for 00:13 systems that cannot start normally 00:15 because it will delete all data 00:17 from the hard drive. 00:19 You will need... 00:20 a computer that’s connected to the Internet 00:22 and a USB flash drive 00:25 or a “thumb” drive 00:26 that’s in FAT32 or exFAT format 00:30 that has at least 1.1 GB 00:33 of free space. 00:35 Go to www.playstation.com 00:39 and open the [Help] menu at the top. 00:44 Select [System Software]… 00:49 followed by [PS4]. 00:54 Scroll down past the 00:55 current system software release 00:57 to find the “PS4 Complete System Software File” 01:01 and download the file. 01:04 Connect your USB storage device 01:06 to the computer. 01:08 Create a folder named “PS4” 01:11 on the device. 01:13 Make an “UPDATE” folder 01:15 inside the PS4 folder. 01:18 Copy the software file 01:19 into the UPDATE folder. 01:22 Make sure the file is named 01:24 “PS4UPDATE.PUP" 01:27 because your computer might add 01:29 extra characters you’ll need to delete. 01:32 The names of the file 01:33 and the folders must be 01:35 in all capital letters. 01:37 Connect the USB device 01:39 to your PS4 system… 01:41 select [OK]… 01:43 and follow the directions to 01:45 reinstall the system software. 01:48 If the file cannot be found 01:50 you should double check that the 01:51 file and folders are named correctly 01:54 in all capital letters 01:56 and then try again. 01:58 If the PS4 does not support the 02:01 USB device’s file system… 02:03 you’ll need to reformat the device 02:05 as ExFAT or FAT32 before 02:09 following these directions again.- advertisement spot 2020