Questions tagged [hard-drive]
A hard drive is a device for permanent or long-term storage in computers.
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Macbook: Flashing Folder with Question Mark At Startup
So, I've been hearing a clicking sound coming from my macbook for about a week now. The last few days the system has just been locking itself up when I try to type anything.
Now, at startup I see ...
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How can I increase the time before my external drive powers down?
I have an external USB drive from LaCie that is connected to my MacBook Pro – almost all the time. So whenever I don't use it for a few minutes, it powers down. That means, it takes a few ...
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Performance hit of installing a new hard drive in a MacBook Pro
I have a MacBook Pro 5,3 with a 7200 rpm 500 GB hard drive. I am running out of space and I have been considering upgrading with Western Digital's 1 TB laptop hard drive. I am just curious if I am ...
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External disk stalls iMac
I have a weird problem with an external disk connected to my 27" iMac running OS X 10.6.5.
It is a 1TB LaCie d2 Quadra and it is connected through Firewire.
I use this disk primarily for Time ...
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Will a cloned hard drive function exactly as the original?
If I buy a new hard drive and clone my original onto it (using Carbon Copy Cloner or something similar), will my computer function exactly the same as it did before? Will things like licensed programs ...
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"Winclone has been discontinued". Now what?
I just replaced my old 320Gb HHD on my MBP with a 240Gb SSD and I did not wanted to transfer the hole drive as it would not fit, as I have more than 60Gb of music and 110Gb of Photos and HD Videos.
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Mac HDD Firmware for non-Mac-HDDs?
First of all: I use a MacBook (white) 13.3" 2Ghz (It says it's a MacBook3,1).
There was an 80GB HDD (Hitachi) built in, which just turned out to be a little too...
Well, it's not enough anymore.
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Set up 2 FW800 JBOD units as a RAID 1(mirror)
I've got 2 GMax external drive enclosures, each one takes 2 3.5" SATA disks (up to 1TB per disk), configured to appear as a single 'JBOD' unit. I use FW800 out of the MacBook Pro into one unit, and ...
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Is it possible to use Time Machine on a shared USB Hardrive?
I've a iMac with an external HD derserved to Time Machine. I also have a MacBookPro.
Is it possible to make this config :
Share the disk on the iMac so that the MBP sees it on the network
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Do Macs need to be defragmented?
I don't see any application to defragment my Mac (running OS X).
Is defragmenting not necessary for Mac OS X? If so, why not?
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How do I eject the Time Machine backup drive automatically after each backup?
How do I set Time Machine to eject my external Time Machine backup drive automatically after each backup?
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Can the hard drive in an Apple TV be upgraded? How?
I own an Apple TV, with 160GB of internal storage. I'm interested in replacing that hard drive with a larger one, perhaps 640GB, or else the largest 2.5" drive I can get that would be compatible.
Is ...
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Can I take a hard drive from an iPod Video and put it in an older iPod?
My 80gb iPod Video just died, and I'm pretty sure the hard drive still functions. If I buy an older black-and-white iPod, can I throw in the hard drive and expect it to Just Work?
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Attaching 3.5" desktop drive to MacBook SATA
I have a mid-2007 MacBook that, according to the Apple Store, has suffered some liquid damage and requires a new logic board to operate correctly, a ~$750 repair I've been told (would normally be ...
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