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  1. B

    PowerBook G4 Boot/Install Issues

    Hello, Longtime browser, first-time poster! I have an ancient 15" PowerBook G4 that I recently put up for sale on Craigslist along with a few other old Macs in order to clear space at the office and just get rid of old stuff. The buyers took them off of my hands, and then tried reinstalling an...
    • brettroby
    • Thread
    • fail hard drive installation operating system optical drive powerbook g4 stall
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  2. PinkyMacGodess

    I a full intensive drive scan for errors possible?

    I used Carbon Copy Cloner to clone my existing hard drive to a new larger one, and got 4 errors for 'bad files/bad spots' on the source drive. Funny thing is that HD Utility says 'Hey, dude. Nothing's wrong here'. Is there a utility that can do a 'surface scan' on the drive and see if there are...
  3. Lbyas

    MacBook won't boot

    Hello! I'm new to the forum and am at a complete loss as to what to do. Last year, the hard drive on our macbook gave out, so we had that, along with the battery replaced and the RAM upgraded. Fortunately, we were able to keep all of our data and the repair guy set up time machine for us and we...
    • Lbyas
    • Thread
    • data recovery hard drive macbook 15" macbookpro startup problem
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  4. shmerls

    Looking for internal drive recommendation

    If we're not allowed to request product recommendations, apologies. If OK... I need a new main HDD (bay1) and duplicate to make mirror backups (bay2). I'm thinking Seagate Enterprise Capacity, 7200 rpm, 5 yr warranty, ST300NM0033 - because per Seagate they are Biz quality, more rugged, quiet...
    • shmerls
    • Thread
    • hard drive internal hdd warranty
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  5. J

    Seagate 500GB recognised but not 2TB external hard drive

    Hey guys and gals, So I installed PB4 of Sierra this morning (Macbook Air 2012) but now I can't get one of my external hard drives to work. When I connect my Seagate 500GB Slim (which I use for TM backups), Sierra recognises it no problem. However, when I connect my Seagate 2TB Backup Plus...
  6. H

    Mac shows my external hard drives as internal hard disks

    In disk utility it says they are internal hard disks. I have to check the box "Hard disks" in the finder preferences in order for them to show up on the desktop. When on the desktop they have the same icon as the "Macintosh HD" Hard disk instead of the orange external hard drive icon. How can I...
    • hamishmclaren
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    • external drive hard disk hard drive
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: macOS
  7. D

    Are these permissions correct for the system drive?

    I just happened to notice that the permissions of my boot drive are unusual. They say: Name Privilege system Read & Write wheel Read only everyone Read only I am still using Mavericks, by the way. Is that normal? I also have a partition with Snow Leopard and there it says...
    • danqi
    • Thread
    • hard drive mavericks os x osx permissions root
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: macOS
  8. RhythmAttic

    iPod Ipod classic won't connect to Macbook Pro, fails HDSMART Data test

    Yes I have searched the forum for this same question, and found similar but different discussions. The deal is, my iPod (iPod classic 160GB (Late 2009) stopped being read at all by my computer, including in Itunes, Finder, and Disk Utility, so I have no way to access it via my comp to restore...
  9. S

    Encrypted CoreStorage HD on Windows 10

    I'm trying to access my MacBook Pro hard drive on my PC. It's not being recognized by MacDrive or HFSExplorer because it's encrypted and uses CoreStorage. Are there any possibilities to access this drive on my PC?
  10. T

    Do I need to clone my hard drive?

    I have the MacBook Pro, MD101B/A, Intel Core i5, 500GB, 4GB RAM, 13.3". I plan on taking out the hard drive and installing a 1TB SSD. There are no files on the laptop that I want to keep. Can I just erase the hard drive and put in my SSD? Or do I still need to clone my hard drive? Cheers!
  11. Wolf.Raised

    Ancient (2008) Macbook Pro 17" Making Funny Noise

    My Macbook Pro is making unusual noise that is either associated with a fan or the hard drive. Is there a way to pinpoint which is the problem without taking it apart? Since I am a starving artist and am going to try to do repairs myself, I would like to have parts purchased prior to cracking...
  12. JayD74

    MBP Hard Drive Upgrade

    Hello guys,. Noob here and 1st time MacBook Pro owner. I recently purchased a used 2010 MBP with 4gb of ram and 320gb hard drive. It's a core 2 duo running El Capitan. The question I have is on the Apple site it says I can upgrade to 8gb. ram and either 500gb sata drive or 512gb SSD. Will it...
  13. W

    Best 3.5 Internal Hard Drive for Time Machine

    Hey everyone, Im looking at getting a new drive/drives for internal time machine in my Mac Pro 2010. Ill probably be backing up a few large files (100gb+) so was thinking to maybe RAID 0 them. Trying to decide between the WD Black because its 7200rpm or the Seagate SSHD but I'm not sure if Time...
  14. iamrawr

    Disk with 2 Partitions. unable to boot Mac OS

    Hey guys. i'm currently using bootcamp right now but I am unable to boot into the Mac OS of my hard drive. I have a 2010 Macbook Pro using a Momentus XT Hybrid SSD, which was installed in it 5 years ago. I hope it's not a symptom of a hard drive failure. my bootcamp side works as expected. I am...
    • iamrawr
    • Thread
    • boot efi hard drive partition recovery
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  15. Hexxiteqqit

    Crackling Noise in New Henge Dock

    I've recently received a vertical docking station from Henge for my 13-inch MacBook Pro. I read the manual and followed the instructions correctly, using the "D" piece for my MagSafe 2 power cable. For some reason that is unknown to me, I've started hearing a crackling sound coming from within...
    • Hexxiteqqit
    • Thread
    • crackling dock docking station hard drive henge mac osx macbook pro ssd
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  16. mermaid2010

    Can I use 2010 Time Capsule as an EHD

    I now have a redundant 2010 Time Capsule, not needed for Wi-Fi or back up (which BTW never worked well anyway!) What to do with it, chuck it or is it possible to utilise the space on it for just storing some files films photos? If so how do I do it. Have looked on You Tube but nothing that is...
  17. shslphantom

    Issue using Tuxera?

    Hello everyone! I recently installed Windows 10 on a separate Hard Drive in my 2008 Mac Pro. I installed Tuxera on my Mac side so I could transfer files easily between the two different OS. So the issue I'm having is this: I put files onto the drive using Tuxera on the Mac side no problem...
  18. mike1982

    Worth replacing hard drive in mid-2007 iMac?

    I've had this machine for close to nine years and the hard drive finally crapped out. Is it worth trying to salvage the machine by replacing the hard drive? It ran great other than that. If so, what OS do you recommend? Thanks!
    • mike1982
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    • hard drive imac
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iMac
  19. E

    My Macbook Pro internal hard drive is damaged

    Let me tell you the entire story I was playing League of Legends with my friends, we just started the game and my screen froze on the pre game loading screen, it was completely frozen and my only option was to manually shut it down. When I shut it down, the apple logo would appear and the...
  20. M

    Hard disk problems

    I don't really know the best site for posting this, but i thought i'd try my luck here. I have just got a new external hard disk, the Seagate expansion, and i am trying to format it to work on my mac. I was told that i had to erase the disk and format it to OS X Extended (Journal) with the Disk...
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