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An iMac 3.2 GHz Core i3 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3, 1TBI, w/ a 320GB external USB PASSPORT hard drive. The only folder on the PASSPORT (at least used to be) was approx 85GB iTunes mp3s. While copying this 85GB to another external 1TB drive, I accidentally cancelled the transfer. (and deleted my...

I have a 2010 macbook pro, which i'd like to connect to my iiyama proLite E1900S display. It works perfectly when using the Apple VGA adapter, however it OS X doesn't even detect the display when using my Apple DVI adapter. I know that my external monitor suppports DVI since i've used the DVI...

Hi, Have an external iSight camera running on a Macmini. Was fine but has starting shutting down. I get a few seconds of the green light on the camera and then it makes a slight noise and shuts off. Any ideas? Is it dead? Cheers folks...

I'm having trouble reformatting a WD 1TB external drive. I'm using Disk Utility, and it gets to the point where it's shrinking the original disk, then just seems to hang for hours. Is there a terminal command, or a utility that I can use to see if anything is actually being done to the disk...

I have 5 external USB disks on my little Mac Mini, and I've noted that if I don't access them for a time they spin down, and the next time I access them I have to wait for them to spin back up again. I don't care for that, and would rather they stayed spun up. Is there some system setting or...

I see a lot of people relying more and more on external HD's for video editing. How important are read/write speeds in general for use in programs like Final Cut or After Effects? As far as I know internal SATA cables provide the fastest speeds and thus make internal drives more "ideal" but is...

Hi everyone, I am wondering if an external harddrive has a hidden file or log that keeps track off all data transfers going in and out of it, including the names of the files. I took my firewire drive to an office to work with someone on a project, and am not sure if I trust the woman...

I have a pretty new iomega external hardrive that i just backed up a lot of important files to. However, as of today my computer cannot recognize the external hardrive when i connect it to my Macbook Pro. I checked in disk utility and the hardrive is recognized there, when i Verify the drive an...

Hi. I have had my macbook pro connected to my Optoma HD65 projector via the DVI out using a DVI to HDMI cable for over a year, without any problems. Recently I connected my macbook again to the projector cable, but when it detected the external display, it recognized it as a VGA...

I recently purchased a Lindy 42937 USB/eSATA/FW400 enclosure which houses an Optiarc AD-6240S DVD burner. This was a replacement for an earlier IcyBox enclosure which had a Prolific FW chipset - known for having problems with OSX Snow Leopard. The Lindy box uses the Oxford chipset which is...

I am running OS 10.4.11 on a 15” PowerBook 1.67 GHz PPC G4 (1.5), 512 KB memory For several years I have had a Passport External 320GB USB (named PASSPORT) drive which holds all of my data & music files. Never have had an issue with the Passport. The 80GB internal drive on the PowerBook...

I just bought a (second) Hitachi Deskstar 2TB 7200 RPM drive and it's sitting in a dock while I'm writing transcoded Video_TS to H.264 files to it from Handbrake. It's very hot to touch right now - even in open air in the dock. Not scalding hot - but it would be close to a burn if one were...

I am running Mac OS 10.6 on a Macbook Pro. I am outputting video files to a projector, which is attached via VGA, for a theatre production in rehearsal. I have set the external display as a additional screen instead of a mirror. Previously I have used an analog vision mixer which has...

I know there are several threads discussing external drops, but they haven't helped me thus far. I dropped a Buffalo 320gb USB external drive while it was operating. When I reattached the drive it lights up and I can hear and feel the spinning for a moment, but it always goes to the message...

I just purchased a 4TB (2x2TB) external drive from OWC. I have two scenarios for its use and I'd like opinions on which is better. I have a lot of movies and video files (as well as other files that eat a lot of disk space). My setup is as follows... Mac Pro (late 2007 model) 1x500GB internal...

Trying to set up Time Machine, I accidentally deleted my 1TB external hard drive from the "Devices" list in Finder. After restarting my computer and plugging in my external again, I'm still stuck in the same situation! Anyone know how I can fix this?

Hi! I recently purchased a Samsung SyncMaster 2033 monitor, and tried to hook it up to my iBook G4 today. Nothing happened. I had to buy the mini-VGA to VGA cord to connect it, but that didn't seem to do anything either. I've tried everything that I can think of, including the 'Detect...

I have a Lacie external hard drive that is operating very slowly and will often crash. Because the warranty is still in effect I am going to send it off to get replaced. I am trying to back my files up onto a new hard drive, however, certain files will not copy. Copying stops and an error...

Hi. I have a SimpleTech external HD that I want to reformat from PC to Mac. I went to disk utilities and selected "erase", but it will not erase the HD so that I can reformat it. I have since attached it to my PC, but do not know how to erase/reformat on a PC (I'm a Mac user that only uses my PC...

I bought a brand new 500Gb WD external HDD a couple days ago and it will not mount but it shows up in disc utilities. When i go to disc utilities and try to format it for my mac i get an I/O error right away. So then i give it to my friend who also has a mac and he was able to format to HFS. I...