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Sabtu, 08 Maret 2014

What are the list of all the Microsoft Windows version? From Windows 1.0 to Windows 8?

Sam

Answer
Windows 8, for home, business desktops, and portable computers, released on October 26, 2012.

Windows 8 â This edition, simply called "Windows 8", succeeds Windows 7 Home Premium
Windows 8 Pro â Windows 8 Pro succeeds Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate and is targeted towards enthusiasts and business users; it includes all the features of Windows 8. Additional features include operating as a Remote Desktop server, the ability to participate in a Windows Server domain, Encrypting File System, Hyper-V, and Virtual Hard Disk Booting, Group Policy as well as BitLocker and BitLocker To Go. Windows Media Center functionality will be available only for Windows 8 Pro, as a paid "Media Pack."
Windows 8 Enterprise â Windows 8 Enterprise provides all the features in Windows 8, Pro, with additional features to assist with IT organization. This edition will only be available to Software Assurance customers.
Windows RT â Windows RT is only available pre-installed on ARM-based devices such as tablet PCs. It includes touch-optimized desktop versions of the basic set of Office 2013 applications to usersâMicrosoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, and support device encryption capabilities. Several business-focused features such as Group Policy and domain support are not included.

Windows 7, for home, business desktops, and portable computers, released date 22 July 2009

Windows 7 Starter A variant for developing countries and netbooks, in which the Aero theme is not included, nor 64-bit compatibility. This edition is to be available pre-installed on computers through system integrators or computer manufacturers.
Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Basic is available in emerging markets such as Brazil, People's Republic of China, India, Mexico, Pakistan and Southeast Asia. It will not be available in countries such as Australia, Canada, France, Germany, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, the United States, or the United Kingdom. Some Aero options are excluded along with several new features.
Windows 7 Home Premium This edition contains features aimed at the home market segment, such as Windows Media Center, Windows Aero and touch-screen controls.
Windows 7 Professional This edition is targeted toward enthusiasts and small business users. It includes all the features of Windows 7 Home Premium, and adds the ability to participate in a Windows Server domain. Additional features include operating as a Remote Desktop server, location aware printing, Encrypting File System, Presentation Mode and Windows XP Mode.
Windows 7 Enterprise (Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7600) This edition targets the enterprise segment of the market and is sold through volume licensing to companies which have Software Assurance contract with Microsoft. Additional features include support for Multilingual User Interface (MUI) packages, BitLocker Drive Encryption, and UNIX application-support. Not available through retail or OEM channels, this edition is distributed through Microsoft Software Assurance (SA). As a result it includes several SA-only benefits, including a license allowing the running of multiple virtual machines, and activation via VLK.
Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Ultimate contains the same features as Windows 7 Enterprise, but unlike that edition is available to home users on an individual license basis. Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional users are able to upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate for a fee using Windows Anytime Upgrade if they wish to do so. Unlike Windows Vista Ultimate, the Windows 7 Ultimate edition does not include the Windows Ultimate Extras feature or any exclusive features. (6.1.7600) Observe the existence of versions that is locked out from activation in some countries.
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601.17514)

Windows Vista, for home and business desktops and portable computers

Windows Vista Starter Similar to Windows XP Starter Edition,
Windows Vista Home Basic Similar to Windows XP Home Edition,
Windows Vista Home Premium Like Windows XP Media Center Edition,
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Enterprise (Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6000.0)
Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows XP

Windows XP Starter Edition,
Windows XP Home Edition,
Windows XP Home Edition N,
Windows XP Professional,
Windows XP Professional N,
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition,
Windows XP Media Center Edition
Windows XP Media Center Edition
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2003
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Windows XP 64-bit Edition
Professional for Intel's IA-64 (Itanium)
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition,

Windows Me
Windows 2000

Windows 2000 Professional

Windows 98

Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows 98

Windows NT 4.0
Windows 95

Windows 95 OSR2.5
Windows 95 OSR 2.1
Windows 95 USB Supplement to OSR2
Windows 95 OSR2
Windows 95 OSR1
Windows 95 SP1
Windows 95

Windows NT 3.51

Windows NT 3.51

Windows NT 3.5

Windows NT 3.5 Workstation â t

Windows 3.2
Windows for Workgroups 3.11
Windows NT 3.1

Windows NT 3.1

Windows for
Windows 3.1
Windows 3.0
Windows 2.10
Windows 2.03
Windows 2.01
Windows 1.04
Windows 1.03
Windows 1.02
Windows 1.01

I had my portable external hard drive in while i was installing windows 7 and now it doesn't show up?

chunky_06

I always have my hard drive in, and i installed windows 7 and everything went fine but then when i clicked on my computer my hard drive wasn't being shown and it hasn't showed up since? Any help anyone?

Answer
First, remove and reinsert the drive to see if it detects it or not. It's a good idea to try it on another computer too. Try opening disk management to see if its there or not (start, right click on my computer, click manage, then choose disk management on the left column). If it shows up as free space, then you could create a partition and use it.

The drive enclosure might be bad.
Then try contacting the manufacturer if you have warranty, if not then you should disassemble it and use the bare hard drive in your computer to see if it works or not, because the enclosure might be broken. If that doesn't help, then your drive is bad.

Western Digital Hard Drive Not showing in windows 7?

wemo_anaya

It's running as usual when connected, no weird sounds or anything unusual. Its a portable hd, and I have a non portable that pulls up fine, connected as well. Usually have both connected, no problems, but recently the portable won't show up in my computer or disk management... Have no idea what to do now...

Answer
Never buy WD cause it's cheap Seagate Barrucada is the most reliable.

How do I move files into an external hard drive?

Chase

I recently bought a Seagate 3TB External Hard Drive, I plugged it into my Mac and attempted to move files into it. My computers internal hard drive holds 500GB and I was running out of space. However, whenever I try to move files into the external hard drive they only create copies of the files, I want to move the original file into it without creating a copy. The reason why I want to move the original files onto the hard drive is because I don't want to delete the files on my computer, because deleting the 250GB that I want on the external hard drive would take a while.

Answer
Hold down the Command key while dragging the selected files onto the external drive and they will be moved not copied.

With 3TB to play with perhaps setting up a 1TB partition to use as a Time Machine back up of the internal drive would be advantageous and use the other 2TB for general storage usage.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1427

The initial backup will take a long time (leave it running overnight) but after that it will do hourly backups for any new files on the internal drive.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5845

USB 3.0 External Hard Drives that will work with MAC OSX 10.4?

Abair

So, I've a slight problem. I can't seem to find a 3TB External Hard Drive which will work with a Mac OSX 10.4. The reason being I've some editing to do for a project and can't find not one Ext.HD to suit the OS that I have in the editing suite. Another reason is that the new iMac 27" is due after Christmas and I'll want external storage for when I hopefully buy the iMac. Can anyone please help. Said editing project needs to be done before christmas. Thanks!

Answer
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Portable hard drive vs external hard drive?

dddr3017

I recently had to re-install everything on my laptop. I am looking into an external drive for my files. I recently read the difference between a portable vs external hard drive. I am going to use the hard for my documents, photos and music. I am looking to possibility using as more as a back up and/or when I need to travel and need to do my work. Can someone recommend which type I should use and/or the amount of storage i should purchase?

Thanks

Answer
Well I currently use an external Seagate 1TB hard drive for all of my back ups, movies, music and games. Most external hard drives are actually very portable and easy to take on the road.

The size of the hard drive you decide on is really going to depend on how much media you plan on storing. If you want to plan for the future like me go big, and find a nice 500GB to 1TB+ hard drive. You can also find smaller sizes for less money of you don't think you'll ever use that much space.

Bestbuy has an average selection but I'd also recommend Newegg.com.
http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCategory=414&name=External-Hard-Drives They have a wider selection and often have great deals including free shipping.

I hope this helps. =)

External/Portable hard drives?

Miss Liz

Which brand is better? Quality wise, I see a lot of products by Seagate and Western Digital.
Does the brand matter, or should I just go with the one that is more in my price range. Both brands have products that I would choose, but ultimately, one has a better deal. Which is Seagate. Should I just go with the cheaper one, or is Western Digital a bit better.

Also, what is the portable hard drive just a good as a regular external hard drive?

I'm looking at buying a Seagate portable hard drive for $50. But then there is also a Seagate External hard drive (bigger, not as portable, but still hold the same gigage.) for a few dollars more.

I guess my main question is, does it matter if I choose between Western digital or Seagate?
I want at least a 320 gig. 1T would be as big as I would go, although not really needed. At 320 or 500 is ideal. But, my main misunderstanding is mostly about the brands. Help? :)

Also, any suggestions for a quality external hard/portable drive would be appreciated. Thank you.

Answer
I would go with the cheaper. I always do, and I have about 11 TB of hard drive space right now and 6TB of it is Seagate. Never had a problem with Seagate.

That being said, a friend of mine swears by Western Digital, and he did have one issue with a Seagate a few years back.

This one is good for a 320GB
http://tinyurl.com/320gbportable
$60

This one is good for a 1TB
http://tinyurl.com/1tbportable
$120

What portable hard drive would you recommend (preferably 1TB)?

Jordan

I am looking into buying a portable hard drive. I study Graphic Design at college and a Hard drive would be useful. I currently have a USB which is only 4GB which I feel won't be enough.

I have some factors to consider

Reliability: Fast and easy to use and doesn't experience regular problems.

Portability: Easy to travel with.

Durability/Lasting factor: Doesn't brake easily and lasts for a long time

Memory: As I said before preferably a 1TB (3.0 USB hard drive)

Price: I am looking around the price of Â£50-Â£100 for an external hard drive.

I have had so many mixed reviews on external hard drives I'm finding it difficult to make a firm decision. All Answers will be appreciated but the best answer will be the one that best fits my criteria :D

Answer
iomega is very reliable. it also has a warranty that comes with it (every external hard drive does).

Many students at my school get WD (Western Digital) because it's cheaper, but many of them had issue with it (it's not connecting, it crashes easily, etc. etc.)

Iomega works well. It doesn't overheat like some of Seagate does.

Seagate overheats and not many student use it.

G (sold at Mac stores) have pretty good ratings. But I don't know of many people who have this, and not many ratings online (last time I checked).

Online at tech forums, people rate and crit which external hard drives works best and is most reliable. You can also check Best Buy and compare each hard drive with one another. You should also go into the hard drive company's website/forums which will most likely have buyer's ratings. You should check those.

When I did that, Iomega had best ratings. It also runs on Firewire, which is far faster than regular USB which most hard drives still rely on. When you work with large files, it's best to have firewire. Saves you time.

What is a better external usb 3.0 hard drive, seagate or western digital?

neil s

I am looking at two different external hard-drives:

the
Western Digital My Passport Essential SE 1 TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Passport-Essential-Portable/dp/tech-data/B0041OSQ9S/ref=de_a_smtd

and the
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 750 GB USB 3.0 Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive STAA750101 (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-FreeAgent-Ultra-Portable-External-STAA750101/dp/B0047E37GE/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=IV6WISAD05W2D&colid=19GUNSDTL07HO

thanks!
I'm not concerned with the capacity of the drive (750gb vs 1TB), only with performance, reliability, support, better built, faster, etc...
I'm not concerned with the capacity of the drive (750gb vs 1TB), only with performance, reliability, support, better built, faster, etc...

Answer
Personally I would go with the Western Digital drive. It has better reviews and I know from personal experience that Seagate support isn't the greatest.

Jumat, 07 Maret 2014

Macbook Pro - How do you use an external hard drive?

Zach

Hi all, I just recently purchased a Macbook Pro.

Tech Spechs: 15 Inch, 2.66GHz, and 128 GB SSD.

I upgraded the hard drive from 500GB to 128GB. I know that's less space, but it has a solid state drive which I really wanted.

However, now I'm running out of room! I was going to purchase this: http://store.apple.com/us/product/H2068/G-Technology-500GB-G-DRIVE-FireWire-USB-Portable-Hard-Drive?mco=MTYzMzA4NDE

but I'm not 100% sure of what I can do with it. Could I just upload my iTunes and everything to it? Because my library is fairly big, and I need to install other programs on here, etc.

I was wondering if I can use the hard drive for Time Machine and additionally store files on it? I know that Time Machine basically backs everything up. So I want that on there, but I also want to be able to install programs on the hard drive. Like install Microsoft Office for Mac on the external, put my iTunes library on there, etc so it would only be on the computer if the external hard drive was connected. Can it do two things like that at once? Time Machine, and store non-backup files on it?

Answer
Bassman above is correct. and you do not need a Time Capsule to use time Machine just another hard drive. I currently have my itunes library split onto TWO external harddrives because I ran out of room years ago. It does work. Good Luck!

What is the best external hard drive for Macbook Pro?

aidan

I want one that can act as an external hard drive and at the same time be used for Time Machine. (if it's possible) I would also like it to be aesthetically pleasing and be fast with a good amount of storage. About one TB. I don't want it to be too expensive. I know I am asking for a lot, but if someone could make a list of ones that fit various parts of my requirements that would be great!
I Just didn't want someone showing me one for like $300 dollars @ 3TB and require a seperate $600 housing unit. I'm just looking for something for extra storage and a backup copy for my Mac for use with TM.

Answer
The best is SSD and aluminum enclosure with Firewire 800 and USB 3.0 connectors. That's the last two links at "Sources". OK, I lied. An aluminum case for Thunderbolt goes for 300 bucks, add your own drives: http://www.amazon.com/Akitio-Neutrino-Thunder-Duo-Enclosure/dp/B00D4EBIV4/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1382911631&sr=8-13&keywords=thunderbolt+enclosure

If you want a high-quality drive and case, buy these two items (hard drive and enclosure), and with a small screwdriver you put them together....
http://www.amazon.com/HGST-Travelstar-2-5-Inch-Internal-0J22423/dp/B00B4QESVQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370072848&sr=8-1&keywords=HGST+HTS721010A9E630 (2.5â HDD, 7200rpm, 1TB)
http://tinyurl.com/3okh75r (enclosure with Firewire 800 and USB 2.0 connection)
It does not include A.C. power adapter, but you can buy an adapter at Radio Shack or Wal-Mart, if it ever fails to have enough power from the USB connection.

Another option is to buy this case-HDD combo that does include power adapter...
http://www.amazon.com/MiniPro-External-FireWire-Portable-Silver/dp/B0067N0DME/ref=pd_sim_pc_2 (1TB, 7200RPM HDD in aluminum enclosure that has both Firewire 800 and USB 3.0 connections.

The reason for aluminum case is to dissipate heat. Less heat held in means longer life for the drive inside.

For the possibility of future needs, get a 3.5" drive and case. You can step up later to a larger capacity drive and keep using the same case. Again, aluminum for heat dissipation, Firewire 800 for fastest use with a MacBook Pro, and USB, just in case you want to connect it to a PC or a Mac that has no Firewire port...
http://www.amazon.com/3-5-Inch-Aluminum-SuperSpeed-Enclosure-G-S350SU3B2/dp/B00B7MWQE8/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1377045151&sr=8-15&keywords=drive+case+3.0+USB+firewire+800 (top quality enclosure)
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Cache-Desktop-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_46?ie=UTF8&qid=1346127194&sr=8-46&keywords=3.5%22+1tb+hard+drive (1TB, 7200RPM drive)

or... http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST2000DM001/dp/B005T3GRN2/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1363446712&sr=8-6&keywords=3.5%22+2tb+drive (2TB, 7200RPM drive)

TM doesn't care what brand of drive or what size, but larger is better.

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portable external hard drive?

Adam

i am planning on buying this portable hard drive.
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?name=st905004exa101-rk-expansion-portable-usb-500gb-hd&vgnextoid=f54a4d13af3df110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD&locale=en-US

i am wondering if it will survive being jostled around in by back pack or not. (it will be off of course) or should i invest in a LaCie "Rugged" hard drive??? (still portable, but designed to take a beating)

Answer
http://astore.amazon.com/greenspacelan-20/detail/B0041OSAZS
you can buy WD usb 3.0, 500gb and only $71.99. very good quality

Portable external hard drives?

Love'n'Hat

I've been looking to buy a 500gb external hard drive and have looked at top brands such as Seagate and Western Digital; however after reading reviews of various other brands on the internet, I'm concerned about reliability. I know that nothing is 100% reliable - both the external hard drive and the companies that produce them - but I would like a product which has the lowest chances of breaking down and maintaining efficiency.

In terms of aesthetic appeal, I'm not too focused on that as I'd rather have something unattractive that works rather than a beautiful product that dies on me quickly. Though generally I'd prefer something slim and not too bulky as I may need to carry it around.

Based on your own knowledge and perhaps experience, which brand would you recommend that fits this criteria above? I made the criteria quite loose and flexible as I have little knowledge on external hard drives myself. Also price is not an issue right now but ideally I'd like something under Â£100. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
500gb is not a must either, I'm willing to go down to 250gb.

Answer
I have a 180 GB external called a Passport that I use the most. Mainly because it is powered by the USB -- no external wall plugged power supply. However, let me caution you about hooking up any of these externals to Windows7. With Win7 you MUST find the device in Control Panel and 'unmount'. If you don't then the contents can be non-accessible to any other computer.

No problems with anything Linux running the show on the externals.

I've never had any reliability problems. I don't use my externals as a production storage drive. They are hooked up for temp archiving and then transferred to other computers.

Maxtor and Seagate are now one company. I have the 500GB and 1TB with both nameplates. What I use them for mainly is to transfer video footage that has been captured to the hard drive. These externals will not provide you with an extra drive to make movies. The video editor programs have to have the internal hard drive for making a continuous movie.

Need advise on new hard drive?

Meldan

My inspiron 9300 fell 3 days ago and now the 80GB (7, 200RPM) IDE hard drive is on the fritz. I'm goin to buy another one and i want to know what should i look for in a hard drive. I want it to be fairly robust in terms of usage.
I have;
INSPIRON 9300 PENTIUM M PROCESSOR 750
MEMORY UPGRADE FROM 512 MB TO 1024 MB
MEMORY DUAL-CHANNEL 1024MB (2X512) 533MH
128MB DDR ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300 GRAPH

not sure what else i need to put on here
those bottom 4 details are just customisations to the normal 9300, listed incase tehy affect any info

Answer
Buying a laptop hard drive or external/portable hard drive for someone who doens't have a great deal of knowledge could be confusing. I sincerely hope the information below will help you when deciding to buy a hard drive or portable hard drive, and will also save you some money and headaches.

ALWAYS CHECK IF THE HARD DRIVE COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY

Notebook 2.5" hard drives sold on eBay could either have the manufaturer's warranty, used, a new pull, sold as is, refurbished or white label. If your goal is to invest money on quality products, and mostly importantly, not be disappointed with your purchase, I would recommend you buy a product which comes with full manufacturer's warranty. What does this mean? Manufacturer's warranty starts from the date the hard drive was manufactured and NOT the day it was sold or used. Most hard drives and most manufacturers, including Toshiba, Hitachi and Fujitsu offer a 3-year warranty on the product, again from the day it was manufactured and NOT the day it was purchased. Seagate now offers a 5-year warranty on its 2.5" laptop hard drives.

WHICH BRAND SHOULD YOU CHOOSE?

Major brands are Fujitsu, Toshiba, Hitachi and Seagate. I personally think that the 4 companies provide excellent products. Based on my experience with the 2.5" hard drives, I think that Fujitsu's hard drives are the quietest (whisper quiet.) But again, whichever brand you choose might not matter that very much. All of the 4 companies I mentioned are really extremely reputable. It is perhaps a personal brand choice. Just make sure to pick a new product with the warranty.

DO YOU REALLY SAVE MONEY IF YOU DECIDE TO BUY A HARD DRIVE WITH NO WARRANTY?

Imagine buying a hard drive or portable hard drive without any warranty. Let's say the hard drive is really new and never used before. Remember, as I mentioned above, the hard drive warranty starts from the day it was manufactured and not sold. Imagine if for some reason or other, the hard drive fails within a short period of time. Now what? The seller is really not responsible at all, assuming that he/she stated everything part of the eBay listing. It is very understandable that the buyer might feel betrayed, but this is the reason why I am writing this guide. Saving a couple of dollars on a refurbished, white label, used, or as is hard drive, is perhaps not saving money at all. If the hard drive fails, you will end up losing all your money (unless there is some kind of warranty, either through the manufacturer or the seller.)

MAKE SURE TO CHECK WHETHER YOU NEED A SATA OR PATA HARD DRIVE

SATA is the next generation of portable 2.5" hard drives. SATA (Serial ATA) is the successor to the legacy Advanced Technology Attachment standard (ATA, also known as IDE). IDE is the older technology which was retroactively renamed Parallel ATA (PATA) to distinguish it from Serial ATA. Fujitsu has established itself as the leader in the 2.5" SATA hard disk drive space delivering the industryâs first 2.5" SATA hard disk drive in the world in January 2004. If you are replacing a hard drive, just make sure that you are getting the one you need. Check if the hard drive is either PATA or SATA.

Please Recommend me a Good Portable External Hard Drive?

Sotharith

Hi,
Can anyone recommend me a good portable external hard drive.
Im looking for 1TB, price is not more than 200$
Thank in Advance

Answer
western digital MY BOOK ESSENTIAL 3.5 2TB

-Capacity 2 TB

-Interface USB 2.0 (480 Mb/s (Max)

-Package Contents External hard drive
WD SmartWare software (pre-loaded)
USB cable
AC adapter
Quick Install Guide

-Compatibility Formatted NTFS
WindowsÂ® XP, Windows VistaÂ®, Windows 7
Mac OSÂ® X, TigerÂ®, LeopardÂ®, Snow Leopardâ¢(requires reformatting)

-Colors Black

-Price: about 185$

info:http://www.wdc.com
Picture:http://www.togadget.com/wp-content/uploads/HLIC/4a01c084a7132d67db4200e917cdf1fe.jpg

Kamis, 06 Maret 2014

Portable vs. Non-portable external hard drives?

Sunny

I noticed that some external hard drives are labelled portable while others are not. Is this simply due to size? like the portable ones are smaller? or does non-portable mean not removable.

If I want a drive for storage and back up and doesn't want it connected to my laptop all the time, which one should I get?

Thanks very much.

Answer
Portable ones are 2.5 inch drives and have a maximum capacity of 500 GB. They are powered off the USB port.

Non-portable are 3.5 inch drives and can go up to 2 TB and they're about half the price per byte as the portable ones (1 TB for about $110). They need to be powered by a wall wart.

If you don't plan on taking the external hard drive with you wherever you go, then you're better off with a 3.5 inch drive.

What is the difference between portable and external hard drive?

mastermind

I am looking for a back up hard drive and I'm not sure which one to purchase. I am looking at the Segate GO Portable or a Calvary Preformated External Hardrive. Help?

Answer
The difference between a portable and external hard drive is that a portable hard drive usually doesn't need a power cord for power and an external drive does. Portable drive also may run slower and will have smaller capacity. Depending on your use and if you plan on carrying your data around then you best bet is to go with an external hard drive. If you have an eSATA port on your computer try to find an external drive that supports that feature. This will give you better speed (USB 2.0 is 480Mbps while eSATA is 3 Gbps). If you are using a laptop only and want to back that up then go with a portable drive so you can plug and unplug it easily.

Best Mac for video editing?

Sean

I already have a MacBook (the 2008 model), and I think it's time for an upgrade.

I have a 550d, and my MacBook is really slow when it comes to editing video in iMovie and Final Cut Express.

What would be the best option? MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac or a Mac Mini?

Answer
All new macs will run both iMovie and FCE however if you want a serious video editing computer, choose one of the following:

1. Portable - Macbook pro 15" high spec, core 17 chip, the one with the AMD Radeon HD 6750 and 1GB GDDR5, but make sure you also specify the 7200rpm hard drive (not 5400).

2. Desktop - iMac, either the high end 21" with the core 17 chip or,
the ultimate machine would be the 27" iMac with the core i7 chip and the 2GB of graphics memory.

Z.

Any suggestions for a portable hard drive for transferring large file to and from school?

I need a nice, small and reliable hard drive that i can use to transfer video files from my high school film class to home so I can edit them. I don't know how many gbs I need either. I'd like it to be light and to fit in the average backpack. I have USB 2.0 and firewire, Any suggestions?
One movie file is about 40 GB, but I'd also be storing the raw footage

Answer
wait for a usb flash drive to come on sale. try to get an 8GB. you might be able to save some money instead of getting an external hard drive

What is the best 2TB portable external hard drive?

SBS

Few things to consider:
- it is for mac os x
- it has to be portable (I'm not looking for desktop)
- comes with an warranty
- the smallest the better not looking for bulky type
- I'm willing to pay little bit more money for a good external hard drive

please if you have an experience with one that works I need to know and buy ASAP!! thanks

Answer
go for segate portable hard disk ,its good

Looking for Cheaper Portable 500gb External hard drive.?

cutecupcak

I'm looking for a 500GB external hard drive pretty much just to back up all my pictures and videos. I'm looking for something durable, lightweight, inexpensive, preferably not have to download any software....AND one that I can use for my computer and then turn around and use it to back up my husbands computer. :D
OH, and I only have a USB 2.0, not a USB 3.0

Answer
Well hello there, external hard drives can be pretty expensive but from the information you provided I think you could get a pretty inexpensive one for your needs. Try online shopping, you can find great deals and all the information for the product is provided and you can see which one matches your needs. Of course, shopping in person is great since you can actually touch the and feel the product, but let me try to get you started.
http://www.buy.com/prod/iomega-ego-500gb-usb-3-0-portable-hard-drive-red/q/loc/101/217395410.html
That one looks like what you are looking for but again, keep looking!
Best of luck.

How do I get rid of XP Antispyware 2012?

Meagan

It just got onto my laptop yesterday and I could tell it was a fake antispyware program because I've had one like it before, but I don't know how to get rid of it! I tried searching through my computer to find it and delete it, but It couldn't find it. Someone please help me get rid of this! I can't even go onto any webpages because it'll pop up as "Internet Explorer alert. Visiting this site may pose a security threat to your system!"

Answer
follow the others instructions and see if that works. sometimes it does not which leads to the final option of reformatting the hard drive. reformatting the hard drive will wipe it clean of everything which is something you should consider doing if the other options do not work.

before you reformat make sure you back up your files. if you do not then your files will be wiped completely and you wont be able to get them back. i would suggest you use a hard drive enclosure since it allows you to access just the files like a portable hard drive instead of running it through the operating system. i use a bt-300 by topmicrousa that i would highly suggest you check out.

after you back up your files, reformat the hard drive then recopy the files.

if you have any other questions feel free to send me an email and ill do my best to help \(^_^)/

Will this work with the usb port in a 2012 Dodge Charger?

Kyle

I recently purchased a 2012 Dodge Charger and it has a USB port that I can plug a thumb drive into with music on it. I was wondering if a Western Digital - My Passport Essential 500GB External USB 3.0/2.0 Portable Hard Drive model number WDBACY5000ABK-NESN would work the same way? How much would heat/cold affect it if I left it in the car 24/7? What other concerns should I have with doing this?

Thanks for your help,
thisguy

Answer
One of these will stand up to the 130+ degree heat in a car. 128GB ea.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007960%20600000482&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=522|20-104-286^20-104-286-TS%2C20-191-364^20-191-364-TS%2C20-220-585^20-220-585-TS

Best cheap, portable Hard drive.?

samusgravi

What is the best portable HDD out there? It needs to be under $100 and in between 120-160GB.

Thanks

Answer
Check NewEgg.Com - I get all my HDD's there. They have great prices and fast shipping.

Things to look at:
1) What type of interface is it? If it's only USB it will be cheaper, but FireWire will be a lot faster and better for running video off the external.
2) What's the drive speed? If you only need it for backup a 5200 RPM should be fine. If you intend to stream video or run programs off the drive you'll want a 7200 RPM
3) What's the brand? You don't need to buy the best of the best, but the really cheap ones are cheap for a reason. Avoid brands that you've never heard of or that you can't find on other sites. Names like Seagate, Western Digital, Maxor, ect are fine.

Here's a Western Digital 160GB My Passport for $75.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136288

Or a Seagate FreeAgent Go 250GB for $77.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148340

And a LaCie Design 320GB for $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822154245

All those are pretty good but they are all 5200 RPM and USB only. That won't be a problem unless you need the high-speed access.

This one isn't "portable" but it's really small: it's a Seagate FreeAgent Desk 1TB for $99.99 - that's a ton of space!!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148356

Lastly, here's all of NewEgg's externals for $100 and under:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010150414%204027&name=%2475%20-%20%24100

Happy shopping!

Looking into getting a portable hard drive, any suggestions on brands?

Anonymos

I have been searching for what type of *portable* hard drive I want (you know, one that runs on USB power only). I have have good experiences with WD Passport before. Some things I am looking for in one is:

-640-750GB (750 is preferred, I have seen them before)

-under $200(most important one)

-7000 RPM (not sure if they have portable ones in that RPM class, but it would be nice, though not required)

Would you recommend getting one that is built for ruggedness or just a standard one like the WD passport Elite? I would move around a fair bit with it, and I tend to be clumsy :/. How much is the price difference between the two?

Answer
Maxtor external hard drive

Great value and its cheaper the bigger you get

You can purchase a 1TB (930GB) HDD for Â£80.. thats $128 in dollars :)
7200 RPM :) :)

USB 2.0

Trying play.com. Thats where i purchased mine

Hope this helpes

What is a portable hard drive?

Q. Okay, I may sound ignorant, but what exactly is a portable hard drive? Can they act like a normal hard drive? Do you run an OS on them? Can you install programs on them? How much are they? What's the difference between that and a flash drive?

Answer
A portable hd usually refers to a USB connected harddrive that is use to store data. However, newer systems can boot from USB drives (or CDs depending on your OS) and you can use it to intstall your OS. (Not typical however.)

Your OS usually will treat them like a regular harddrive and you can install programs on them, however you wouldn't normally do this since installing programs will usually add entries to the drive where the operating system is to tell the program how to run.

A flash drive refers to "flash memory" these are chip based drives that have no moving parts. Good to carry files around with you. (refered to as key drives sometimes as you can carry one on your keyring) A portable hard drive is more of an external hard drive and has the same technology as one in your PC. (moving parts - a little more likely to damage.)

A flash drive is usally 256 megabytes to 2 gigabytes. USB hard drives can be 10 gigabytes or larger, up to a terabyte. (1000 gigabytes.)

In both cases, you usually want to have all your OS files and programs local to the machine and keep or backup your data on the portable type drives.

can i run applications directly from a portable hard drive?

mm09

for example can i play movies directly from the hard drive or do i have to copy the movie files onto the computer first and play it from there.

Answer
You can do almost anything on a portable hard drive. You have to install the program to your portable hard drive, or use portable applications (found at http://portableapps.com/) to ensure that, should the installer save paths in registry keys or configuration files, they point to the right place, and not to a non-existant location on your hard drive where the files used to be.

However, you must make sure that when you want to use a program/file, your hard drive must be connected to your computer for the duration of the use, and that, unless your portable hard drive is plugged in 24/7, it will not be an on-demand, ready to go experience.

Also, USB read/write speeds will be a bottleneck, so I wouldn't recommend running any games off of a hard drive. Playing movies is usually okay because most modern video players buffer the video quite a bit, and therefore allow for a smooth show.

Wii compatible portable hard drives?

Which portable hard drives are compatible with the wii?

Answer
Here is a list, but if your HD isnt on it it might still work though =)

http://wiki.gbatemp.net/wiki/index.php?title=USB_Devices_Compatibility_List

I need to use a portable hard drive as a type of file server using a netgear WNDR3300.?

Jox

The router is not connected to the internet. I have 4 computers that I want to be able to use the hard drive as a Z: drive on. I need to use it as a hot swap and storage location to share pictures between my computers. I've been trying for hours with no luck. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer
You could always buy a NAS.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached_storage

If not just plug that portable hard drive into a computer then make sure all other computers are on the same workgroup and have file sharing on. Then just share that whole drive by right clicking it under my computer and going to the sharing tab.
After it is shared go to the other computers and go to my computer then tools at the top. Map a network drive. Go to the work group then find the computer name of the computer that has the portable drive connect to it. Then select the portable drive and then you can choose the name and Drive letter, in this case it is Z. Then on that computer under my computer the Z drive will show up.

If you need help with workgroup's just go to start, control panel, system then computer name tab.

Hope this helps!

Rabu, 05 Maret 2014

Is The Western Digital - My Passport Essential 250GB External USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive PS3 Compatible?

Answer
Yes, i believe so. However my friend used his MAXTOR 250GB external on the PS3, it didn't detect it. So i had to partition 32GB on the external, and format it to FAT32 (something the PS3 accepts)

For some reason, the PS3 didn't detect NTFS (the format the external was in). But now it works because i partitioned the external hard drive. So yours will work to. If it doesn't, partition some of it (less than 32GB so it can be FAT32) to FAT32 so the PS3 can recognize it.

But if you want INTERNAL space, you can use any laptop 2.5" SATA hard drive running at 5400RPM.

my ps3 won't recognize my portable hard drive?

ryu

i right clicked on the portable hard drive and went to format but it only has the option ntfs

Answer
The HDD needs to be formatted using FAT32. If you don't have it formatted as FAT32, the PS3 will not read it.

If you are using a Windows based PC (XP, Vista, Windows 7, etc.), you will not be able to format the HDD to FAT32, you have to download third party software in order to format it.

Most people use Swiss Knife ( http://download.cnet.com/CompuApps-SwissKnife-V3/3000-2248_4-10070864.html ), however, Swiss Knife only formats up to 500GB. If your HDD is bigger than 500GB, you will not get the rest of the memory using Swiss Knife.

I recommend you use FAT32Formatter ( http://tokiwa.qee.jp/EN/Fat32Formatter/ ). The program is free (just like Swiss Knife), and it will format your whole drive, no matter how big it is. I use a 1.5TB HDD, so I could not use Swiss Knife, and it took me a while to find FAT32Formatter. Not only is it easy to use, but you get all of your memory.

FAT32Formatter is compatible with Windows2000, Windows XP, and 32-bit Windows Vista. If you aren't using one of these, then you will have to find an alternative if you are trying to format an HDD larger than 500GB.

Portable External Hard Drive?

Enchantres

Help me find one, for my needs, please?

Requirements:
Bare minimum hard drive - 500gb. 1TB would be better, but mehh.
Size: relatively small, not extremely heavy or bulky. In other words, portable.
Password protection option.
Relatively fast transfer rate. I do not want to be waiting six hours for a few gb to transfer.
Easy to use, something like drag-and-drop or similar
Back-up software, so I can copy my harddrive contents to it in case of computer crashing emergency.
USB 2.0 powered only, since I don't want to plug into the wall and I don't have a firewire slot.
Price range - up to $150.

I was thinking a Toshiba one, since it might be best compatible with my Toshiba laptop?

Answer
Do you have a Best Buy or similar type of computer store where you can go look at them?

I would recommend looking at them in a store, and being able to talk to a knowledgeable sales person.
They would be better able to help you.
There is so many kinds / styles available, I would want to look at them all, and read the specifications on the box of the hard drive.

As for the back up- if you have much really important stuff on your computer, I would go with an
on-line back up, such as Carbonite.
I have a Carbonite back-up for mine, and it is great!!! It backs up my stuff automatically, every day.
An external hard drive for back up is good, but it still is a hard drive, and thus subject to crashing just like the internal hard drive in your computer.
Chances are slim, but you never know!

Good luck in your searching, and I hope you find a good one that does what you want it to do.....

I can't decide please any suggestion will help me to decide PORTABLE HARD DRIVE TOSHIBA?

Wolf

What is your opinion about Toshiba portable hard drives??? I wanted to buy one of Seagate or Western Digital ( Both 1TB 5400 rpm USB 3.0 and 2.0 compatible price 110 Euros *OFFER* ) but now i found a Toshiba Stor.e Basics it has the same specs but costs 80 Euros ( its OFFER too) which one should i prefer???

By the way Segate is the GoFlex model and WD is my passport essential model.

I try to decide the last 1 month if you have any sites that compare hard drives it would help too.

Thank you in advance for your time.

Answer
Everyone will have a different opinion based on some issue they had or heard of with a specific make or model.
Most of it just boils down to what works and is reliable.

Here is an article from PC Magazine
How to Buy an External Hard Drive
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358135,00.asp

It covers a lot on what to look for.

Hope it helps with your decision!

PS, between purchases for myself and friends, I have bought 12 Passport Essentials in the last 3 years and have never had a problem with one. ;-)

D

Western Digital Hard Drive Not showing in windows 7?

Q. It's running as usual when connected, no weird sounds or anything unusual. Its a portable hd, and I have a non portable that pulls up fine, connected as well. Usually have both connected, no problems, but recently the portable won't show up in my computer or disk management... Have no idea what to do now...

Answer
Never buy WD cause it's cheap Seagate Barrucada is the most reliable.

why isn't my Iomega ego 1tb portable hard drive not showing up?

Garcia

ok I bought an Iomega ego 1tb portable hard drive off some guy. The problem is that I connect it and it doesn't show up any where on my laptop. I check my computer and even right click my computer and click on manage and go to storage then disk management and nothing is there. My laptop is running windows 7.

Answer
Connect the External portable hard disk to another computer and see whether it is working or not?

Selasa, 04 Maret 2014

what's a good portable hard drive for an apple laptop?

brendan y.

i want a portable hard drive to store the thousands of photos i have sitting on my computer.

Answer
any Segate, or Western Digital will be good, make sure you have higher Gigbyte storage.
most are plug and play with USB.
You can use a 3 GB or larger Flash Drive too or store on CD or DVD's

I have a 1tb western digital portable hard drive that wont let me copy or add anything from it only view it!!?

rich.96

I have a 1tb western digital portable hard drive that i have been using since december 2011 that was formatted originally to windows but 3 months a go i reformatted it with the help of APPLE to exFAT so it can work with my mac and windows.
BUT a few days a go it all the sudden stopped working!
when i plug my hard drive to my mac and tried opening it it wont let me at all my mac jumps to the desk top
BUT when i plug the hard drive to my windows laptop it lets me view my files and everything but i cant copy them off or add any files..

i know i can reformat it and it will work again but i cant loose the files on it because most of them are very important to me apart from my movies.

PLEASE HELP!

Answer
Because it sounds like both operating systems are unable to properly use the drive, I would guess you have a corrupted structure. The only surefire way to fix this is to reformat (and make sure you are ejecting the drive before removing it). One thing to try would be to see if a Linux computer could read and write to the drive - at least then you could copy the contents somewhere else so you could format the drive. You could install Ubuntu LInux for free through Windows using the Wubi installer (link below).

Where can I find/buy a portable 1000 GB hard drive?

Kari

Where can I find/buy for myself a portable 1000 GB harddrive? I'm specifically looking for one that's around the size of a typical 80-250 GB Western Digital (WD) Passport Harddrive, and NOT a huge, bulky, modem sized one.

Answer
The current 1 Tb drives (1000GB) are rather bulky still. You might find one at Costco. I saw one there that was about the size of a small laptop.

Hitachi 250 GB red portable external drive help?

Spike

I bought a Hitachi portable hard drive, red, 250 GB at costco. It got install successfully and all. When I first open it there are some folders and files inside. So my question is

1) Can I delete this folders and files or do they have to stay there?
2) How do I safely remove the drive before I unplug it? because I don't see an eject option when I right-click on the drive.

Anyone else have one of these that can answer me?
A misunderstanding here. The drive is completly new, sealed. And the files and folders im talking about look like flash videos for some kind of introduction to the drive and on how to use it.

Answer
If the drive is not listed as coming with some type of software, it is likely that you got a used drive that has someone elses data on it. If this bothers you, I would take it back to Costco. If not, then jut delete the files.

Can I download and run high graphic computer games off a portable 80GB external hard drive?

J. G.

I'm wondering about such games as Call of Duty and Rome Total War. Can I than play them on other computers using the external hard drive.

Answer
You may be able to install these games on your external hard drive and play 'em on your computer but, running them in a different computer is another story. You wont be able to run the games in another computer because it isn't installed on that other computer. This is because the games are only set up on your computer's settings and not another computer's settings. You need to install them again on another computer. It is also not a good idea to install almost anything on an external hard drive because it is meant to be mobile and the software you install on that hard drive will not work with any other computer. External hard drives are best used to keep big media files, for example; I use my external hard drive for video editing and I usually move video from computer to computer to edit. Video takes a lot of disk space and so I use an external hard drive for them.

Need advise on new hard drive?

Meldan

Movies played through my External Hard Drive?

Mike Day

I have been playing movies, which I got off of torrents, and I notice that the sound is off sometimes. Furthermore, the movies which I like, I move to my external Hard Drive, which is connected by USB, after viewing them on my internal. Would the slower speed of the USB versus SATA be the reason for this delay, or is it perhaps the actual movie itself.
Thanks in advance,
Graham.

***Also, any torrent movie downloaders out there, have you ever experienced this problem with sound being off? Thanks again.***

Answer
No, the hdd has nothing to do with it. I play movies off of a portable hdd and they play fine.

Macbook pro 13 W/ Flatscreen versus Macbook pro 17?

Antonio G

Hey I am a web designer who travels to client locations to work with them on their sites. I am considering buying a Macbook Pro 13 inch (with 320 GB hard drive and 2.53 Ghz processor) and a 24 inch flat screen, or a 17inch Macbook Pro (500 gig hard drive and 2.8 Ghz processor). The first option is cheaper and more portable, but the second one offers bigger speed and faster processor. Any thoughts?

Answer
You've pretty much summed it all up yourself. Here's one thought for you though:
Although the 13" is more portable, the fact it has a smaller hard-drive means it will run out of space faster than the other model. You'll then need to buy an external drive for that one sooner - that detracts from the two benefits of getting it; it wont be as portable because of the external HD and it will cost more for the external.

Senin, 03 Maret 2014

Looking into getting a portable hard drive, any suggestions on brands?

Anonymos

Is there a Seagate or Maxtor portable hard drive that's 7200 rpm?

madebymarc

I'm just looking at these 2 brands since they're the best and they have 5 year warranties...

Answer
YES, do a search and find nearest dealer and give them a ring.

This or That Hard Drive?

Goldenpian

http://store.apple.com/us/product/H2187VC/A/G-Technology-500GB-G-DRIVE-FireWire-USB-Portable-Hard-Drive?fnode=MTY1NDA0Nw&s=alpha (The 750GB since that's the only one available in the store.apple.com/se )

and

http://store.apple.com/us/product/H7430ZM/A/western-digital-500gb-my-passport-for-mac-portable-hard-drive?fnode=MTY1NDA0Nw&s=alpha (The 500gb)

The quality matters a lot to me. Which one is better, do you think?
Forgot this one:

http://store.apple.com/us/product/H4803VC/A/GTech_500GB_GDRIVE_Slim_Portable_USB_Drive?fnode=MTY1NDA0Nw&s=alpha

(So three)
Hm.... Chintan why is the Westen Digital crap? (Just curious)

Answer
That's two Hitachi 2.5" hard drives vs. one WD. 2.5" hard drive.
G-Technology 500GB G-DRIVE mobile Portable Hard Drive -- $$129.95
- Firewire and USB 2.0
- 500GB Hitachi laptop hard drive inside
- 5400RPM

Western Digital 500GB My Passport for Mac Portable Hard Drive -- $119.95
- USB 2.0
- 500GB WD laptop hard drive inside
- probably 5400RPM as well

G-Tech 500GB G-DRIVE Slim Portable USB Drive -- $79.95
- USB 2.0
- 500GB Hitachi laptop hard drive inside
- 5400RPM

For speed, choose the first due to the Firewire connectivity. For reliability, choose the WD. For a cheaper price, choose the 3rd. Don't be enticed by the 'formatted for Mac' and 'Time Machine-ready' crap. They all are. So what does that tell you? It's the WD unless you are particular about the Firewire feature.

However, if it were my money, I would future-proof my investment on a USB 3.0 external hard drive like this:
LaCie Rugged 500 GB USB 3.0 Mini Disk Portable Hard Drive 301555 -- $99.00
http://www.amazon.com/LaCie-Rugged-Portable-Drive-301555/dp/B0058VIWXI/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1339594514&sr=8-8&keywords=2.5%26%2334%3B+external+hard+drive

If attached to a USB 3.0 port, you can use the LaCie Mac USB 3.0 Driver to improve data transfer speed on your Mac (up to 30% performance increase compared to FireWire 800).

If you don't foresee yourself having a computer that has USB 3.0 in the near future and want to stick with Firewire then you can just get this:
LaCie Rugged All-Terrain 500 GB FireWire 800/ FireWire 400/USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive 301371 -- $114.95
http://www.amazon.com/LaCie-All-Terrain-FireWire-Portable-301371/dp/B0018B5CA8/ref=pd_cp_e_0

Or go back to the more expensive G-Tech 500GB that has Firewire:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/H2187VC/A/G-Technology-500GB-G-DRIVE-FireWire-USB-Portable-Hard-Drive?fnode=MTY1NDA0Nw&s=alpha

Devices That write photos to portable hard drive w/ CF cards?

picsnap

I'm looking for one of those devices that lets you stick a CF card in, write all you images in and save them to the device, then deletes and reformats (optional, not automated) all you pictures so you can reuse the cards but still retain all you images. WHAT IS IT? I'm pretty cheap, and assuming these are also cheap, I would rather use this than buying forty CF cards in seven days. Also, preferabely portable, as in I can save them on there in five minutes when I'm hiking in Canada, stick it back in my pocket or rucksack or whatever (also, size is important-preferabely compact) and just keep walking up that mountain. How much can it hold? What's the cost? Quality build? Types? Etc. Etc.?

Please give me more info if there IS such a product
It sould save my life if I didn't have to spend so much on CF cards.

Answer
What you are looking for is "image bank" or "photo bank". They run about $120-200 and use 40-100 gig hard drives.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/105-7028679-2854807?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=photo+bank&x=0&y=0

I still have somewhere my MindStor - one of the oldest such devices, when they just started to appear, that has 10G hard drive and is slow as hell. It really saved my life on some foreign trips, back in the days when flash memory was expensive (I'm talking about times when 256M card ran over $100) and allowed me to shoot away without thinking... but...

Today, when you can buy for about the same money 10G worth of flash cards - I don't see a point in using one. Here are my reasons why:

1. You have multiple cards, if one of them is lost due to accident or stolen, or broken - you only lose portion of your images.
2. Hard drive has moving parts. It's much easier to damage it than solid state memory. I was sweating like hell over bumping it into something on all my trips when I used it. It's best not to take it on to hikes, but to leave it in hotel room, and be very careful with it.
3. If all else failed, and you ran out of space - there are many many shops around that will happily burn the content of your flash cards to CD's or DVD's and erase them for you.

So today, I see absolutely no point in investing in one of these image banks. But if you insist - follow the link above for a few choices....

Good luck with whatever choice you made,
LEM.

Minggu, 02 Maret 2014

Help with portable hard drive?

Mark J.

I have a 500GB hp portable hard drive "HP Personal Media Drive"
I used it on a Mac once and I could only get files off of it and I couldn't save anything to it. When I took it back to my PC it wouldn't work at all.

"USB Device Not Recognized"

Or whatever. So do i need to like re-format it or something now? That would suck because it has some home videos that i don't have backed up anywhere else. Any ideas?

Answer
The hard drive has been set to Mac format and need to be redone in windows format
You could try refitting it to the mac to get your videos off of it

make a portable hard drive?

add.thebad

i want to buy a cheep hard drive and a cheep enclosure to make a cheep portable hard drive but dont know which ones to buy e.g size, SATA, IDE

what i want is a portable hard drive i can connect and power by usb so what type do i need?

thanks for any help

Answer
any laptop drive sata or ide (SATA faster) and an usb enclosure here

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?Recs=10&Nav=|c:2777|lp:0.01:hp:24.99|&Sort=4

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