Hi Esther, thanks for that explanation. On Nov 15, 2009, at 4:05 PM, Esther wrote:
> > Hi Chantel, > > A hard drive enclosure is basically an external case for a hard drive > with connectors, and sometimes a power supply. Max means that if > you're removing a laptop hard drive, and using it to boot another > laptop, that if you put the hard drive into an enclosure you can > connect the drive via the USB or firewire connectors of the enclosure > to another computer, and then boot from there. If you take the drive > out of a laptop, you have no way of using the hard drive for another > laptop unless you open the second laptop and exchange its hard drive, > or unless you put the first hard drive into an enclosure, and connect > the USB or Firewire port to the corresponding ports of the second > laptop via USB or FIrewire cables. > > I use this the other way around. I have some older laptop drives that > I exchanged out, and put into enclosures to use as added storage > space. It's also cheaper to buy the bare drives, especially when this > is new technology, larger capacity and faster laptop hard drives, and > then put them into an enclosure, clone the hard drive of your laptop > with an application like Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper (paid app, > but free trial version supports cloning), and then swap in the cloned > drive into your laptop. > > You can buy a laptop drive enclosure for about $10 to $40. Go to a web > site like http://www.newegg.com and search for SATA laptop hard drive > enclosure. Here's an example of one one of their top-rated products: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817347013 > > It costs more ($31.23) because it supports both USB 2 and Firewire > connections. You don't actually need to have an SATA drive or laptop > enclosure to use a hard drive -- this is simply matched to the kinds > of hard drives that are currently used in Mac laptops. (Someone with > an older PowerBook would use an IDE drive, which has different types > of connectors, and the enclosure might be cheaper; you could still use > it to connect and boot off a drive -- you just couldn't place your > current MacBook drive into that type of enclosure or use it for > cloning your drive if you wanted to swap hard drives, since it > wouldn't be compatible). > > HTH > > Chantel Cuddemi wrote: > >> >> Sorry for being dumb, but what's a hard drive enclosure? >> On Nov 15, 2009, at 3:13 PM, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: >> >>> >>> have you thought about getting a hard drive enclosure? They aren't >>> very expensive, and then you could connect it to whatever computer >>> you >>> want via u s b. My brother has rescued me a couple times over the >>> years using this method. good luck, max >>> On Nov 15, 2009, at 12:02 PM, Tiffany D wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Yeah, I'm gonna get sighted assistance to take out the hard drive >>>> from >>>> this Mac and put it in the other one. The second isn't mine and I'd >>>> get in huge trouble if anything ever happened to it. Anyway, I >>>> think >>>> just emptying the trash and deleting cookies etc should be fine. It >>>> isn't confidential for work or anything. *smile* I also want to >>>> save >>>> a folder to my desktop but that one's not too important. It's >>>> really >>>> too bad that I can't just start up my Mac or connect the two somehow >>>> to do this stuff instead of messing around with the drives >>>> themselves. >>>> >>>> On 15/11/2009, ben mustill-rose <bmustillr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Do you really think that some apple tech is really going to be >>>>> interested in your diary or something? If your worrid about >>>>> passwords, >>>>> surely theres a way to make apps like safari forget them? >>>>> >>>>> On 15/11/2009, Tiffany D <tiffani...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Some of them are personal and I'd like to delete them for safety >>>>>> reasons. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 15/11/2009, ben mustill-rose <bmustillr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If the drive is a user replaceable part, it won't void anything. >>>>>>> If I >>>>>>> were in your situation I would just take the drive out and usb it >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> another machine, but i'm not sure what osx does about accessing >>>>>>> encrypted files - ie: all your data?? The other problem your >>>>>>> going to >>>>>>> have is that you probably don't have a sata to usb converter to >>>>>>> connect the drive to another machine, however, if you have a >>>>>>> desktop >>>>>>> with sata ports, you can open it up and plug the drive in that >>>>>>> way if >>>>>>> you really really want to. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Just out of interest, why do you want to delete your files? Its >>>>>>> not >>>>>>> like the drives dead, so you should be getting it back just as >>>>>>> you >>>>>>> sent it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 15/11/2009, Tiffany D <tiffani...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi guys, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well, the built-in keyboard started working for a bit and then >>>>>>>> quit >>>>>>>> again. Now I can't even turn the machine on. I tried charging >>>>>>>> it and >>>>>>>> that didn't work. I removed the battery to use it on ac power >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> still no luck. I've got files in there that I want to delete >>>>>>>> before >>>>>>>> sending it in. We have another Macbook in the house and I tried >>>>>>>> both >>>>>>>> adapters and got the same result. Is there a way for me to jump >>>>>>>> start >>>>>>>> mine with the other one, or to connect the two using a usb >>>>>>>> cord or >>>>>>>> something so I could access the hard drive? I want to remove >>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>> drive and put it in the other Mac but Mom says that'll void the >>>>>>>> warranty. At this point, I don't really care. I just want my >>>>>>>> files >>>>>>>> out and for this to end. Please, if anyone can help me, I'd >>>>>>>> really >>>>>>>> appreciate it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Eleni >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 13/11/2009, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> If you purchased Apple Care for your machine, then it likely >>>>>>>>> is. If you >>>>>>>>> have >>>>>>>>> Apple Care, you should call them or get to an Apple store/ >>>>>>>>> authorized >>>>>>>>> dealer >>>>>>>>> as soon as possible. After all, 2010 isn't very far away. >>>>>>>>> On Nov 12, 2009, at 8:27 PM, Tiffany D wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This external keyboard is driving me nuts! It seems to be >>>>>>>>>> missing a >>>>>>>>>> key on the left side (my macbook has four on that side and >>>>>>>>>> this one >>>>>>>>>> only has three), the escape key is stuck down and I can't >>>>>>>>>> shift tab, >>>>>>>>>> though I can tab. I haven't changed synths to hear the pitch >>>>>>>>>> when I >>>>>>>>>> write a capital letter so must do that to see what's going on >>>>>>>>>> there. >>>>>>>>>> Anyway, I'm wondering if this is still under warranty. I got >>>>>>>>>> it in >>>>>>>>>> December 2007. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>> Eleni >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 12/11/2009, Tiffany D <tiffani...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Aa bravo. Thanks. That makes my life a whole lot easier. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On 12/11/2009, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Most any card reader will work fine on the Mac. >>>>>>>>>>>> On Nov 12, 2009, at 7:03 PM, Tiffany D wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Okay. I got my external keyboard and it works fine. >>>>>>>>>>>>> whatever this >>>>>>>>>>>>> is, it seems to be a hardware issue. I wonder if it'll >>>>>>>>>>>>> help to >>>>>>>>>>>>> upgrade to the latest version of Leopard. I'm gonna do an >>>>>>>>>>>>> update >>>>>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>>>>> see what happens. I had this happen last time and they put >>>>>>>>>>>>> on a >>>>>>>>>>>>> new >>>>>>>>>>>>> keyboard, so it should be doing this. Also, last time, it >>>>>>>>>>>>> was just >>>>>>>>>>>>> a >>>>>>>>>>>>> few keys. Now, it seems to be the whole keyboard. Does >>>>>>>>>>>>> anyone >>>>>>>>>>>>> know >>>>>>>>>>>>> of a compact flash card reader that's compatible with the >>>>>>>>>>>>> Mac? I >>>>>>>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>>>>>>> planning on getting some type II cards and an adapter in >>>>>>>>>>>>> any case >>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>>>> use with my Windows and DOS machines, but I might have to >>>>>>>>>>>>> do this >>>>>>>>>>>>> alot >>>>>>>>>>>>> sooner than I thought. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>>>>> Eleni >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/11/2009, Tiffany D <tiffani...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm responding with my old address, where I get full >>>>>>>>>>>>>> messages, so >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>>>>>>> won't clutter the inboxes of those who get this list in >>>>>>>>>>>>>> digest >>>>>>>>>>>>>> mode >>>>>>>>>>>>>> like I do at the other. Anyway, I'll definitely try the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> keyboard. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>>>>>>> got my macbook in December of 2007. It's running whatever >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> version >>>>>>>>>>>>>> was before the last automatic update. I never really took >>>>>>>>>>>>>> notice, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> sorry. If anyone has any other suggestions, please feel >>>>>>>>>>>>>> free to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> offer >>>>>>>>>>>>>> them. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eleni >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/11/2009, James & Nash >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <james.austin1...@googlemail.com> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Eleni, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well it doesn't sound as if your sound is muted as VO >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> greets you. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> version of Mac OS X are you running and when did you buy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your Mac >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2008? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> James >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: "Eleni Vamvakari" <magkis...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:43 PM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Major Problem with macbook, Need Help ASAP >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Sending to The Zone BBS and Mac Visionaries.* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm having a major problem with my Macbook and have no >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> clue >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what's >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> going on. I was writing something in Text Edit and then >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I lost >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> speech. I tried turning Voiceover back on but with no >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> luck. So >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> restarted the machine. It started fine but again, no >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> speech >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pressed keys. Yet Voiceover does start cause it greets >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me, and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> does Skype, so I know the programs are working. It >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seems that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> keyboard control has completely gone. I checked to see >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because I had it on Greek layout but that's not the case >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> even >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the command for turning VO on and off isn't working. I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have an >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> external keyboard but don't know where it is right now >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to test >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the hardware. Any suggestions or help would really be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> appreciated. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have no other modern machines available now except the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> large >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> desktop >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that I'm working on which is downstairs and I'm now >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> living >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> upstairs. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm on Windows now, and this pc has some kind of a mic/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> line in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> problem, so aside from replying here, I can only use MSN >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> scholar1...@hotmail.com, e-mail magkis...@gmail.com or, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> last >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> resort, the chat portion of Skype Therebetisa. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eleni >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Kind regards, BEN. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> email: bmustillr...@gmail.com >>>>>>> msn: benmustillr...@hotmail.com >>>>>>> web: http://www.bmr.me.uk (under construction) >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Kind regards, BEN. >>>>> >>>>> email: bmustillr...@gmail.com >>>>> msn: benmustillr...@hotmail.com >>>>> web: http://www.bmr.me.uk (under construction) >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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