3G Disk Upgrade Success

For those having trouble with their 3G iPod disks:
I successfully replaced my failing 20 GB drive with a new 30 GB drive in a 3G iPod. I used a Toshiba 30GB MK3006GAL which is a the same height, width & thickenss as the 20 GB. Cost was $90 + shipping and handling.
It has been two months and it works perfectly, though the new drive does drain the battery faster. Fortunately, I replaced the OEM battery with a Newer Tech one last year. I get about 10-12 hour of continus play, less on shuffle.
The process is basically the same as replacing the battery and takes 5-10 minutes.
I chose to repair rather than replace because it meant I could keep my accessories and put the money i saved toward a new 2G Nano and a Nike+ for working out.

Probably. There is no logical reason for it, but some users have reported issues in that series with all 7200 rpm drives and all 500 gig drives. For maximum compatibility, I recommend a 320 gig 5400 rpm drive. However, I also think there is about a 90% chance the drive you ask about would work fine.

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Hard Disk Upgrade on my 27-inch Late 2009 iMac 11,1

Hello Everyone,
I would like to upgrade the harddisk in my iMac from a Seagate 1TB model to a Seagate 2TB model.
I have read in the forums that for this particular model of the iMac, i have to ensure that i buy the same model of the hard disk as what came in my machine originally. So i have figured that part out. I am thinking of getting a 2.0TB Seagate Barracuda XT.
Am i expected to run into any problems post upgrade?
I read somewhere that Apple has done some firmware upgrade which pretty much limits user options for disk upgrades. Result being, your FAN goes mad and runs at rull speed and etc etc..
Any and every feedback is useful.
Thank you.
Regards,

No problem. I am not happy with this situation. This is an easy swap minus the Fan issues and I don't want to mess with the software solution.
I did call Mac Sales and their ACT was to order Part Number 922-8827 and attach it to the outside of the HDD and plug that into the logic board. This was said to be the most consistent method to getting a successful HDD swap without fan issues.
I am looking for that part. I will keep everyone up to date.
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Each time I start Firefox it says: "URGENT! Your version of Firefox is no longer protected against online attacks. Get the upgrade - it's fast and free!" I am using ver. 3.6.13 and upgrading "successfully" only stays on 3.6.13 with same URGENT message.

Each time I start Firefox it says:
"URGENT! Your version of Firefox is no longer protected against online attacks. Get the upgrade - it’s fast and free!"
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Your UserAgent string in Firefox is messed up and needs to be reset. 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Agent]
type '''about:config''' in the URL bar and hit Enter 
''If you see the warning, you can confirm that you want to access that page.'' 
Filter ='''general.useragent.''' 
Right-click the preferences that are '''bold''', one line at a time, and select ''' ''Reset'' ''', 
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Server services won't upgrade successfully

Greetings,
I am attempting to upgrade an intel XServe from 10.5.8 to 10.6. I have attemped a few different processes to achieve a successful result. The issue is that not all the services are upgrading successfully. Initially I cloned the 10.5 system to the 2nd internal drive and attempted an upgrade -- failed. Secondly I attempted a clean install and migration from the 1st drive and again attempted migration from a time machine backup -- failed and failed. In each instance the iChat service and Web services failed to upgrade and only a limited number of groups and users were migrated (the system has 77 users and 21 groups in addition to the built-ins). The system contains 2 dual-core processors, 4gb memory, 2 internal drives and a fibre channel card to an XServe RAID.
Any suggestions?

I have never had success upgrading a server. There are just enough changes with each version that it usually ends up not working or hobbled by some mysterious corruption. Really the surest and most reliable solution is to do a manual setup and importation. Not a pleasant prospect in the short run, but the best bet for happiness in the long haul.
Export the users, groups, and computer groups from the Workgroup Manager (not computers unless you do not bind them to the domain), exporting the settings of your server in Server Admin (File->Export->Service Settings) as references only (consider screen shots if you prefer)! Set up the new server from scratch, adding each service manually as needed matching the settings from the 10.5 server as appropriate.
Set up all your shares again, etc so they are identical to the way they were in the old server.
In Workgroup Manager import the users, then groups, computers (if you don't bind them to the domain) and computer groups.
Since this process does not include user passwords, you will need to select all users (except the diradmin) and enter a default password. Then require a password change at next login under Advanced->Options... in Workgroup manager. If you are not using OpenDirectory, then I cannot speak to user password management issues.

After upgrading successfully to 10.0.2 and 11, when I restart the next day, 3.6.28 opens. Please advise

using xp SP3. This has occurred every day since upgrading to the new versions. Able to upgrade successfully and use for the rest of the day. Then, after shutdown at night and upon restart in AM, older version opens.

Nothing has solved this issue. Each day I download and upgrade to the latest version directly from Mozilla. I install one add-on (Morning Coffee, which I have used for years). It updates sucessfully and I use FF with no issues the rest of the day. Then, in the morning, I am back to 3.6.28 (when I open FF, it begins by telling me my current/updated Morning Coffee is incompatible with 3.6.28).
I have tried
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*using no back up software
*not downloading & installing the Morning Coffee add-on
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Hard Disk Upgrade - iMac 17" Flat Panel G4 1.0 GHz with USB 1.2

I’m considering upgrading the internal hard disk with the following:
[Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKB 500GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136111]
I read that others have successfully installed 500GB IDE disks. I have a two related questions:
1. Do these larger disks cause any heat or power supply issues?
2. I've seen several take-apart instructions. It seems like there are subtle differences with the various Flat Panel models. Does anyone know which instructions apply specifically to my model (iMac 17" Flat Panel G4 1.0 GHz with USB 1.2)?
Any insight and/or experience on this topic would be greatly appreciated.

I have exactly the same question.
Thing is, having did a bit of research I read that USB 1.1 machines can't support anything more than 120GB?
http://www.macupgrades.co.uk/store/machine.php?name=imac-g4#int-hdd
"Compatible with the 1.25GHz model, and 1GHz iMacs with USB 2.0. It is not compatible with 1GHz iMacs without USB 2.0, or any slower models. Professional installation recommended."
http://www.macupgrades.co.uk/store/productinfo.php?productsid=71
"Be aware that many G4 PowerMacs have a 120GB capacity limit on the drives they can use, if you want to use a larger drive on these Macs we recommend adding a SATA controller card such as the Sonnet Tempo SATA PCI Card, and then using a SATA hard drive rather than an IDE one."
It wouldn't have to be this IBM model, in fact I like the sound of the Western Digital machines mentioned here, but I just wondered if anyone knew if the mac CAN support more than 120BG. I notice this company also state that it can't take more than 1GB RAM, but that's been proved wrong in other threads.
Thanks!

Libretto U100 - unrecognised modules after disk upgrade

Hi
Please help me find solution or dedicated to U100 service place.
This is a case:
I have bought Libretto U100 from some guys (his property),libretto assembled with 30 GB and 512 RAM .. I changed the RAM to 1GB and ask my IT specialist (friend of mine) to change disk...everything went ok...
After the change I installed some winmx version... with all drivers taken from Toshiba support (drivers to u100)... one of them was BIOS upgrade ....
After all I found that my hardware manager showing some mistake ... mass storage (yellow mark informing -no drivers), Ethernet module (the same-no driver) and fire wire (133smth) informing that cannot start that service....
In the same time I found that Ethernet is probably Wi-Fi which are not recognised by winxp (switch working and led is going on or off depending of my action)....
What to do with that? Is there any "wise" service in my part of the Europe (Poland)?
Thx for help
Andrew

Hello
According notebook specification your notebook is supported for WXP and there should not be problems with drivers, tools and utilities installation. To have successfully installed operating system you must install all stuff following specific installations order.
It is very important that you must install WXP SP2.
After WXP installation continue to install drivers, tools and utilities following this installations order:
Windows XP Pro Edition SP2
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Intel(R) 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller
SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
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Bluetooth Stack for Windows by Toshiba
Bluetooth Monitor
Wireless LAN Driver
SD Secure Module
TOSHIBA Controls
TOSHIBA HDD Protection
TOSHIBA SD Memory Card Format
TOSHIBA SD Memory Boot Utility
TOSHIBA Hotkey Utility for Display Devices
Wireless Hotkey
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TOSHIBA Password Utility
TOSHIBA ConfigFree
ConfigFree Demo Screen Saver
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If I am missing something you can install it at the end.
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HP Pavilion dv4t-1300 Hard Disk Upgrade

Dear All,
I wish to upgrade my laptops Harddisk from 250 GB to 1 TB..
My laptop model is HP Pavilion dv4t-1300 CTO Entertainment Notebook PC
1) I need to know what all are hard disk compatible with my laptop
2) I need the maintenance and service guide for my laptop as i'm unable to find..
also i heard about hp laptops tatooing ....whats that ? would the new hard disk baught from outside won't work with my hp laptop ?
Many Thanks in advance for your help!!
Cheers!
Ritesh

Here is the Manual:
Manual
See Page 60
The new hard drive will work fine. Tattooing applies to motherboards, not hard drives. It needs to be a 2.5 inch wide and 7 or 9.5 mm thick SATA drive...it can be regular mechanical a hybrid or a solid state drive.
As the best bang for the buck I recommend a 7200 rpm mechanical drive like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145587
But if your budget is a bit bigger you can go with a number of options at higher prices.
If this is "the Answer" please click "Accept as Solution" to help others find it.

10.3.9 Upgrade Successful - Sort of

Just wanted to share my experience for others running 10.3.9 who are considering upgrading to Leopard.
My Configuration: MDD 1Ghz Dual processor G4, 512MB, Radeon 9600 Video Card, Sonnett 11g wireless card and USB 2.0 card, Apple SCSI Card.
Since I have quite a few 3rd party cards I did a little research and nothing came up so I took the plunge.
Prep:
1) Backed up apps, documents, pictures and iTunes libraries to my external drive. (Saved Me)
2) Set admin password. Was blank but I read it make cause keychain problems
3) Wrote down all my email incoming and outgoing mail server info (Saved Me)
4) Repaired Disk Permissions (Old Habit)
Upgrade:
I chose archive and install. The DVD verify took a long time. About 50 min. Then the upgrade started. It was estimating 4hrs 20 min. I watched it for awhile then went to bed.
When I checked it in the am all looked fine at first.
Problems I hit.
1) Keychains lost. Had to reenter various passwords. .Mac, email etc... Not a big deal
2) Video a little quirky. A little square would not refresh right around the mouse when moving windows. Reinstalled the drivers from the ATI Radeon CD and the problem went away.
3) .Mac mail came up ok but my POP accounts did not. Then after closing mail and then opening again Mail began crashing as reported by others. Ended up recreating my accounts and importing from my backup.
All my apps work fine including an old version of v.X MS Office. No wireless network issues connecting to an Airport Extreme. Overall performance is snappier than 10.3.9 although things seemed to have slowed a bit after applying 10.5.1.
So in short. Backup your data before upgrading!
Hope this was useful for some of the G4 MDD owners out there. Getting a lot of milage and value out of this machine.
Alan

Alan Yang wrote:
Just wanted to share my experience for others running 10.3.9 who are considering upgrading to Leopard.
My Configuration: MDD 1Ghz Dual processor G4, 512MB, Radeon 9600 Video Card, Sonnett 11g wireless card and USB 2.0 card, Apple SCSI Card.
Since I have quite a few 3rd party cards I did a little research and nothing came up so I took the plunge.
Prep:
1) Backed up apps, documents, pictures and iTunes libraries to my external drive. (Saved Me)
2) Set admin password. Was blank but I read it make cause keychain problems
3) Wrote down all my email incoming and outgoing mail server info (Saved Me)
4) Repaired Disk Permissions (Old Habit)
Upgrade:
I chose archive and install. The DVD verify took a long time. About 50 min. Then the upgrade started. It was estimating 4hrs 20 min. I watched it for awhile then went to bed.
When I checked it in the am all looked fine at first.
Problems I hit.
1) Keychains lost. Had to reenter various passwords. .Mac, email etc... Not a big deal
2) Video a little quirky. A little square would not refresh right around the mouse when moving windows. Reinstalled the drivers from the ATI Radeon CD and the problem went away.
3) .Mac mail came up ok but my POP accounts did not. Then after closing mail and then opening again Mail began crashing as reported by others. Ended up recreating my accounts and importing from my backup.
All my apps work fine including an old version of v.X MS Office. No wireless network issues connecting to an Airport Extreme. Overall performance is snappier than 10.3.9 although things seemed to have slowed a bit after applying 10.5.1.
So in short. Backup your data before upgrading!
Hope this was useful for some of the G4 MDD owners out there. Getting a lot of milage and value out of this machine.
Alan
Great, and it proves that with proper planning and an intelligent path it works.
Ahh, that everyone would be as meticulous as you. This board would be practically empty.

MacBook Pro hard disk upgrade shows question mark folder

I recently bought a 1TB hard disk for my teenaged daughter's MacBook Pro.
I formatted it, used Carbon Copy Cloner to clone the existing drive. I even made sure to create the recovery partition.
I restarted while holding the option key and chose the new drive. It booted fine so I checked in System Preferences to make sure it was selected as the boot device.
I opened the case and swapped the drives. Put it back together and restarted only to see the question mark folder!
I tried booting while holding the option key and now I get the choose a network prompt.
I am desperate and hate the thought of disappointing my daughter. It used to be that I was her hero who could fix anything now I'm the guy who asks too many questions and doesn't put enough money on her debit card. Granted she busts her butt getting awesome grades and I was upgrading her drive so she could continue her video yearbook for her school. So I shouldn't complain but it would be great to be her hero again.
BTW, I am not a newbie to the tech world but I don't do nearly as much in the Apple arena as I do in the PC world. Then again I've been a senior tech in the industry sine before IBM had a PC. In fact, my first real work was on a 6502 processor that used the same machine code as the Rage of the day, the Apple ][. All that to say I usually can find my way around a problem but this one has me stumped.
I appreciate any assistance offered.
Thanks,
Thom

I tried to reboot with the option, command P. And R keys pressed. I heard the ding several times it still showed the question mark! I also tried the shift option and it only displayed the network selection. Also I tried to press C so I could boot from USB and it didn't work either.
If I cannot get this to work I fear my only other choice is to use a FireWire enclosure. This isn't a good option as my daughter does mostly movie work and iMovie has this terrible "feature" that forces all movies to be stored in one place. It sure would be handy if it allowed movie projects to set the storage location individually. I suppose I could simply move all the movies to the drive and try to find a way to point all iMovie projects to the external drive.
Unfortunately, my daughter is one of those Mac users who isn't savvy enough to use anything but the default settings. Heck I've tried to explain to her that she ought to get rid of the big files once she has done her work. That's why her drive is always full.

Disk Repair successful, still doesn't boot

Hi,
My MacBook drive failed yesterday, and after looking online I thought I would run Disk Repair from the Disk Utility, as I have a bootable backup on an external drive. Ran it, and it says it was successful, and from the booted backup I can go into my internal HDD and see everything as it was on the day it conked out. But it still won't boot from it. I get to the blue Apple screen with a little spinning wheel, and don't progress further. I tried Verify Disk and Repair Disk, and both say the disk is absolutely fine. What is going on?

Give this a try:
You will need to type some Unix commands. If you are not comfortable with this, I don't know of anything other than a re-install. But if you are careful, you should be OK. I recommend you print this out in a largish mono-spaced font so you don't miss any spaces (or add extra ones). Note that case is important.
Be careful. Some of these commands are dangerous, since you are going to be root.
Start up in Single-User mode by restarting the computer. After the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-S keys until you see white text on a black background. When this has finished you will see a prompt ending in '#', although there may be other messages. Enter the following commands after the prompt:
/sbin/fsck -fy
Press RETURN. Wait a few seconds for 8-10 lines of output. If the last line says repairs were carried out, repeat this command until you get a message 'The volume <yourdiskname> appears to be OK'. Then continue with:
/sbin/mount -uw /
cd /Library/Preferences
rm com.apple.loginwindow.plist
rm com.apple.windowserver.plist
cd /Library/Caches
rm -r *
cd /System/Library
rm Extensions.mkext
cd /System/Library/Caches
rm -r *
reboot
Press RETURN after each command.
This should now take you to a proper login screen after the normal boot sequence. You should then Repair Permissions by using Disk Utility (in your /Applications/Utilities folder).
If this does not help then most likely some essential files are damaged or missing. The best solution is to reinstall OS X as follows:
How to Perform an Archive and Install
An Archive and Install will NOT erase your hard drive, but you must have sufficient free space for a second OS X installation which could be from 3-9 GBs depending upon the version of OS X and selected installation options. The free space requirement is over and above normal free space requirements which should be at least 6-10 GBs. Read all the linked references carefully before proceeding.
1. Be sure to use Disk Utility first to repair the disk before performing the Archive and Install.
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then quit DU and return to the installer.
2. Do not proceed with an Archive and Install if DU reports errors it cannot fix. In that case use Disk Warrior and/or TechTool Pro to repair the hard drive. If neither can repair the drive, then you will have to erase the drive and reinstall from scratch.
3. Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When you reach the screen to select a destination drive click once on the destination drive then click on the Option button. Select the Archive and Install option. You have an option to preserve users and network preferences. Only select this option if you are sure you have no corrupted files in your user accounts. Otherwise leave this option unchecked. Click on the OK button and continue with the OS X Installation.
4. Upon completion of the Archive and Install you will have a Previous System Folder in the root directory. You should retain the PSF until you are sure you do not need to manually transfer any items from the PSF to your newly installed system.
5. After moving any items you want to keep from the PSF you should delete it. You can back it up if you prefer, but you must delete it from the hard drive.
6. You can now download a Combo Updater directly from Apple's download site to update your new system to the desired version as well as install any security or other updates. You can also do this using Software Update.

Reinstall Photoshop Elements 6 after Hard Disk upgrade on MacBook

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After searching forums for suggestions I have tried the following
1 use adobe installer to uninstall old copy of P.E.6
2 removed /library/Application Support/Adobe~
3. Use Apple Disk Utilities to repair permissions
Reinstalled new copy of P.E.6 (downloaded from Adobe.Com)
On starting P.E.6 - goes thru first set of initialization OK
then hangs while trying to initialize menus (spinning beachball)
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any help greatly appreciated

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WP8.1 Upgrade Successful for Developer Preview Phones?

Hey,all.
For you folks who installed WP8.1 early via the developer preview program with their Lumia 822 and Lumia 928 phones, did the WP8.1/Denim upgrade perform successfully without any hiccups?
Just curious.
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Since the Windows Phone calendar shortcomings is one of my favourite rants, and since I know that developers hate users, especially when they are right - can someone please forward the link below to the Windows Phone developers, so they know what I expect from a smartphone calendar regarding historical range and the amount of data?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4489
Also, from plowing through their forums:
* Future events are always synchronised between the phone and the cloud.
* Past events are user selectable synchronised for weeks, months or anytime on the phone.
TIA
EDIT:
After digging around during some rainy days, it turns out the Windows Phone calendar automatically purging past and future events is a deliberate decision, older than my Nokia N8 phone:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/winphone/forum/wp7-wppeople/calendar-entry-limitations/52b6b187-f...
Votes and comments can also be added at
http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/forums/101801-feature-suggestions/suggestions/2281174-allow-calend...
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Hans

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Hello there,
I have a 615 laptop that I neede to upgrade its capacity from 160 GB so i bought a seagate momentus 500 GB disk.
I want to ask if there is something I have to do ( eg change bios settings or anything else) so that the new disk is identified and also it is important for me to copy the recovery and old C part with my operating system in the new disk.
Please help
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Hello there,
I have a 615 laptop that I neede to upgrade its capacity from 160 GB so i bought a seagate momentus 500 GB disk.
I want to ask if there is something I have to do ( eg change bios settings or anything else) so that the new disk is identified and also it is important for me to copy the recovery and old C part with my operating system in the new disk.
Please help
Thanks a lot for your time

Pavilion zv5343us hard disk upgrade

Hi,
I have HP Pavilion zv5343us notebook which has 40GB hard disk. I want to upgrade it, I would like to know what is the maximum size that my laptop can support and what model will fits it?
Thanks,
Shankarraju S

zv5000 series uses a PATA hard drive (old school). Yours is the Intel Pentium 4 version and should be able to run a drive larger than 120 gigs. You are safe 100% to get a 120 gig drive.; and if you can get past that the sky is the limit. I have seen up to 500 gig laptop PATA drives but they are rare and pricey...250s and 320s are more common and a bit more reasonable. Get a 7200 rpm drive if you can find and afford one as it really peps up older laptops. I had the AMD version of the same laptop but at the time I had it 80 gigs was the largest laptop hard drive you could buy so I have no direct experience with larger drives. Unfortunately, the most common PATA drives you can now find in the market are 160 gigs. I believe you are safe in installing it based on the fact the hard drive vendors are offering larger drives for it and guaranteeing compatibility. Just make sure your BIOS is up to date and that you are running SP3 if you are using Windows XP. Here is a 160 gig drive that will work. You have to reuse the caddy and connector piece from the old drive. Post back if you need more instructions. The hard drive is under the rectangular plate in the corner of the bottom, held down by 4 screws at the corners of the plate.
http://www.sparepartswarehouse.com/Samsung,Laptop,Part,HM160HC.aspx

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