Are there any requirements of a HDD before you put it in as an extra Hard Drive for a Macbook Pro?
I'm putting in my old SATA HDD from my old laptop into my Mackbook Pro. Any requirements for it like reformatting or adding certain files? Thanks!
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Just install it and use it. The only thing you have to take care of is if you are going to install OS X in it. In this case, you may have to format the HDD to use a GPT partition table and "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)", but apart from that, you won't have any problem
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Boot to the Recovery HD:
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1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu then press the Continue
button.
2. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
4. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it
to the Destination entry field.
5. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to
the Source entry field.
6. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
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Hi liam,
What you are hearing is correct. There is currently no Mac app for iBooks, so no way to get them on the Mac.
You can use many of the other e-reader apps like Kindle on all of your devices and your Mac.
Sorry for the bad news....
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I am looking for a backup drive for my macbook pro, any suggestions?
I have a macbook pro and I am looking for a backup drive. There are so many out there and I would like suggestions for which one to purchase. Thanks!
Pretty much any drive will work, but for a laptop, you might like to get a portable drive (doesn't require that you connect it to power) with USB3. Thunderbolt drives are also available, but they're more expensive and no faster than USB3 for a single hard drive.
I personally like the Lacie rugged series: http://store.apple.com/us/product/H9377ZM/A/lacie-1tb-rugged-hard-drive-triple-u sb-30-5400-rpm?fnode=5f
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The reason I am wondering is because previously my MacBook Pro crashed and failed to load past the white screen with the logo and a spinning disk.
So after googling the problem, fiddling about in recovery mode (which is pointless given I know next to nothing about computers), I went to an Apple Dealer
and they very kindly re-installed OS X Lion for me, because the hard drive had decided to play up.
Now, I am again facing problems with my hard drive, after both Safari and iTunes crashed. After this Safari refused to open and I restarted several times before a loading bar appeared at the white logo w. spinning disk screen, and after the loading bar filled my mac finally managed to open Safari, albeit minus the close tab 'x', only now, it is also claiming there isn't enough memory to open iTunes (there is, almost 7 GB of free RAM) and after installing ClamXav and Sophos and finidng no viruses, I ran Disk Utility which informed me after I had verified the disk that I need to run in recovery mode using another disk (which, I don't have. My family has another mac running Snow Leopard and I have no disk for OS X Lion... or would an external hard drive do?) and that I need to repair the disk using Disk Utility.
Any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated
Additionally, a program that I have called Sibelius also plays up at around about the same time that the disk keeps crashing. Could this be the cause...?Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
As far as I know, I haven't noticed any problem with the Mid 2012 MacBook Pro about their hard disks. All hard disks fail with their use, but it looks like the hard disks you had on your Mac were defective (at least, the last one). If the hard disk was replaced recently, you should be able to take it and they should repair it for free, or at least, that's what Apple does on Apple Stores -
I've already tried turning it on and off as well as pressing the sleep/wake and home button together to restart but nothing has happened :/
This is also the second time its happened to my phone as well, the first time it miraculously turned on by itself after an hourHi katherian!
I have an article here that can help you troubleshoot this issue:
iPhone: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2802
Will not turn on, will not turn on unless connected to power, or unexpected power off
Verify that the Sleep/Wake button functions. If it does not function, inspect it for signs of damage. If the button is damaged or is not functioning when pressed, seek service.
Check if a Liquid Contact Indicator (LCI) is activated or there are signs of corrosion. Learn about LCIsand corrosion.
Connect the iPhone to the iPhone's USB power adapter and let it charge for at least ten minutes.
After at least 30 minutes, if:
The home screen appears: The iPhone should be working. Update to the latest version of iOS if necessary. Continue charging it until it is completely charged and you see this battery icon in the upper-right corner of the screen . Then unplug the phone from power. If it immediately turns off, seek service.
The low-battery image appears, even after the phone has charged for at least 20 minutes: See "iPhone displays the low-battery image and is unresponsive" symptom in this article.
Something other than the Home screen or Low Battery image appears, continue with this article for further troubleshooting steps.
If the iPhone did not turn on, reset it while connected to the iPhone USB power adapter.
If the display turns on, go to step 4.
If the display remains black, go to next step.
Connect the iPhone to a computer and open iTunes. If iTunes recognizes the iPhone and indicates that it is in recovery mode, attempt to restore the iPhone. If the iPhone doesn't appear in iTunes or if you have difficulties in restoring the iPhone, see this article for further assistance.
If restoring the iPhone resolved the issue, go to step 4. If restoring the iPhone did not solve the issue, seek service.
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