Problems with my Seagate external harddrive

My Seagate external harddrive is read-only for my new Macbook Air, yet worked fine with my old Macbook Pro. Any suggestions?
I want to copy some photos onto it, but when I open properties it says I only have permission to read. Do I need to format it, would that work?
Many regards
Hanne

Awhile ago I read about a way to force external drives to use a designated drive letter. Something about a file on the drive that gets read when drive is plugged in?
Also, check drive letter after plugging in drive but before starting itunes, fix as necessary. I have to do similar due to using my network drive for iTunes. Must always check drive before starting iTunes. It is always same letter but if connection is not established before starting iTunes I get library problem. Simply close iTunes, get connection, restart iTunes has always worked for me.

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Hey!
I've got my entire iTunes library on an external harddrive, and that causes me some problems because the harddrive sometimes changes which drive letter it connects to (etc, suddently jumping from e: to g:).
When this happens of course, iTunes cannot find any of my songs, so I have to delete all songs from the library, change the library location again, and add the songs once more, destroying my playlists and sometimes even duplicating the songs so I got like 3 versions of each song.
Is there a quicker way to do this? The file location is the same exept that it's "e:\itunes folder" instead of "g:\itunes folder" etc. This kinda drives me crazy sometimes:p
Please help?
I'm using XP btw, and know enough to be able to quickly change the e:\ to g:\ if it is any way possible of having the "tracklist" in an external file, etc.

Awhile ago I read about a way to force external drives to use a designated drive letter. Something about a file on the drive that gets read when drive is plugged in?
Also, check drive letter after plugging in drive but before starting itunes, fix as necessary. I have to do similar due to using my network drive for iTunes. Must always check drive before starting iTunes. It is always same letter but if connection is not established before starting iTunes I get library problem. Simply close iTunes, get connection, restart iTunes has always worked for me.

Strange problem with linking to external vob-file

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temes wrote:
>
quote:
Originally posted by:
Newsgroup User
>> When using Nero Showtime as a default program, the
error code is 31,
>> "There is no application associated with the given
filename".
>
> Which suggests that something has gone wrong with file
associations.
> If
> you double-click one of these files in an Explorer
window does it fire
> up Showtime and open the file?
>
>
> Yes, the file opens correctly in Nero Showtime when
double-clicking
> it in an Explorer. I tried the file associations and
created a
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opens the
> vob-file correcly with Nero Showtime. My client reported
this
> problem, so it's not just my computer which is having
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My Mac wants to 'initialise' my Seagate external harddrive but it already has saved data on it?

My Mac wants to 'initialise' my seagate external harddrive but it already has data on it that I want to keep. What can I do to protect existing data?

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Problem accessing Seagate External Harddrive from iMac and Mac Book Air

I have a brand new Seagate 2TB external harddrive which I have just used to backup my entire iMac files (photos, videos, etc) via the Time Capsule programme. However I now can't access the files which apparently have been copied onto the Segate. I have now connected the Seagate to my Mac Book Air and it is not even being recognised as an external storage device.
Is someone able to tell me how I can access the files on the external drive?

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Mac Pro (First Generation) problem with 1TB Seagate Barracuda

Hi Macianer,
I have a first generation Mac Pro which was sold with max. 750GB Hard drives for each bay. At this time I am grabbing for straws and maybe someone has any info on this problem.
I purchased 4 x 1TB Seagate Barracuda hard drives ( Model: ST31000340AS / Firmware: SD15 ), did a regular format after I purchased them ( GUID Partition Table, Journaled HFS+ File System). I am using 2 of them internally (they get quite hot and i didn't want to put all 4 of them in there) and two of them externally (backup purposes). The other two internal bays are covered by 2x 500GB Barracuda drives.
I put all four 1 TB hard drived through a 1 week stress test to make sure I am not dealing with bad apples. So far this practice served me well.
Now 2 weeks later one completely crashed (internal boot drive). It sounded to spin up alright but was not accessible at all. I went to BestBuy and GeekSquad said this drive is crashed and I returned it.
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I ran the Disk Utility and I got the following message:
INVALID KEY LENGTH
VOLUME CHECK FAILED.
ERROR: FILESYSTEM VERIFY OR REPAIR FAILED.
It just seems weird, I never had problems with hard drives and now I get these problems with 3-4 week old hard drives.
I was in a chat with seagate support. First question to trouble shoot: Do you have access to a PC. My answer was no since Microsoft Vista I donated all of them to the Salvation Army. He asked if I formatted the hard drives low level and MBR with HFS+. I said since I do not have access to PC nor do I plan on using my hard drives for PC I formatted it regular with GUID and HFS+. I asked if there is any history of these drives that would help explain my experience. I was hoping for a recall or something of that sort or something that a firmware upgrade would remedy.
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Cheers,
PixelGrinch
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Some things I know about SSD:
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2. SSD drives can be setup as SLC or MLC - SLC is faster read 2X, write 4X over MLC, however SLC is smaller capacity. SLC also has a longer life span.
3. Intel plans to have an 320GB X25-M (MLC) and a 128GB X25-E (SLC) out soon.
OSX does not fully support Trim and I'm not aware of any 3rd party software for OSX that helps in the garbage collection area. Diskeeper 2010 for Windows 7 provides full support for all variants of SSD, but nothing on the Mac side.
I'm probably going to wait for 2010 to see what comes out, SSD appears to be good news, but it still also seems to have issues. Given the cost of these drivers and the frequent firmware updates, a wait and see is my choice.
I've thought about going with a SAS RAID controller and 15K RAID drivers, but the cost/performance ratio comes out about the same and the 15K drives are noisey and power hungry but they're a "known" entity.
Rob

Problem with links for external user

Hi,
We´re using SAP NetWeaver Portal 2004s SPS 10 and we have a problem with links within notification-mails:
The link to the document (e.g. within a subscription mail) consists of "http:///...". Only user using the portal within our network can open this links. All external user can´t open this links. How can I change the URL so that our external user can open the links, too?
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Problems with sound from external speakers after iOS 5.0.1 update

Have others experienced problems with external speakers on the Iphone 4 after iOS 5.0.1 update? My phone no longer rings, sounds when i receive a text message, sounds alarm, etc. Vibrate works fine and when i plug in headphones I can hear music through the headphones. Any fixes for this?

Hi Guys,
I have post eariler on another forum and I have the same problem, I have tried all the things listed here and nothing was perminant in fixing this painful iphone hating problem.... and failed. You probably have the problem when you use youtube or your music external speaker that there is no volume bar and no sound.   I have had the same problem But I need to happily say that I now have the fix!!!! This worked for me and I fixed it by myself so you don't need to go to apple or service centre or anything.
Ok I like so many of you here truly believed this was as IO5 issue as it only dropped the sound on the speakers once that IO5 update came along. I tried a bunch of reset, reboots, home clicks, lock and unlocks, to fix this and all failed. some worked for an hour but then failed. hours of my life that I will never get back.   but since I have learnt this is not a IO5 problem but a hardware issue! ... and in paticualar is has to do with your bottom connection. Your phone is thinking it is docked all the time.
To fix the no sound problem what you need is...
1. a torch
2. a tooth brush
3. methalated spirits
4. a butter knife
Step 1.
get your torch and shine it down the bottom connection plate to see what kind of dust, sand, hair or anything you have stuck in there.   all that need to be removed! everything! it might look clean but still thats ok go to step 2.
step 2.
Turn on your music app and put the speakers on! If your phone is like mine it should not work. you most probably don't even have the volume display to turn it on but its ok, just do it! and it should still play with no sound.   its important you try and run the speakers as this will show you that it is a hardware problem.
step 3.
Dip your tooth brush into some methated sprits.   then at your sink tap the exess metho out of your brush as you just want the brushes to be slightly damp, not soaking wet and then scrub the bottom connetiors on your iphone. work the brush back and forward in a way that scoops the dirt out of the phone, not just pushing it side to side.
(As you bushing you should notice the volume bar come back on or off as you scub.   This happened to me and that is how I realised I was on the right track to fixing this problem as I was doing something external that was actually controling when the volume display came on or off.   but once I cleaned it this still didn't fix the problem...)
Step 4.
Use the back side of a butter knife (not the sharp side) to gently slide over the connectors on the iphone. Do this gently as you are only pushing down on the tiny metal contect bars and you should notice the volume display come on again. slide it back and forward. Now the area of interest is about 2/3 along the connection plate to the right.   This is the area that has the infomation sent when your iphone thinks its docked.
This has worked for me and I have not had a problem since I did this 2 weeks ago.   I have since learnt that the new IOS 5 has activated a different part of the bottom conectors. if you have been using dodgy connectors or unapproved apple cables (as I was) any damage or hair and dirt on the terminal this is effecting it. Try it.   just remember if you can do something external to your phone then there lies the problem.
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When I changed the wallpaper of the external monitor, I accidentally chose the wrong file (I'm not sure which one), From that moment, my dock is freezing.
Every time I tried to connect the monitor (as an second monitor), the dock is crashing.
I can use the monitor as an 'clone', then everything is working fine. When I change it back to be a second screen, the dock crashed again.
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Regards YkeBert

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> However, it
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And an excellent one too!
There's a lot of rubbish talked about LaCie external hard drives - my "Big Disk" 500 GB unit has worked hard, flawlessly for a year or so now.
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General problem with (WD?) external HD after latest OS X update?

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RESOLVED - K8N Neo2 Platinum problem with large Seagate disk

Hi All,
I've been running this system for 4 years and I'm very happy with it. But I've run into a problem:
I'm trying to exchange my 120 GB Seagate Barracuda systemdisk with a 500 GB Barracuda and I can't install XP with SP2.
First I tried to clone the old HD with Norton Ghost and Acronis True Image. The cloning looked fine but after taking the old HD out and moving the new one to P-ATA 1 as Primary Master I get an "error - no operating system found". I also tried a fresh install from CD. After the CD reboots the system I get the same error.
The HD is present in BIOS with the right parameters and all is looking well - but still no go.
I've fiddled around in BIOS (vers. 1.3) with the different settings (LBA, Large, Auto, Csh.) The last 2 options gives the "no operating system" error and the first 2 gives a "disk error" although Seagate says that I should change settings to "LBA".
I only have the new HD in the machine. I also tried fixboot and fixmbr. I can see all the installed files when I put it in as a slave.
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Mads

Actually that was the first thing I did just to see if the drive worked :-) - except that I had it as master on the second ide cable. It formats like it should and all partitions report "healthy". The only difference is that the new drives c-partition is set as active (can't find a way to change it back) - while the old one is set as system. Could this make a difference ?
Since neither cloning nor a fresh install works I think the problem is something else. Maybe I should try Seatools and see if that makes any difference.
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Problem with T400 and external monitor (1920x1200 resolution)

Hi there
My laptop:
ThinkPad T400 2767-C99* (graphics is: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 256MB / X4500MHD (Switchable Graphics)), OS is WinXP
I just installed the newest video driver from the lenovo page (which also installs "ATI catalyst")
Externale Monitor:
I just bought a Samsung SyncMaster 2443FW, 24" TFT monitor with maximum resolution 1920x1200
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Monitor works great with my newer T400s and my old Acer laptop. However, with my T400 (described above), I can't make the monitor use the 1920x1200 resolution. However, all the other resolutions look ugly so I need it to work with 1920x120
- If i change the resolution by rightclicking on the Windows XP desktop (and then properties=>settings) and set the screen resolution there to 1920x1200, then my monitor only used a lower resoltion (1440x900) and I get a scrolling effect as I move my pointer across the screen
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Questions
Is that a hardware (maybe the graphic card does not support 1920x1200) or a software problem (maybe some problem with the driver) or just a matter of setting?
What can I do?
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*Original description: Based 2767-2JG: T9550(2.66GHz), 4GB RAM, 250GB 5400rpm HD, 14.1in 1440x900 LCD, 256MB ATI Radeon 3470HD, CDRW/DVDRW, Intel 802.11agn wireless, Bluetooth, Modem, 1GB Ether, UltraNav, Sec Chip, FPR, Camera, 9c Li-Ion, DOS License
Solved!
Go to Solution.

bfrey wrote:
Thank you for your answer.
I have already installed the newsest drivers from Lenovo. I don't really see why I should install a non-official driver. I am convinced that it must work somehow with the official driver.
Kind regards
there are plenty of instances where the official driver have glitches... just look around the forum to find instances of which.... while official drivers maybe better in most instances, there are always the odd case where it doesn't work as well as it should. If they perfectly out of box, then there would never need to be multiple revisions and updates.
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Problem with provisioning and external SQL server connection

I am configuring IPAM 2012 R2 on a our management server. Completed the first step by enabling the feature. No issues.
Now I am on the Provisioning IPAM step. I get to the Configure Database step...
I choose Microsoft SQL server,
What should those values be in the Server name and Database name fields. Instructions show fqdn or ip address but that doesnt seem to be working for me.
I get the following error at the end of the Provisioning IPAM wizard,
IPAM Deployment failed with the following error.
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You can restart this provisioning wizard from the IPAM overview page.
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Thanks

Ran
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IPAM was set by default to use 1433.
Also used
netstat-n to identify issue and verified 1443 on SQL server was
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Important note I was able to connect to the database with a .udlfile
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