Re: Question about HDD partitions

My uncle bought me a Satellite A100 laptop from Europe 5 months ago and I dont have the warranty card with me. So all of a sudden my operating system got corrupted and I had to format my hard disk. I used the recovery CD which I received with the laptop. The whole box contains 3 CDs. I followed the instructions.
I only had to use two of the CDs and now I only have one large drive.
Is it possible for me to do hard disk partition after formatting?
Please help!

Hello
You can try follow:
-click with right mouse button on My computer and choose option Manage
-on the left side click on Disk Management
-click with right mouse button on partition C and choose option Shrink Volume, change the value and click on button SHRINK
-after short time you will see there one Unallocated (black marked) partition
-click with right mouse button on this new unallocated partition and create new logical drive
-follow the instructions
Please let me know if this helps.
BTW: Do you use WXP or Vista OS?

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Satellite A200 - Question about HDD partitions and RAM

This may be in the wrong section... I don't know.
I've never owned an OEM OS and I also don't understand why the HDD comes partitioned 90, 2, 90 (who thought of that?).
The thing is that I have to format and partition differently (since I have to dual boot Linux) and need to create a structure more like 40,40,100 or such. (100 being fat32 so data can be accessed for both)
Now I'm just wondering which data I should be keeping from these drives. There's a folder called Toshiba on the C:\ drive which seems to have drivers and such, a few wallpapers and who knows what else. Then there's the D: drive called WinRE which has some sort of sdi and wim files.
Another question, if I buy the 2GB which is listed in the compatible options for my laptop (A200-28P)
Link: [http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/jsp/individualOptions.do?service=UK&OPTION_ID=138301&t oshibaShop=true&selCategory=4700]
Will it match the 2GB already in the laptop? Will it void the warranty in any way?

Yes, I am using Vista, sorry, I forgot to mention that. The drive however is definately not hidden (it's clearly visible as the D drive and labelled WinRE).
I'm not an idiot. I understand it, but you have got to admit that giving the OS 90 is a bit extreme and obviously I know what I can do with the other 90.
I'd also like to point something out:
"It's always advisable to partition an large HDD in more partition. This improves the performance because OS can access the files much faster."
This is more than just an urban myth, it is down right stupid to believe that. After all, the data has a physical position on the drive and partitioning doesn't change the fact that it still has to get the needle to point to the location where the data is located on the drive.
The needle still travels the same distance as referred to by the MFT.
The question is if I can alter the partitions when using the strange Toshiba recovery disk. Afterall OEMs don't come with standard install disks and seem to limit your options.
Again regarding the ram, I know the laptop can run 4 gigs, but I want to know whether the 2GB stick I'd buy from Toshiba would be the exact same as the one already installed, as in same timings and such.
So in conclusion the data on D is worthless. What about the stuff in the Toshiba folder? And sorry if I sound condescending or like an *insert disallowed word here*, I'm just not in the best mood right now (serious data loss on my project because of a Uni server crash!).

A few questions about managing partitions when performing a recovery

Hello everybody,
I purchased an L505-13Z about to weeks ago for personal use and light audio editing work. In these two weeks I took the time to explore and test this computer's performance and found it suitable for my needs, as it withstands even havier audio work then I will need, as tested. I am really happy with this laptop! Anyway, few optimizations I did for the audio software have wiped some needed features of the computer, so I needed to install the OS again.. Basically, I was always used to have the system install only wiping the system drive, leaving the "D:Data" partition intact. I notice this isn't the case with system recovery, as after recovery, both system and data partitions were wiped. of course everything is backed up on an external drive, but every time I perform a recovery I will need to copy everything back from the backup drive? I missed the point of this - it's exactly like having all my data saved on the system partition.. What's the need for the data partition then?
Is there a way to perform a recovery and leave the "Data" partition untouched?
My second question is if it's possible to change the size of the partitions somehow? I think that it's a bit useless to have 230G of free space for the system partition. For my needs, 100G is enough, and I could use the remaining 130G for the Data partition, I don't know why the drive is just split in half by default... (I am aware that a partition size change must wipe ALL data on the drive).
Thanks everybody in advance for any help!

If you use HDD recovery procedure - http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD9102IR0000R01.htm - the structure and data on second partition will not be deleted.
So, if you want to install OS using HDD recovery option you can move all important data from partition C to partition D.
The whole HDD will be deleted if you use recovery DVDs for OS installation.
You should not change partitions structure because it can have negative influence on further HDD recovery procedure. It can happen that recovering data will not be found anymore.
Please note: second partition D is not some kind of recovery or system partition. It is normal and usual HDD partition. There is just saved Toshiba recovery image in folder called HDDRecovery.
Best thing you can do, I done it too, is to enter properties for this folder and define it as invisible.
You will not be irritated with this folder. It is there but you cannot see it and there is no way you can delete it somehow. Use this partition as usual. Create own folders, copy data there, simply do your usual work.
More questions?

Question about the partition index

Hi, all, I have some questions about partitioned index.
And I get from oracle documents that oracle's partition index can be clarified as local partition index and global partition index.
And local partition index can be clarified as prefix local partition index and non-prefix local partition index. And I also the word "global prefix partition index".
But, I can not get what the exact meaning after I consulted many documents and notes from website.
Can anyone give me one example to cover these topic?
You help is very thankful!
Thanks and best regards!

Hi,
Local index search by partition.
Local Indexes: A local index is an index on a partitioned table which is partitioned in the exact same manner as the underlying partitioned table. Each partition of a local index corresponds to one and only one partition of the underlying table.
Global Partitioned Indexes: A global partitioned index is an index on a partitioned or non-partitioned table which is partitioned using a different partitioning-key from the table. Global-partitioned indexes can only be partitioned using range partitioning. For example, a table could be range-partitioned by month and have twelve partitions, while an index on that table could be range-partitioned using a different partitioning key and have a different number of partitions.
Global Non-Partitioned Indexes: A global non-partitioned index is essentially identical to an index on a non-partitioned table. The index structure is not partitioned.
Maybe this links help you:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/oracle9i/datasheets/partitioning.html
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:12026637104196321871::NO::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID,F4950_P8_CRITERIA:678824574412
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:::::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID:1612281449571
Cheers

Question about HDD upgrade on Satellite M40X-184?

Hello
I want to ask if there is an option to insert a new hdd in my toshiba. As far as I know there is no official support for this??
There is an access to the place where the disk is placed on the side of notebook. S
o my question is
1. is it possible to place a new disk (faster and bigger)
2. is it possible without loosing warranty
3. what disks do you suggest
Thanks Szczepaan

Hello Hinni
Unfortunately there is no public document about that and those information has Toshiba service partner or some independent PC and notebook service specialized for upgrade.
I can just tell you that Toshiba directly dont support hardware upgrade and I have noticed that hardware upgrade is cuts into three areas:
- user upgrade (memory)
- dealer upgrade (HDD)
- service upgrade (WLAN card, BT module)
If you want to exchange the HDD alone take old out and notice all data on the sticker and talk with your local dealer if you want to buy the same but with more capacity. You can test new one and if there is some problem (not recognized by system) you can send it back any time.

Question about HDD-upgrade on a Satellite A10

Hello, just wanted to update my laptop, and just interesting. Is this laptop supporting 160 gb ?
Maybe even, what the biggest HDD support this computer ?
Because i am thinking on 120gb or better 160gb... And dunno what to do :)
Satellite A10...
Thanks for any advices

Hey there,
I think you should try it, because I think that machine was shipped with a maximum of 80GB, but I am not sure. You have the following options:
1. Buy a HDD with about 120GB. Test it, you cannot damage anything. If the drive would not be recognized then bring it back to the shop and try a HDD with less memory (100GB). Repeat the procedure, if the drive was recognized, hold it. :)
2. Buy a 80GB HDD, which is known to work in that machine. Thats the "secure" way.
3. Do nothing and buy a external USB-HDD. ;)
I hope I could give you some thoughts on your way.
Greets

Question about table partitioning...

Hello, all. I'm using SQL 2012 Enterprise. I have 8 very large tables (the largest two having 227M and 118M records, and the others between 11M-44M records). For performance reasons, I'm considering partitioning the tables across multiple
files/filegroups. For my largest table (227M records), the data is spread across years 2011, 2012, and 2013 with 2013 having 104M records. So naturally I'm considering partitioning on a Date column. My question is should I go with four partitions
(2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 for new data) and still end up with a very large aggregation of data on the 2013 partition (104M) or should I further breakdown the 2013 partition into months now having 12 partitions for 2013 alone, and then I'm OK with all
of 2011 and 2012 on their own partitions. Again, this is for one table. I'd still like to partition the other 7 large tables. In the end, I could end up with many, many partitions and hence many, many filegroups. I'm interested in how
others partition MULTIPLE large tables. Can you share partition functions/schemes across tables?
Any thoughts, your own personal experiences, etc would be greatly appreciated. Also, can someone recommend a good book, article, blog, etc on partitioning large databases.
Thanks much in advance.
Roz

If you query against more than one partition I have doubts you will gain performance...
-- Create partition functions
CREATE PARTITION FUNCTION PF1(INT) AS RANGE RIGHT FOR VALUES (1, 2, 3);
CREATE PARTITION FUNCTION PF2(INT) AS RANGE RIGHT FOR VALUES (1, 2);
-- Create filegroups
ALTER DATABASE testdb ADD FILEGROUP FG7;
ALTER DATABASE testdb ADD FILEGROUP FG6;
ALTER DATABASE testdb ADD FILEGROUP FG5;
ALTER DATABASE testdb ADD FILEGROUP FG4;
ALTER DATABASE testdb ADD FILEGROUP FG3;
ALTER DATABASE testdb ADD FILEGROUP FG2;
ALTER DATABASE testdb ADD FILEGROUP FG1;
-- Create partition schemes
CREATE PARTITION SCHEME PS1 AS PARTITION PF1
TO (FG1, FG2, FG3, FG4);
CREATE PARTITION SCHEME PS2 AS PARTITION PF2
TO (FG5, FG6, FG7);
CREATE VIEW [dbo].[partition_info]
AS
SELECT
DB_NAME() AS 'DatabaseName'
,OBJECT_NAME(p.OBJECT_ID) AS 'TableName'
,p.index_id AS 'IndexId'
,CASE
WHEN p.index_id = 0 THEN 'HEAP'
ELSE i.name
END AS 'IndexName'
,p.partition_number AS 'PartitionNumber'
,prv_left.value AS 'LowerBoundary'
,prv_right.value AS 'UpperBoundary'
,ps.name as PartitionScheme
,pf.name as PartitionFunction
,CASE
WHEN fg.name IS NULL THEN ds.name
ELSE fg.name
END AS 'FileGroupName'
,CAST(p.used_page_count * 0.0078125 AS NUMERIC(18,2)) AS 'UsedPages_MB'
,CAST(p.in_row_data_page_count * 0.0078125 AS NUMERIC(18,2)) AS 'DataPages_MB'
,CAST(p.reserved_page_count * 0.0078125 AS NUMERIC(18,2)) AS 'ReservedPages_MB'
,CASE
WHEN p.index_id IN (0,1) THEN p.row_count
ELSE 0
END AS 'RowCount'
,CASE
WHEN p.index_id IN (0,1) THEN 'data'
ELSE 'index'
END 'Type'
FROM sys.dm_db_partition_stats p
INNER JOIN sys.indexes i
ON i.OBJECT_ID = p.OBJECT_ID AND i.index_id = p.index_id
INNER JOIN sys.data_spaces ds
ON ds.data_space_id = i.data_space_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.partition_schemes ps
ON ps.data_space_id = i.data_space_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.partition_functions pf
ON ps.function_id = pf.function_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.destination_data_spaces dds
ON dds.partition_scheme_id = ps.data_space_id
AND dds.destination_id = p.partition_number
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.filegroups fg
ON fg.data_space_id = dds.data_space_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.partition_range_values prv_right
ON prv_right.function_id = ps.function_id
AND prv_right.boundary_id = p.partition_number
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.partition_range_values prv_left
ON prv_left.function_id = ps.function_id
AND prv_left.boundary_id = p.partition_number - 1
WHERE
OBJECTPROPERTY(p.OBJECT_ID, 'ISMSSHipped') = 0
AND p.index_id IN (0,1)
GO
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Question about multiple partitions.

Hi guys Yesterday I got my MacBook Pro 13”. This is my first Mac. So I’ve some few questions. If anybody answer those, then it’ll be very helpful to me.
It’s come with Snow Leopard on one single partition.
From my previous experience, I’ve learnt that, OS and personal data put in a single partition is not a good idea. If I need to clean install the OS then I’ve to format the full partition and then my other data will be lost. So it’s better to have separate partitions, if I’ll have to format the OS partition then others partition and their data will be intact.
So is it ok to have few partitions on OS-X? Like C: D: E: in Windows?
My hard disk is 250GB so I’ve plane to divide it into 3 parts. 1st one is for OS. 2nd one and 3rd one are for others staff. So I have to do it while I clean install the OS. What file format should I use for them? Do I have to mount them to specific name?

adnansanni wrote:
It’s come with Snow Leopard on one single partition.
From my previous experience, I’ve learnt that, OS and personal data put in a single partition is not a good idea. If I need to clean install the OS then I’ve >to format the full partition and then my other data will be lost.
I would not "waste" a partition to have my data on it. There probably are better uses for partitions. Above, the suggestion was made to have a good system backup. I agree. I would clone my internal volume to a partition on an external drive to accomplish this result. You can use Disk Utility, Carbon Copy Cloner, or SuperDuper, for example, to clone.
So it’s better to have separate partitions, if I’ll have to format the OS partition then others partition and their data will be intact.
As indicated, I don't think that doing so is better. But, I don't understand the rest of what you say above.
So is it ok to have few partitions on OS-X? Like C: D: E: in Windows?
Definitely yes. I would plan carefully what partitions I will need at this point. For example, would you also want to run Leopard on a partition? And, as mentioned above, would would want to run Windows on a partition? I run Sno, Leopard, and Win7 on separate partitions on my internal. There are ways of getting around the two partition "standard" with Windows on the second partition.
At this point, you probably will not need to erase and install to add several partitions. But, you will need to plan carefully if using Disk Utility to partition.
My hard disk is 250GB so I’ve plane to divide it into 3 parts. 1st one is for OS. 2nd one and 3rd one are for others staff. So I have to do it while I clean install the OS. What file format should I use for them? Do I have to mount them >to specific name?
As mentioned, at this point, you probably won't need to erase and install, but you need to decide, for sure, how many partitions you want and what sizes you want them to be if you want to do the partitioning with Disk Utility.

I have question about hooking up an external hdd to a time capsule and still have my printer hooked up as well. Anyone got any tips for me, how to do it and what brand of harddrive that will work best for me 1 or 2 TB

i have question about hooking up an external hdd to a time capsule and still have my printer hooked up as well. Anyone got any tips for me, how to do it and what brand of harddrive that will work best for me 1 or 2 TB

You just need a powered hub.. if you already use one then fine.
Plug in just about any external hard disk will work fine. Format has to be readable by the TC.. ie fat32.. or much better HFS+.. plug it into a Mac to prepare the drive.
Pick whatever size suits.. nowadays 2TB are most economical.
WD, Seagate have goobled up all the minor players.. so pick one.
Whatever suits your budget and asthetics.
NOTE.. The USB on the TC is fine for printers.. IMHO it is the wrong way to go with USB disks.. use the internal disk of the TC.. USB is less than half the native speed plugged into a Mac.. TC to USB is slow.. far slower than internal drive.. or using external drive as external.

Some question about Toshiab reocvery disk for Satellite P300-133

Hello guys ,
I got some questions about unpleasant recovery surprises :
*1)* I just made recovery DVD using Toshiba Recovery Disk Creator and it initially asked for 2 DVDs - but when the first one was done it didn`t require a second blanc DVD . Is it possible all system files of Windows Vista to be written on 1 DVD ?
*2)* Could I reinstall Windows Vista using the HDD Recovery option ( by pressing F8 ) without using recovery DVD ?
*3)* Which HDD partitions`ll be formatted ( just system C: or both C: and E: ) using HDD recovery ?
*4)* What is recovery DVD - Image of the hard drives or Vista installation files ?
Its pretty bad idea not to include OS on DVD when I have paid for it.
Thanks for all the problems to Toshiba :(

1. I think the recovery disk creator means 2 CDs. I have a Portege M700 with Windows Vista and one DVD too. I recovered it and after this I have a clean Vista installation with all drivers and tools from Toshiba. Nothing is missing.
2. Yes, you can reinstall Vista using the HDD Recovery option when you press F8 at startup. You dont need the recovery DVD but you should create one when your HDD get some errors or something else. If you need a new Recovery DVD, you have pay for one.
3. The complete HDD and partitions will be formatted, so backup your data first on a DVD, external HDD, USB stick or something else.
After the reinstallation you have the factory settings.
4. The recovery DVD is an image of the HDD about the factory settings. If you make a recovery, there are all drivers and tools already installed. Of course on the disk are the installations files of Vista, but you can only use this DVD on your Satellite P300. The disk can not be used on an other Satellite or on a PC.
When you have more questions, have a look in the user manual. There are a many in formations about the recovery. Its in chapter 3.

Question about transferring to new mbp

I am a senior in high school this year and have had my macbook since 8th grade and can't even begin to say how much I love it! I am most likely going to be getting a new mbp in the near future for college and had a few questions about transferring files/applications over. I am pretty good with computers and yes I do realize that there is the migration assistant as well as time machine backups. I have kept time machine backups on an external drive ever since leopard and want to know when I get the new machine if I could just do a time machine restore. (Would this method keep the new ilife on the new mbp because I don't have 09) I also also upgraded the hdd from an 80gb to a 320 gb drive and have partitioned it to run win7 through bootcamp. Would win7 and all the settings automatically be transferred as well. In addition I am using virtual box to run ubuntu within osx. I have also downloaded countless applications online and wanted to know how they would transfer over If I don't have the disk or serial numbers to them. It seems it may be easier just to slap this hdd in the new mbp but I'm not sure if thats possible. Again thanks for the help

Welcome to Apple Discussions.
If your old Macbook is a Intel based machine it would be to your benefit to use Migration Assistant to get your new MBP up. With MA assistant you have options of transferring information from your Macbook from either Firewire, USB or Ethernet connections. MA will walk you through how to connect the two machines together and ask what data you want transferred. If the Macbook is Intel based and you choose all of the options MA will make a mirror of the settings, data etc.. onto the new MBP. If your old machine is a PPC machine it is strongly advised not migrate items such as applications to the new machine due to possible incompatibilities. MA will also ask if you want to use a Time Machine drive to migrate the data to the new machine so you do have options. If you choose that route remember Time Machine _does not_ back up Windows so you would not be able to migrate that information using MA.
Your question has been asked many many times, I would recommend do a thread search and you will find some very useful information.
Regards,
Roger

Re: Questions about Plan structure

Reply-To: "Duncan Kinnear" <[email protected]>
Q. if you have an Employee class with related EmployeeSubordinate and
EmployeeSalaryHistory classes, should these all be in the same plan?
A It is better to have them in the same plan.It depends on the design
you have
Q Why should the Managers be separated from their business classes?
A Managers are usually service objects which might require different
resources.
These managers when deployed might be required by several other
applications.
Seperating them as a different plan will help in just using one
installed partition to be
Used by different applications (refer about Reference Partition)
Q If you have the Database managers separate, what scope does each DB
manager cover?
A It is better to have the DB managers in user scope.
It depends on the numbers of users, u have for the system.
Since u are talking about 100 tables. It's a huge system.
It also depends on the user licenses u have for the backend.
Take care that u use proper load balancing of DB Managers for the
system.
Krishna CVSR
GoldStone Softech Inc
>
Hi there,
We are in the middle of designing the structure of a new system.
I have read/heard that it is best to break down the plans into the
following categories:
Business Classes
Managers/Services
Clients
I have a few questions about this structure:
Should related business classes be grouped together in Plans? E.g. if
you have an Employee class with related EmployeeSubordinate and
EmployeeSalaryHistory classes, should these all be in the same plan?
Why should the Managers be separated from their business classes?
E.g. if there is an EmployeeMgr service which deals with anything to do
with the Employee business class, why separate them in different
plans? If you need the manager to access the class, you will always
need both.
Some of the Forte documentation talks about "Policy" managers and
"Database" managers. How do the functions of these managers differ
for a simple CRUD (Create Read Update Delete) class?
If you have the Database managers separate, what scope does each
DB manager cover? I.e. do you have one for the entire database (over
100 tables in our case), or do you break it down by sub-system?
Thanks in advance for any answers.
Cheers,
Duncan Kinnear,
McCarthy and Associates, Email: [email protected]
PO Box 764, McLean Towers, Phone: +64 6 834 3360
Shakespeare Road, Napier, New Zealand. Fax: +64 6 834 3369
Providing Integrated Software to the Meat Processing Industry for over 10 years
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Reply-To: "Duncan Kinnear" <[email protected]>
Q. if you have an Employee class with related EmployeeSubordinate and
EmployeeSalaryHistory classes, should these all be in the same plan?
A It is better to have them in the same plan.It depends on the design
you have
Q Why should the Managers be separated from their business classes?
A Managers are usually service objects which might require different
resources.
These managers when deployed might be required by several other
applications.
Seperating them as a different plan will help in just using one
installed partition to be
Used by different applications (refer about Reference Partition)
Q If you have the Database managers separate, what scope does each DB
manager cover?
A It is better to have the DB managers in user scope.
It depends on the numbers of users, u have for the system.
Since u are talking about 100 tables. It's a huge system.
It also depends on the user licenses u have for the backend.
Take care that u use proper load balancing of DB Managers for the
system.
Krishna CVSR
GoldStone Softech Inc
>
Hi there,
We are in the middle of designing the structure of a new system.
I have read/heard that it is best to break down the plans into the
following categories:
Business Classes
Managers/Services
Clients
I have a few questions about this structure:
Should related business classes be grouped together in Plans? E.g. if
you have an Employee class with related EmployeeSubordinate and
EmployeeSalaryHistory classes, should these all be in the same plan?
Why should the Managers be separated from their business classes?
E.g. if there is an EmployeeMgr service which deals with anything to do
with the Employee business class, why separate them in different
plans? If you need the manager to access the class, you will always
need both.
Some of the Forte documentation talks about "Policy" managers and
"Database" managers. How do the functions of these managers differ
for a simple CRUD (Create Read Update Delete) class?
If you have the Database managers separate, what scope does each
DB manager cover? I.e. do you have one for the entire database (over
100 tables in our case), or do you break it down by sub-system?
Thanks in advance for any answers.
Cheers,
Duncan Kinnear,
McCarthy and Associates, Email: [email protected]
PO Box 764, McLean Towers, Phone: +64 6 834 3360
Shakespeare Road, Napier, New Zealand. Fax: +64 6 834 3369
Providing Integrated Software to the Meat Processing Industry for over 10 years
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I have a Macbook Pro june 2011... I have 8GB ram but I only have 256mb VRAM... I've read some other questions about this and I realized... Why do I not have 560mb of VRAM since I have 8GB of RAM? Is there any way to get more VRAM to play games on steam?

I have a Macbook Pro june 2011... I have 8GB ram but I only have 256mb VRAM...
I've read some other questions about this and I realized... Why do I not have 560mb of VRAM since I have 8GB of RAM?
Is there any way to get more VRAM to play games on steam?
I've learned by reading other topics that I can't upgrade my graphics card on my Macbook Pro because it's soldered into the motherboard or somthing like that, but please tell me if there is any way to get more video ram by chaning some setting or upgrading something else. I'd also like to know why I only have 256MB of VRAM when I have 8GB of RAM, since I have 8GB of RAM I thought I was supposed to have 560mb of VRAM...
So the two questions are...
Is there any way to upgrade my VRAM, so that I can play games on steam?
Why do I only have 256MB VRAM when I have 8GB total RAM?
Other Info:
I have a quad core i7 Processor.
My graphcics card is the AMD Radeon HD 6490M.
I am also trying to play games on my BOOTCAMPed side of my mac, or my Windows 7 Professional side.
THANK YOU SO MUCH IF YOU CAN REPLY,
Dylan

The only two items that a user can change on a MBP are the RAM and HDD (Retinas not included). You have what the unit came with and the only way you will be able to change that is to purchase a MBP with superior graphics
If you are very much into gaming, the I suggest A PC. They are far superior for that type of application to a MBP.
Ciao.

Few questions about difference between Satellite P70 , L70, S70

Hello, i have many questions about the series P70 , L70, S70 that come with a 1920x1080 panel.
1) What are the differences between the L70 and S70 series? Except of the HDD capacity and RAM, the notebooks look pretty identical.
2) Do P70 , L70, S70 support a 2nd HDD or is it just the P70 series that support it ?
3) Do all three (P70, L70, S70 series) come with the same TFT Panels ?
4) Which of the above series supports mSata ?
5) Do all of the model of each series come with a mSata support? E.g. Could it be that L70-a-13m supports mSata while the L70-a-146 does not ?
6) All of the above, come with a S-ATA II or S-ATA III interface ?
7) Which is the best of those series listed ? I am trying to understand what makes the big difference from S70 to P70 except of the casing for example.
Thank you in advance.

>1) What are the differences between the L70 and S70 series? Except of the HDD capacity and RAM, the notebooks look pretty identical.
What Sat L70 and S70 models do you mean exactly? There are different L70-xxx and S70-xxx models on the market which supports different hardware specifications.
>2) Do P70 , L70, S70 support a 2nd HDD or is it just the P70 series that support it?
As you can see in this [Sat P70 HDD replacement document,|http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/CRU3903II0000R01.htm] the P70 series supports 2nd HDD bay BUT even if there is an 2nd HDD bay this does not mean that you could use 2nd HDD. In case the 2nd HDD bay would be equipped with HDD connector, you could use the 2nd HDD
I found also the [Sat L70/S70 HDD replacement |http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/CRU3703HG0000R01.htm] document on Toshiba page and there I can see that 2nd HDD bay is not available
> 3) Do all three (P70, L70, S70 series) come with the same TFT Panels?
See point 1). Different P70, L70, S70 models were equipped with different hardware parts.
> 4) Which of the above series supports mSata?
As far as I know only some P70 models are equipped with an 256GB mSATA-SSD.
> 5) Do all of the model of each series come with a mSata support? E.g. Could it be that L70-a-13m supports mSata while the L70-a-146 does not ?
See point 4) not all models supports the same hardware specifications
> 6) All of the above, come with a S-ATA II or S-ATA III interface ?
I dont think that SATA III is supported. I guess it would be SATA II
> 7) Which is the best of those series listed ? I am trying to understand what makes the big difference from S70 to P70 except of the casing for example.
Not easy to answer because there are too many models released in Europea.
And not all models are available in each country. So I guess you will need to look for models which were released in your country.

Few questions about Lenovo G550

Hello, I plan to buy an inexpensive laptop, propably it will be a Lenovo G550L but I got few questions about this model. Here are my questions:
1. What 320GB hard disks are mounted inside G550L, Western Digital, Seagate or Hitachi (exact model if possible)?
2. How are the hinges of LCD screen in this model, cause they look pretty weak. Do they break easy, does anyone got any experience with this type of hinges which are "forward type" instead of normal?
2. I have noticed that there are two types of laptop chassis in this model one is matte black and another is grey glare. How to determine which model has which finish? Which finish got laptops with T4300, 3GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Intel IGP x4500, no card reader, no hdmi.
Thanks in advance.
Regards

my friend samsung any net, toshiba regza link, panasonic viera link is their special TM to support CEC
but just for their product not other products,for instance a samsung dvd player and a samsung lcd can sync easily with with hdmi cable
and in this case you dont need an extra remote control to control dvd besides tv.just with having a remote you can control both of them or the other audio visual products from that campany
please think???? how could you control your lenovo when it does not have a remote?
every device need to send signals to the remote not by just some wires like HDMI
lcd has a remote and a dvd player also has a remote and if those are from a unit company,they share a common signal with HDMI cable ,then you could control both of them with just one remote.
this can ease your work,as you dont need a lot of remote around your devices
but they should be from just a unit producer cause they uses different protocols
and of course they want to sell their various products and oblige you to buy other products from that producer to have the compability for having just one remote.

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