I'd like to reuse a 5.25" optical drive in an external USB 2 enclosure. Are there any that are USB- or bus-powered? The ones on Newegg are all AC-powered, it seems. Do bus-powered enclosures exist?
posted by Blazecock Pileon
on Sep 11, 2012 -
10 answers
What's the best way to upgrade my hard drive on my desktop? I have a 40GB SSD that I boot from, and I want to upgrade that to an 80GB SSD. What's the best way to move all of my information from the old drive to the new one, and then have the computer boot from the new drive?
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posted by nickhb
on Aug 23, 2012 -
6 answers
When I save MS Word docs, a lot of my spacings between words are being eliminated. In just about every sentence, it happens at least once! To be clear, instead of something like "and the", it will say "andthe". Could it be a faulty flash drive?
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posted by Eiwalker
on Feb 22, 2012 -
10 answers
Does it make any difference what kind of hard drive I buy to put in an external USB 2.0 enclosure in terms of transfer speed?
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posted by GuyZero
on Oct 17, 2011 -
4 answers
Does the Pioneer VSX-921-k surround receiver have a GUI that will work with a large volume of MP3's connected through the USB port?
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posted by plumberonkarst
on Sep 20, 2011 -
6 answers
Driving from NYC to DC tomorrow night, looking for food options that are not fastfood at the rest stops along the NJTP or 95. Any good spots that don't involve serious detours? The catch: must have a vegetarian friendly menu.
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posted by jrb223
on Sep 14, 2011 -
9 answers
Why is my wireless router WZR-HP-G300NH not mounting my USB External HD?
I'm trying to access my Western Digital My Passport SE external hard drive through the wifi connection on the router. I have it plugged into the USB port on the router and it is powering on, but not mounting.
What have I done wrong?
How can I get this to work?
Does anyone know how to go about accessing the hard drive files once it is mounting properly?
I'll be using my MacBook to access the files and would like to stream my movies wirelessly from the external HD.
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posted by thatgirl1985
on Jul 22, 2011 -
9 answers
My computer (Macbook pro 4,1) has a Serial ATA (1.5Gb/s) bus. Can it use a hard drive that has a speed of 3gb/s?
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posted by radiocontrolled
on Jul 5, 2011 -
4 answers
I've got a pile of old Zip disks I'd like to investigate... but modern computers haven't got RS232 interfaces, which is what my Zip drive has. Boo! However, I discovered that my wife has a USB ZIp drive! Yay! But there is a problem...
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posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit
on May 31, 2011 -
10 answers
SongFilter: Trying to remember the name and artist of a song, but of course, I don't know the words. Similar to but definitely not "Hey Pretty" by Poe.
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posted by Mister Fabulous
on Mar 18, 2011 -
5 answers
Recommend an external hard drive? I'm looking for something in the 500GB range, Windows (XP) format, UBS 2.0 or earlier. Thanks!
posted by The Ardship of Cambry
on Mar 12, 2011 -
12 answers
Is it possible to salvage a hard drive that has been through hell and back? I have a 40gig HD from a few years ago that was inside a computer tower that was ditched in the backyard for a few months, and there was stuff on it when it was pitched.
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posted by koolgiy
on Dec 11, 2010 -
17 answers
I’m considering applying for a job that would significantly lengthen my commute and want to know how to weigh the pros and cons and get some feedback about whether it is worth it.
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posted by mjcon
on Jun 21, 2010 -
28 answers
Question on upgrading my getting-on-ancient Dell Inspiron 9300's hard drive - what kind of drive do I need, and is there an actual limit to what I can throw in it?
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posted by SNWidget
on Jun 10, 2010 -
7 answers
My 9 month old Macbook Pro flashed the gray screen of death. Is there any way to recover the data?
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posted by ladypants
on May 29, 2010 -
20 answers
are new (beginning) drivers taught to use turn signals? if so, is turn signal use required by law?
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posted by msconduct
on May 20, 2010 -
31 answers
My car was totaled, (totally not my fault) and I'm in the market for a newer car (yipee!). I was in a 2003 Mercury Sable and found it was too much car for me, now I'm leaning towards a coupe or smaller hatchback. Help me decide!
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posted by Advocate, I
on May 12, 2010 -
24 answers
My internal hard drive died, and new purchases are out of the question for a while. Wondering about the drive lifespan of the LaCie d2 Quadra that is my bootable backup.
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posted by WCityMike
on Mar 13, 2010 -
18 answers
Replacing iMac (2008/aluminum) Hard Drive. What's the best way to remove glass front held in by magnets?
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posted by nam3d
on Mar 11, 2010 -
5 answers
Is it possible to recover a failing hard drive, when it's making a clicking sound? Is there a cheap way?
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posted by TuxHeDoh
on Feb 4, 2010 -
23 answers
I plan to return to playing World of Warcraft. However, I need to keep the game on an external hard disk, or at least temporarily transfer it from the computer's drive to that disk frequently. When I played before, the files (install files or the installed game) would not copy to the external drive, although I have never had any such problems with a non-WoW file. I am thinking of getting an install CD for the game, so that instead of transferring from the computer to the external drive, I can just erase and reinstall. Problem is, I would need to reinstall all patches each time I did that. Does anyone have any ideas about why the external disk doesn't like WoW or how I can get around this?
posted by i2d2
on Jan 24, 2010 -
12 answers
How do I migrate my boot drive from a traditional hard drive to a *smaller* SSD drive?
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posted by notsnot
on Jan 5, 2010 -
6 answers
How can I recover anything off this hard drive that fails low level scans at 86%?
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posted by patrad
on Dec 24, 2009 -
5 answers
We are considering renting a car and driving from Rio de Janeiro to Paraty and back. Advice?
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posted by tss
on Dec 14, 2009 -
11 answers
500GB internal SeaGate hard drive disappears from Windows, Linux, and the BIOS. What can I try before I pay to have the data recovered?
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posted by Avenger50
on Jul 3, 2009 -
10 answers
Any ideas on a route (and some great points of interest) for some Italian visitors to take from Mt. Vernon, Ohio to Fargo, ND? It'll be their first time in the U.S. and would like to see as much as possible.
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posted by whiskey point
on Apr 6, 2009 -
11 answers
I have an AirPort Extreme with a printer and two external hard drives connected via a USB hub. Quite frequently one or more of these USB devices won't appear in the AirPort Utility and I can't access them. Rebooting sometimes helps. Where does the problem lie?
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posted by krunk
on Jan 29, 2009 -
10 answers
Mac, Leopard, La Cie external hard disk drive spins but does not mount. What's my best option for getting data off this drive?
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posted by gen
on Nov 2, 2008 -
21 answers
I need to change nearly all the drive letters on XP, including the system partition. How do I do this?
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posted by edbyford
on Oct 6, 2008 -
9 answers
External hard showing "weird". Better known as, sharing an external/portable hard drive between osx and winxp.
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posted by jadepearl
on Jun 23, 2008 -
10 answers
My external hard-drive's on the fritz. What can I do to make sure I get all my data off it before it goes?
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posted by djgh
on Jun 3, 2008 -
5 answers
Driving through the northern half of Ireland next week, does anyone have any suggestions on castles, sights, breweries, or distilleries that we shouldn't miss?
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posted by Grither
on May 21, 2008 -
18 answers
I went to a community college and the computers they had were able to reimage them self each time you rebooted the computer. You could trash the whole OS and render it useless but when you turned it off and back on it was in an OOB state. Where can I find something like this? It would be perfect for work.
posted by KI6ILS
on Apr 9, 2008 -
8 answers
