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How does the FireWire hard drive feature of iPod work?

Apple - iPod - FAQ
iPod can double as a FireWire hard drive for your Mac. This allows you to transfer files and applications from your computer and take them with you wherever you go. To use iPod in FireWire disk mode, just connect it to your Mac using the FireWire cable. In iTunes, select iPod in the source list and click the iPod icon in the lower right corner of the screen. The iPod preferences window comes up. Click "Enable FireWire disk use" and click OK. An iPod icon appears on your Mac desktop.
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Question: How does the hard drive feature of iPod work?

iPod: Frequently Asked Questions
Answer: iPod can double as a hard drive for your computer. This allows you to transfer files and applications from your computer to the iPod and take them with you wherever you go. iPod is smart enough to keep your data files separate from your music collection so that they will not be accidentally erased when you are updating your music.
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Since iPod doubles as a FireWire hard drive, can I also start up my Mac using iPod?

Apple - iPod - FAQ
Yes, iPod can be loaded with system software and used to start up your Mac or to install system software on your Mac. Using iPod to start up your Mac with system software is an unsupported feature.
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How does a hard drive work?

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Hard Drives store data used by the rest of the computer. When a hard drive needs to read or write something its controller receives a request from the motherboard. The controller then coordinates the actuator to move the heads that read data from the platters. Once the heads read data from the platters, the data is sent to the buffers. From the buffers the data is sent to the computer to be processed.
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How do I partition a Firewire or USB Hard Drive?

Disks & Utilities
Insert your disk or drive and launch Disk Utility. Disk Utility is found under Apple menu > Utilities > Disk Utilities Click each partition and type a name for it, choose a format, and type a size. You can also drag the divider between the partitions to change their sizes. If a partition's name has an asterisk beside it, it's shown larger than its actual size in order to display its name legibly.
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Can I save files from a computer hard drive to the duplicator hard drive through USB or Firewire?

Meritline Duplicators FAQ
No. Computer hard drives and duplicator hard drives are two separate file systems, so they cannot communicate. The USB and Firewire connections' allow the computer to use the duplicator as a CD or DVD external burner. You can use either of those devices to store the data on a disc from a specified CD or DVD drive on the duplicator. Once you create that disc, you can use it as your master disc to load into the hard drive and make your duplications. No.
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Will a SCSI-2 hard drive work with an Apple 2 system?

Apple II Csa2 FAQs: 1Main-Start, Part 1/25 - Apple
There is a major caveat to this answer. Some newer drives require a host which implements the arbitration phase of the SCSI communication dialogue. The RamFAST doesn't do this, and as a result there are some drives that cannot be used with a RamFAST SCSI card. A notable example is the Quantum Fireball series. However; the Trailblazer and all older Quantum models work fine.
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How does the "Buy!" feature work?

FAQ's - Frequently Asked Questions
The "Buy!" option enables a golfer to purchase an auction immediately. When you select to "Buy!" an auction, you will pay the listed "Buy!" price and the auction will end once you have confirmed that you would like to utilize this feature. Your confirmation e-mail will be sent to you shortly after the auction closes. The "Buy!" feature will now remain on an auction until a bid or proxy bid has been entered that is within $3 of the "Buy!" price.
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How do I know what the capacity of my iPod's hard drive is?

iPod Accessories FAQs
Most hard disk producers compute disk mass this method: 1 MB = 1 million bytes. A 5 GB hard disk, as a result, is one that grips 5 billion bytes. Computers, as well as the Macintosh and iPod, gauge disk mass this method: 1 MB = 1,048,576 bytes. The disparity in these two computations is what causes the disk to come into view as 4.6 GB or 9.2 GB on a computer, but in fact be a 5-billion byte or 10-billion byte hard disk. For larger iPods multiply 4.6 by the real augment in mass e.g.
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Can I use WinRescue to backup my IDE hard drive to an external FireWire hard drive?

winrescue nt/2000/xp Faq
WinRescue will back up to an external harddrive as long as it is listed in Windows Explorer as a regular harddrive. WinRescue backs up files and not a harddrive image. So, the harddrive's boot information is not backed up. Making a Boot Disk in WinRescue (95/98/ME) will save the boot information on a diskette. Also please realize that WinRescue does not back up open files unless they are specified in resray.ini (see Help for more instructions on this).
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How do you replace the hard drive in the iPod or iPod mini?

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If the iPod is out of warranty, Apple will replace the hard drive in the iPod or iPod mini models for about the cost of a new iPod, and consequently, such a replacement tends to not be cost-effective. However, third-party services also are available, and these can frequently replace the stock drive with a larger one for less than the cost of a new iPod. Alternately, if you have the technical skill, you could purchase a replacement hard drive and install it yourself.
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How do I boot in MAC OS X using the external FireWire hard drive?

Portable USB, FireWire, and eSATA Hard Drives - OYEN DIGITAL
In the left panel, click the external FireWIre drive and select "Partition" in menu on the right. Choose "Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and name the drive. Click "Options" at the bottom of the window. If you have an Intel Mac, select "GUID" as the partition scheme. If you have a Power PC Mac, select ???Apple Partition Map." Click "Partition." It will ask to confirm, click "Partition" again and the partitioning process will begin.
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WHAT IF WE ALREADY HAVE A ZIP, JAZ, CDR/W OR AN EXTERNAL USB/FIREWIRE (IEEE1394) HARD DRIVE?

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Frankly, we believe that these media are not optimal for most users and that they should not use a zip or other removable disk media for backup. An offsite backup service is completely automated and has the required file redundancy to protect important data. The only safe way to use removable disk media for backup is to have three disks and make the same backup three times.
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Is it possible to use my iPod as a hard drive?

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Yes, All you have to to is go to preferences in iTunes and select "Enable disk use". Your iPod will show up as an external disk.
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How do I use the iPod shuffle as a portable hard drive?

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Like other iPods, the iPod shuffle can be used as a portable hard drive. The average person is more likely to use this feature with the shuffle than with other iPods, because unlike them, the iPod shuffle does not require the user to carry a connection cable, and it works equally well on Macs and PCs without drivers or reformatting. By default, the ability to access the iPod shuffle as a hard drive is disabled. To enable it, enter the iPod Preferences page as we did above.
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How can I check my iPod's Hard Drive for Errors like running Scan Disk?

iPodDoctor - iPod batteries, iPod Accessories and iPod Repai...
The iPod will begin to go through a disk scan. At the end you will be presented with a Disk icon with a check mark or a sad iPod icon. If you get a sad iPod icon you need to send your iPod in for repair.
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Does the hard drive have to be formatted?

Frequently Asked Questions | HDLoader.com.au
The HDLoader software formats the hard disk in Sony's APA file system the first time you use the drive.
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How does myPower for iPod work?

Tekkeon - myPower for iPod FAQ
myPower for iPod is an external lithium polymer battery that powers any compatible iPod. After myPower for iPod is charged, it powers the connected iPod. As myPower for iPod discharges power as it powers iPod, it eventually must be recharged. myPower for iPod also offers FireWire and USB 2.0 ports to allow syncing of the iPod for downloading and managing music.
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Where are my preferences stored on my hard drive?

BitWise IM - FAQ
Windows: By default, the preferences are stored in HKCU/Software/BitWise Chat/BitWise. Optionally, you may store the preferences in BitWise.ini in your home folder by pressing "Setup" prior to logging in and specifying you wish to store your preferences in that file rather than the registry. Detached mode allows you to use basic client features even when your computer cannot maintain communication with the BitWise server.
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Will cookies fill up my hard drive?

The Unofficial Cookie FAQ
Both Netscape and Microsoft have measures in place that limit the number of cookies that will be saved on your hard drive at one time. Both Internet Explorer and Netscape conform to the RFC 2109 limitations on your total cookie count to 300 (this includes a limit of 20 cookies per individual domain). If you exceed this, the browser will discard your least-used cookies to make room for the new ones.
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How do cookies end up on my hard drive?

The Unofficial Cookie FAQ
After a cookie is transmitted through an HTTP header, it is stored in the memory of your browser. This way the information is quickly and readily available without re-transmission. As we have seen, however, it is possible for the lifetime of a cookie to greatly exceed the amount of time the browser will be open. In such cases, the browser must have a way of saving the cookie when you are not browsing, or when your computer is shut off.
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How do I format a Mac hard drive?

Herb's Mac Stuff FAQ
Check question number 6 about startup disks; most people need these because of hard disk problems. Apple provides an "erase disk" option on their main menu which will re-initialize some but not all hard drives. Apple also has a "disk test" utility to test formatted disks. There is also a popular control panel add on for "SCSI probe" which is helpful, check various Mac shareware sites for it.
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Where are my files located on the hard drive?

Windows XP Professional FAQ
Each person who has logged into the computer will have his or her files and settings stored in a folder named with his or her user name. Only the person who is logged in (or an Administrator) can access his or her personal folder. To find these user folders: The My Documents folder is located within this user folder (Note: The My Documents icon on your desktop is a shortcut to this folder). Files that were saved to the desktop are located in the Desktop folder.
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Where does the hard drive go? Drive orientation?

SCSI-TV Frequently Asked Questions
drives can be mounted internally, and external devices can be plugging into a 25-pin connector on the back. On the SCSI-TV for the CDTV, the drive mounts upside-down with the connector toward the rear of the SCSI-TV. On the SCSI-TV/570 for the A570, the drive mounts right-side-up with the connector toward the rear of the SCSI-TV/570.
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I backup to an external hard drive. How do I format the drive?

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Most external drives you purchase are formatted for PCs. If you are only going to use it with your Mac then you should reformat the drive by using "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)". If you are gong to use it with your Mac and a PC then use "MS-DOS file system" format. To format or reformat a drive you will have to erase it. So before you erase the drive, copy your files to another drive.
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Can the phone be used as a USB external hard drive similar to the iPod?

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