Dear Fellow Members:
Used Mac on rare occasion over last 18 years or so; thus, far from being in the 'loop'. With some research, now know crashing a Mac is far from impossible, but never heard of anyone doing so until I just did.
Sent Toughbook back to Panasonic, as it ain't all too tough. Took hours, but finally got MacBook to boot up in safe mode. Must do complete back up before I lose all our data. Black MacBook Model 3, 1 specs are:
Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Firewire: 400
Hard Drive: Capacity = 148.73 GB Available = 108.74 GB
Figured on LaCie 320GB Rugged All Terrain external HD, but need to know:
1. If 320GB capacity is enough?;
2. Will 7200 rpm unit speed up transfer rate on my MacBook model?; or
3. Do I just need 5400 rpm unit?
4. Will using Firewire 400 transfer data faster than high speed USB?
I appreciate & thank you in advance for any assistance you all can provide.
Best Regards,
KFC, III ("Kenny")
Used Mac on rare occasion over last 18 years or so; thus, far from being in the 'loop'. With some research, now know crashing a Mac is far from impossible, but never heard of anyone doing so until I just did.
Sent Toughbook back to Panasonic, as it ain't all too tough. Took hours, but finally got MacBook to boot up in safe mode. Must do complete back up before I lose all our data. Black MacBook Model 3, 1 specs are:
Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Firewire: 400
Hard Drive: Capacity = 148.73 GB Available = 108.74 GB
Figured on LaCie 320GB Rugged All Terrain external HD, but need to know:
1. If 320GB capacity is enough?;
2. Will 7200 rpm unit speed up transfer rate on my MacBook model?; or
3. Do I just need 5400 rpm unit?
4. Will using Firewire 400 transfer data faster than high speed USB?
I appreciate & thank you in advance for any assistance you all can provide.
Best Regards,
KFC, III ("Kenny")