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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
I bought a Mac and need some help.
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<blockquote data-quote="harryb2448" data-source="post: 1311001" data-attributes="member: 42497"><p>USB will not do the trick on an external drive however Firewire will. USB is simply too slow to boot from. What type of optical drive did you install? Who told you it was Mac compatible? Pioneer drives are recognized as native and work well.</p><p></p><p>Used hard drives are not a good investment as they are very cheap even when new. Rough handling in the mail can ruin even a brand new hard drive. They are very delicate creatures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="harryb2448, post: 1311001, member: 42497"] USB will not do the trick on an external drive however Firewire will. USB is simply too slow to boot from. What type of optical drive did you install? Who told you it was Mac compatible? Pioneer drives are recognized as native and work well. Used hard drives are not a good investment as they are very cheap even when new. Rough handling in the mail can ruin even a brand new hard drive. They are very delicate creatures. [/QUOTE]
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I bought a Mac and need some help.
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