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Intel iMac won't recognize new 1.5TB external hard drive
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<blockquote data-quote="WoodenBear" data-source="post: 1280878" data-attributes="member: 177935"><p>The replacement cable arrived today. Plugged it in, and within a few seconds the iMac recognized the external HD. Got it reformatted for Time Machine, and everything seems to work great! I am so relieved it turned out to be a cable and not the drive.</p><p></p><p>I haven't installed Lion yet (waiting for the USB stick to be available), so I decided to make this backup part of my upgrade preparations. Usually I pick and choose main folders, but this time I had it copy everything. That made this backup way bigger than usual. It took 4hr. 35min. to back up 578.77GB using the new USB cable. Considering the large size, that seems faster than what I'm use to, so I'm happy.</p><p></p><p>Thanks so much for your advice. It saved me a load of hassle, and I appreciate it. You guys are great!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WoodenBear, post: 1280878, member: 177935"] The replacement cable arrived today. Plugged it in, and within a few seconds the iMac recognized the external HD. Got it reformatted for Time Machine, and everything seems to work great! I am so relieved it turned out to be a cable and not the drive. I haven't installed Lion yet (waiting for the USB stick to be available), so I decided to make this backup part of my upgrade preparations. Usually I pick and choose main folders, but this time I had it copy everything. That made this backup way bigger than usual. It took 4hr. 35min. to back up 578.77GB using the new USB cable. Considering the large size, that seems faster than what I'm use to, so I'm happy. Thanks so much for your advice. It saved me a load of hassle, and I appreciate it. You guys are great! [/QUOTE]
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