Recent content by mostlynoob

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    Concerned about updating computer's drivers

    Okay, cool, I'll give it a shot. Thanks heaps.
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    Concerned about updating computer's drivers

    Hi all, I'm trying to help my elderly mother resolve an issue with a game she plays on her PC. She's been playing Jewel Quest 6, loaded via PC CD-ROM, for years. A month ago it stopped loading. If I reinstall, she'll lose her game progress. And I'm not sure that'd fix the issue anyway...
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    Can I make these HDDs portable?

    Hopefully I'm finally catching on. There's info on the USB cables - maybe that'd be useful. I have a Bauhn dual hard drive dock station with a USB 3.0 cable. The cable reads 30V. Does that indicate its level of aggressiveness? My iMac has 6 USB 2.0 ports. Does this mean that I should...
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    Can I make these HDDs portable?

    I see. If I understand correctly the speed is in the adapters.... I'm not super impressed with the docking station I have, so a bit trepidatious about trying others (though I'm sure anything else is probably better than the one I have)..... Think I'll try and get some USB3 adapters and see if...
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    Can I make these HDDs portable?

    I'm a bit confused about hard drives in general and was hoping someone here could advise me..... I was gifted two drives: 1) Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB: ST32000542AS 2) Samsung Spinpoint, Model #: ST2000LM003 I have been using them as external hard drives to back up my computer, connecting...
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    Reverse EHD Cloning

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    Reverse EHD Cloning

    I was recently given a Bauhn Dual Hard Drive Docking Station. The person who gave it to me provided a brief 'how to' and off I went. Unfortunately the information provided was incorrect. The docking station has a handy little cloning function, but this was unbeknownst to me until a few weeks...