Recent content by Mousebelt

So what you're saying is that - while I can make adjustments on my computer (re: "this device can perform faster") - I will only be able to transfer data as fast as the slowest device...and an expresscard won't help. This is what I thought. Thank you.

I am about to transfer 15TB from old USB 2.0 drives to USB 3.0 drives. To be brief, is the following item what I need to transfer from the 2.0 drives at 3.0 speeds, is it some OTHER item I need, or is this just impossible? Thank you...

I am trying to regularly backup my Calibre Library (one file) on hard drive A to hard drive B. The Calibre Library changes regularly, so I'd like to back it up periodically. I don't know how to update the copy of the Calibre Library without simply recopying the entire 800GB archive. I know...

Well, in the meantime, I came up with a solution.... In the end, the actual problem was that I could not even get a Win 7 or 8 boot disc to work; despite the fact that I was sad to lose data on the computer, everything was backed up and easily accessible, and besides, I couldn't even get it to...

Howdy Pardners! My computer is an: Acer Aspire 5250 2Gb RAM Win 7 64x AMD C-50 Processor 1000 MHz and she *bluescreens at startup*, during the "Starting Windows" phase. UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME Technical information: *** STOP: 0x000000ED (0xFFFFFA800249D890, 0xFFFFFFFFC0000185...

I have one of three external HDs (a 3TB WD MyBook) which turns on and spins at startup, but will not show up on "my computer" until I unplug it and plug it back in. It does not do this EVERY time, about 50/50. What annoys me is that the drive spins for HOURS until I notice that it isn't...