http://www.lamoree.com/machblog/ Lamoree Software Blog en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:18:24 -0700 Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:46:00 -0700 MachBlog http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss admin@lamoree.com admin@lamoree.com http://www.lamoree.com/machblog/index.cfm?event=showEntry&entryId=3CE91E95%2D8C0D%2D43CD%2D8C23671A4D7006F6 I created a short screencast showing how to run SpinRite on the 750 GB SATA drive inside my MacBook Pro -- a conventional drive, not a SSD. It's available on YouTube. This blog post cointains details and references. I needed to repair some f... Apple Hardware Mon, 10 Jun 2013 01:46:00 -0700 entryId=3CE91E95-8C0D-43CD-8C23671A4D7006F6?event=blog&showEntry= http://www.lamoree.com/machblog/index.cfm?event=showEntry&entryId=B21B3244%2D3C1D%2D48B5%2D9DC5F712C6022C25 I recently purchased a Vantec NexStar eSATA/USB dock for 3.5" and 2.5" drives. It's connected to Mac Pro with a PCI Express SATA II adapter with two eSATA ports and a 6' eSATA cable. The drive dock comes with USB and eSATA cables, but they're onl... Apple Hardware Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:39:00 -0700 entryId=B21B3244-3C1D-48B5-9DC5F712C6022C25?event=blog&showEntry= http://www.lamoree.com/machblog/index.cfm?event=showEntry&entryId=A1FA3C40%2D5E74%2D4C5A%2D894F5D5C1E227896 The hard drive in a friend's MacBook Pro (MacBookPro1,2) was causing I/O errors in the console log for the disk0s02 device. I suggested connecting the 120 Gb SATA 2.5" drive to a PC on my bench and running SpinRite to correct the issues, if possi... Apple Hardware Wed, 27 May 2009 19:45:00 -0700 entryId=A1FA3C40-5E74-4C5A-894F5D5C1E227896?event=blog&showEntry= http://www.lamoree.com/machblog/index.cfm?event=showEntry&entryId=A3FD0E5E%2D1964%2D4705%2DBD287BF5110F1ADC My current workstation is a Mac Pro (2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon, 10 Gb 800 MHz DDR2-FB) with dual 22" displays. Until recently, I had been using the single SATA drive that came with the machine. I don't trust any system that doesn't redunda... Apple Hardware Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:06:00 -0700 entryId=A3FD0E5E-1964-4705-BD287BF5110F1ADC?event=blog&showEntry= http://www.lamoree.com/machblog/index.cfm?event=showEntry&entryId=A39C6E50%2D8CBA%2D4598%2DA296935D24EFE0E6 For the past couple years, I've been using the Astaro Security Gateway Linux product for a firewall and router. It worked very well, and the software has more features than I'd ever think about using. However, the machine I was using was an old 4U ... Hardware Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:27:00 -0700 entryId=A39C6E50-8CBA-4598-A296935D24EFE0E6?event=blog&showEntry=