Re: Question For Macboook Pro
the drives other fw equipment is unmount disconnected before removing the express card James SAD Technic U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 02/04/2012, at 12:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi James, Did you first unmount / dismount the Drive? Hot-Swap functionality enables you to connect and disconnect drives without having to power down your computer. This does not mean you can simply pull out a drive at any time; you must put away (“eject”, “unmount”, “dismount”) the drive volume. Only after the drives are ejected (unmounted) is it safe for you to disconnect the drives or cables. If you do not follow this procedure, data on your drives may be corrupted. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 02/04/2012, at 11:56 AM, James / Hans Kunz sad...@iinet.net.au wrote: hello Rob i did this hot swap my macs (powerbook macbook pro) died with a multilingual message that i have to shut down restart, the express card connects directly to the processor/memory bus system may be it works fine if you can access a card menue and switch off the card first then unplug it James SAD Technic U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 01/04/2012, at 10:23 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: Hi James What's the issue with hot-swapping Express cards? I've just purchased one for an external e-SATA drive, and I never shutdown my Macbook. Why should I? Will this 'fry' the express card? Rob On 29/03/12 10:06 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: there are a number of express cards available, eg i use it to have 2 firewire400 1 usb port more available, good for video/audio production, the pci express card should only be connected/plugged in when the mac is switched off http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/153961/USB_PCI-EXPRESS_CARDS/Mukii/TIP-PU301CB.asp this link points to a pic of a card with usb ports James U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 28/03/2012, at 8:11 PM, tom samson wrote: I have a Macbook Pro and there is a Card slot on the left side. It has never been used. My question is what could the best way be to use it. I am really thinking about plugging in a semi permanent sd card as a digital drive but the cards sit proud of the port So what else is there. tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- Associate Professor Rob Phillips Educational Development Unit Room 4.42 Level 4 Library North Wing, Murdoch University r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au Phone: +61 8 9360 6054 Mobile: 0416 065 054 Life member, Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Fellow, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Recent book: Evaluating e-learning: Guiding research and practice http://www.routledge.com/9780415881944/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -
Re: Question For Macboook Pro
Yes, some express cards require you power the card down from the little Card icon in the top right menu. This stops drawing power/info from the card before then ejecting it. Otherwise some cards do Kernal panic the machine. Better to do it that way generally anyway. Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: daniel AT macwizardry.com.au Web: http://www.macwizardry.com.au ** For Everything Apple ** On 02/04/2012, at 4:30 PM, James / Hans Kunz sad...@iinet.net.au wrote: the drives other fw equipment is unmount disconnected before removing the express card James SAD Technic U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 02/04/2012, at 12:05 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hi James, Did you first unmount / dismount the Drive? Hot-Swap functionality enables you to connect and disconnect drives without having to power down your computer. This does not mean you can simply pull out a drive at any time; you must put away (“eject”, “unmount”, “dismount”) the drive volume. Only after the drives are ejected (unmounted) is it safe for you to disconnect the drives or cables. If you do not follow this procedure, data on your drives may be corrupted. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 02/04/2012, at 11:56 AM, James / Hans Kunz sad...@iinet.net.au wrote: hello Rob i did this hot swap my macs (powerbook macbook pro) died with a multilingual message that i have to shut down restart, the express card connects directly to the processor/memory bus system may be it works fine if you can access a card menue and switch off the card first then unplug it James SAD Technic U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 01/04/2012, at 10:23 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: Hi James What's the issue with hot-swapping Express cards? I've just purchased one for an external e-SATA drive, and I never shutdown my Macbook. Why should I? Will this 'fry' the express card? Rob On 29/03/12 10:06 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: there are a number of express cards available, eg i use it to have 2 firewire400 1 usb port more available, good for video/audio production, the pci express card should only be connected/plugged in when the mac is switched off http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/153961/USB_PCI-EXPRESS_CARDS/Mukii/TIP-PU301CB.asp this link points to a pic of a card with usb ports James U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 28/03/2012, at 8:11 PM, tom samson wrote: I have a Macbook Pro and there is a Card slot on the left side. It has never been used. My question is what could the best way be to use it. I am really thinking about plugging in a semi permanent sd card as a digital drive but the cards sit proud of the port So what else is there. tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- Associate Professor Rob Phillips Educational Development Unit Room 4.42 Level 4 Library North Wing, Murdoch University r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au Phone: +61 8 9360 6054 Mobile: 0416 065 054 Life member, Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Fellow, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Recent book: Evaluating e-learning: Guiding research and practice http://www.routledge.com/9780415881944/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -
Re: Question For Macboook Pro
Hi James What's the issue with hot-swapping Express cards? I've just purchased one for an external e-SATA drive, and I never shutdown my Macbook. Why should I? Will this 'fry' the express card? Rob On 29/03/12 10:06 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: there are a number of express cards available, eg i use it to have 2 firewire400 1 usb port more available, good for video/audio production, the pci express card should only be connected/plugged in when the mac is switched off http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/153961/USB_PCI-EXPRESS_CARDS/Mukii/TIP-PU301CB.asp this link points to a pic of a card with usb ports James U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 28/03/2012, at 8:11 PM, tom samson wrote: I have a Macbook Pro and there is a Card slot on the left side. It has never been used. My question is what could the best way be to use it. I am really thinking about plugging in a semi permanent sd card as a digital drive but the cards sit proud of the port So what else is there. tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- Associate Professor Rob Phillips Educational Development Unit Room 4.42 Level 4 Library North Wing, Murdoch University r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au Phone: +61 8 9360 6054 Mobile: 0416 065 054 Life member, Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Fellow, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Recent book: Evaluating e-learning: Guiding research and practice http://www.routledge.com/9780415881944/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
RE: Question For Macboook Pro
That's the whole point of Express card. So don't worry about it :) It's easy to confuse with internal PCIe though. Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 22:23:02 +0800 From: r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Question For Macboook Pro Hi James What's the issue with hot-swapping Express cards? I've just purchased one for an external e-SATA drive, and I never shutdown my Macbook. Why should I? Will this 'fry' the express card? Rob On 29/03/12 10:06 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: there are a number of express cards available, eg i use it to have 2 firewire400 1 usb port more available, good for video/audio production, the pci express card should only be connected/plugged in when the mac is switched off http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/153961/USB_PCI-EXPRESS_CARDS/Mukii/TIP-PU301CB.asp this link points to a pic of a card with usb ports James U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 28/03/2012, at 8:11 PM, tom samson wrote: I have a Macbook Pro and there is a Card slot on the left side. It has never been used. My question is what could the best way be to use it. I am really thinking about plugging in a semi permanent sd card as a digital drive but the cards sit proud of the port So what else is there. tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- Associate Professor Rob Phillips Educational Development Unit Room 4.42 Level 4 Library North Wing, Murdoch University r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au Phone: +61 8 9360 6054 Mobile: 0416 065 054 Life member, Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Fellow, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Recent book: Evaluating e-learning: Guiding research and practice http://www.routledge.com/9780415881944/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Question For Macboook Pro
Hi Rob, I use a 2 Port Sonnet Firewire 800 Pro ExpressCard|34 giving my MBP 3 FW 800 ports. I don’t turn my MBP off to insert the card. Sonnet do recommend that before inserting the Sonnet card, connect the USB and FireWire cables to it. This will help to prevent the card from popping out accidentally; ExpressCard/34 is a push-to-eject design. Also, when there are no drives mounted and the Sonnet card is plugged into your computer, you may turn it off by clicking on its icon in the menu bar and selecting 'Power off Card' from the drop- down menu. I found back in Leopard OS X 10.5 that sometimes the Sonnet FW 800 ExpressCard|34 would not see a device on my MBP. To fix this issue, perform the following steps: 1. Open Network System Preferences 2. Select PCI Firewire Slot ExpressCard 3. Open the “gear” pop-up menu and select ‘Make Service Inactive” 4. Click Apply Cheers, Ronni 17 MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 02/04/2012, at 7:03 AM, Philip Hoefer wrote: That's the whole point of Express card. So don't worry about it :) It's easy to confuse with internal PCIe though. Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 22:23:02 +0800 From: r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Question For Macboook Pro Hi James What's the issue with hot-swapping Express cards? I've just purchased one for an external e-SATA drive, and I never shutdown my Macbook. Why should I? Will this 'fry' the express card? Rob On 29/03/12 10:06 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: there are a number of express cards available, eg i use it to have 2 firewire400 1 usb port more available, good for video/audio production, the pci express card should only be connected/plugged in when the mac is switched off http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/153961/USB_PCI-EXPRESS_CARDS/Mukii/TIP-PU301CB.asp this link points to a pic of a card with usb ports James U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 28/03/2012, at 8:11 PM, tom samson wrote: I have a Macbook Pro and there is a Card slot on the left side. It has never been used. My question is what could the best way be to use it. I am really thinking about plugging in a semi permanent sd card as a digital drive but the cards sit proud of the port So what else is there. tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Question For Macboook Pro
hello Rob i did this hot swap my macs (powerbook macbook pro) died with a multilingual message that i have to shut down restart, the express card connects directly to the processor/memory bus system may be it works fine if you can access a card menue and switch off the card first then unplug it James SAD Technic U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 01/04/2012, at 10:23 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: Hi James What's the issue with hot-swapping Express cards? I've just purchased one for an external e-SATA drive, and I never shutdown my Macbook. Why should I? Will this 'fry' the express card? Rob On 29/03/12 10:06 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: there are a number of express cards available, eg i use it to have 2 firewire400 1 usb port more available, good for video/audio production, the pci express card should only be connected/plugged in when the mac is switched off http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/153961/USB_PCI-EXPRESS_CARDS/Mukii/TIP-PU301CB.asp this link points to a pic of a card with usb ports James U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 28/03/2012, at 8:11 PM, tom samson wrote: I have a Macbook Pro and there is a Card slot on the left side. It has never been used. My question is what could the best way be to use it. I am really thinking about plugging in a semi permanent sd card as a digital drive but the cards sit proud of the port So what else is there. tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- Associate Professor Rob Phillips Educational Development Unit Room 4.42 Level 4 Library North Wing, Murdoch University r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au Phone: +61 8 9360 6054 Mobile: 0416 065 054 Life member, Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Fellow, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Recent book: Evaluating e-learning: Guiding research and practice http://www.routledge.com/9780415881944/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Question For Macboook Pro
Hi James, Did you first unmount / dismount the Drive? Hot-Swap functionality enables you to connect and disconnect drives without having to power down your computer. This does not mean you can simply pull out a drive at any time; you must put away (“eject”, “unmount”, “dismount”) the drive volume. Only after the drives are ejected (unmounted) is it safe for you to disconnect the drives or cables. If you do not follow this procedure, data on your drives may be corrupted. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 02/04/2012, at 11:56 AM, James / Hans Kunz sad...@iinet.net.au wrote: hello Rob i did this hot swap my macs (powerbook macbook pro) died with a multilingual message that i have to shut down restart, the express card connects directly to the processor/memory bus system may be it works fine if you can access a card menue and switch off the card first then unplug it James SAD Technic U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 01/04/2012, at 10:23 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: Hi James What's the issue with hot-swapping Express cards? I've just purchased one for an external e-SATA drive, and I never shutdown my Macbook. Why should I? Will this 'fry' the express card? Rob On 29/03/12 10:06 AM, James / Hans Kunz wrote: there are a number of express cards available, eg i use it to have 2 firewire400 1 usb port more available, good for video/audio production, the pci express card should only be connected/plugged in when the mac is switched off http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/153961/USB_PCI-EXPRESS_CARDS/Mukii/TIP-PU301CB.asp this link points to a pic of a card with usb ports James U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 28/03/2012, at 8:11 PM, tom samson wrote: I have a Macbook Pro and there is a Card slot on the left side. It has never been used. My question is what could the best way be to use it. I am really thinking about plugging in a semi permanent sd card as a digital drive but the cards sit proud of the port So what else is there. tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines -http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe -http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- Associate Professor Rob Phillips Educational Development Unit Room 4.42 Level 4 Library North Wing, Murdoch University r.phill...@murdoch.edu.au Phone: +61 8 9360 6054 Mobile: 0416 065 054 Life member, Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Fellow, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Recent book: Evaluating e-learning: Guiding research and practice http://www.routledge.com/9780415881944/ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Question For Macboook Pro
Hi Tom, That slot is known as an ExpressCard/34 slot. Here is a MacWorld article with some uses for it http://www.macworld.com/article/1134707/expresscard34.html To be honest I have never used mine, though it is comforting to know it is there. :-) Probably a good indication that it should be removed for future models that have Thunderbolt. Cheers, Carlo On 28/03/2012, at 20:11 , tom samson wrote: I have a Macbook Pro and there is a Card slot on the left side. It has never been used. My question is what could the best way be to use it. I am really thinking about plugging in a semi permanent sd card as a digital drive but the cards sit proud of the port So what else is there. tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Question For Macboook Pro
Hi Tom, You don't give any details of which model MacBook Pro. If its a 17 Thunderbolt MBP 2011 it is the ExpressCard 34 slot A read of the manual will tell you what each slot and port does. It came with the computer. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 28/03/2012, at 8:11 PM, tom samson thefr...@iinet.net.au wrote: I have a Macbook Pro and there is a Card slot on the left side. It has never been used. My question is what could the best way be to use it. I am really thinking about plugging in a semi permanent sd card as a digital drive but the cards sit proud of the port So what else is there. tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Question For Macboook Pro
Sorry mine is a 2009 13 Macbook tom On 28/03/2012, at 8:16 PM, cm wrote: Hi Tom, That slot is known as an ExpressCard/34 slot. Here is a MacWorld article with some uses for it http://www.macworld.com/article/1134707/expresscard34.html To be honest I have never used mine, though it is comforting to know it is there. :-) Probably a good indication that it should be removed for future models that have Thunderbolt. Cheers, Carlo On 28/03/2012, at 20:11 , tom samson wrote: I have a Macbook Pro and there is a Card slot on the left side. It has never been used. My question is what could the best way be to use it. I am really thinking about plugging in a semi permanent sd card as a digital drive but the cards sit proud of the port So what else is there. tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Question For Macboook Pro
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3553 About the SD and SDXC card slot Summary Some Mac computers feature an SD (Secure Digital) or SDXC (SD extended capacity) card slot that enables these computers to read and write data to SD media inserted in the slot. Learn more about the SD and SDXC card slot. Sent from Ronni's iPad On 29/03/2012, at 5:15 AM, tom samson thefr...@iinet.net.au wrote: Sorry mine is a 2009 13 Macbook tom On 28/03/2012, at 8:16 PM, cm wrote: Hi Tom, That slot is known as an ExpressCard/34 slot. Here is a MacWorld article with some uses for it http://www.macworld.com/article/1134707/expresscard34.html To be honest I have never used mine, though it is comforting to know it is there. :-) Probably a good indication that it should be removed for future models that have Thunderbolt. Cheers, Carlo On 28/03/2012, at 20:11 , tom samson wrote: I have a Macbook Pro and there is a Card slot on the left side. It has never been used. My question is what could the best way be to use it. I am really thinking about plugging in a semi permanent sd card as a digital drive but the cards sit proud of the port So what else is there. tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
Re: Question For Macboook Pro
there are a number of express cards available, eg i use it to have 2 firewire400 1 usb port more available, good for video/audio production, the pci express card should only be connected/plugged in when the mac is switched off http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/153961/USB_PCI-EXPRESS_CARDS/Mukii/TIP-PU301CB.asp this link points to a pic of a card with usb ports James U3 6 Chalkley Pl Bayswater WA Australia +618 9370 5307 mob 0414 421132 (international +614 14421132) sad...@iinet.net.au http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~saddas/ Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. On 28/03/2012, at 8:11 PM, tom samson wrote: I have a Macbook Pro and there is a Card slot on the left side. It has never been used. My question is what could the best way be to use it. I am really thinking about plugging in a semi permanent sd card as a digital drive but the cards sit proud of the port So what else is there. tom samson -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml Guidelines - http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml Settings Unsubscribe - http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug
