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LOL, your right, I had a brain freeze. 542 Views / 5 Replies  
LOL, your right, I had a brain freeze.
Posted by davidrivera, on Nov 3, 2007 at 01:37 PM, in macOS
I could not find it there but using spotlight I... 542 Views / 5 Replies  
I could not find it there but using spotlight I was able to find what I think is the parallels VM.

HD -> User -> Documents -> Parallels

It's a 6.74 GB folder which is big enough to hold the...
Posted by davidrivera, on Nov 3, 2007 at 10:05 AM, in macOS
Time Machine and Virtual Machines 542 Views / 5 Replies  
I've been reading that its best to exclude Virtual Machines such as Parallels from the Time Machine backup. Excuse the noobish question, but where would the virtual machine be located at? :confused:
Posted by davidrivera, on Nov 2, 2007 at 10:51 PM, in macOS
Selling my external drives is a good idea but I... 5,293 Views / 6 Replies  
Selling my external drives is a good idea but I don't got the patience to sell it via EBay (I don't know anyone who wants them). I'll most likely use the 500 GB USB as my Time Machine drive. I will...
Posted by davidrivera, on Oct 28, 2007 at 06:55 PM, in macOS
My problem is limited backup space. My Mac Pro... 5,293 Views / 6 Replies  
My problem is limited backup space. My Mac Pro has two internal hard drives: a 250 GB HD and one 300 GB HD. I also have 2 external drives: a 500 GB USB and 320 GB Firewire 800. I was hoping Time...
Posted by davidrivera, on Oct 28, 2007 at 06:02 PM, in macOS
Time Machine multiple backup drives 5,293 Views / 6 Replies  
I posted this question in "the official Time Machine Q & A thread" but its gotten so large my question may buried to deep; So please excuse my double posting.

I have 2 external drives I want to...
Posted by davidrivera, on Oct 28, 2007 at 04:46 PM, in macOS
I have 2 external drives I want to designate for... 24,679 Views / 212 Replies  
I have 2 external drives I want to designate for backups but I read some where that Time Machine can only backup to one device and time. Is this true?
Posted by davidrivera, on Oct 28, 2007 at 12:45 PM, in macOS
I have my WACOM tablet as well the mouse... 35,435 Views / 14 Replies  
I have my WACOM tablet as well the mouse connected to the keyboard's USB ports with no problems, however the Logitech headset caused me to loose the boot loader.
Posted by davidrivera, on May 1, 2007 at 12:18 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
I was searching through the Apple support forums... 35,435 Views / 14 Replies  
I was searching through the Apple support forums and found a solution to the Option Key Problem. I had my Logitech USB headset connected to the keyboard's USB port. With the headset connected to it...
Posted by davidrivera, on Apr 30, 2007 at 11:29 AM, in Alternative Operating Systems
I got my refurbished Mac Pro 2.66 on December (My... 879 Views / 4 Replies  
I got my refurbished Mac Pro 2.66 on December (My own Christmas gift) and it worked without a hitch. I come from the Windows world and sort use to have to fix something on my system but my Mac just...
Posted by davidrivera, on Feb 2, 2007 at 06:23 PM, in Mac Desktops
Shift key slowmotion 431 Views / 1 Replies  
I noticed a something when running Flash that "shift + F12" causes Dashboard to appear in slow motion. In fact you can use the shift key + minimize or maximize and the window will minimize or...
Posted by davidrivera, on Jan 20, 2007 at 03:57 PM, in macOS
The 3GB machine is my Mac Pro and I do have 3GB... 19,942 Views / 24 Replies  
The 3GB machine is my Mac Pro and I do have 3GB cause I see it on OS X but I will download pc wizard it may give better clue whats going on.
Posted by davidrivera, on Jan 17, 2007 at 01:52 AM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Mark, I tried what you suggested; I lowered my... 19,942 Views / 24 Replies  
Mark, I tried what you suggested; I lowered my virtual memory to 1 GB and set the /3G switch in the boot.ini file. When I right clicked my computer to get system properties it still shows me 1.98 GB...
Posted by davidrivera, on Jan 16, 2007 at 08:36 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Silverflyer is right Windows XP will only use 2... 19,942 Views / 24 Replies  
Silverflyer is right Windows XP will only use 2 GB of ram. I have 3GB but when I boot to XP it only see's 2 gb. Windows XP x64 will see all of you memory but unfortunately boot camp does not supply...
Posted by davidrivera, on Jan 16, 2007 at 12:46 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Poll: Mac Pro 2.66, 3 GB Ram, Geforce 7300GT, 250 GB HD... 6,980 Views / 55 Replies  
Mac Pro 2.66, 3 GB Ram, Geforce 7300GT, 250 GB HD and 320 GB FW800 external HD. I would have liked to have gotten a nice new wide screen monitor but just had enough cash for the Mac, so my two 19"...
Posted by davidrivera, on Jan 15, 2007 at 09:10 PM, in Mac Desktops
I just got my Mac Pro about week ago although the... 1,106 Views / 8 Replies  
I just got my Mac Pro about week ago although the thought of an eight core makes me drool (mmm eight core) I figure if I didn't get it now I'll never get it. When it comes to computers there's...
Posted by davidrivera, on Dec 31, 2006 at 08:12 PM, in Mac Desktops
Well I reinstalled XP and no difference. At least... 35,435 Views / 14 Replies  
Well I reinstalled XP and no difference. At least this time I put XP on a NTFS partiion which is better than fat32. It would have been nice to be able to toggle back and forth using the Option Key...
Posted by davidrivera, on Dec 31, 2006 at 05:29 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
I tried holding the option key as soon as I hear... 35,435 Views / 14 Replies  
I tried holding the option key as soon as I hear the chime, I hit it before it chimed and nothing worked. Since my XP partition has nothing in it I going get rid of it and reinstall boot camp.
Posted by davidrivera, on Dec 31, 2006 at 02:46 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Boot Camp Option Key not working 35,435 Views / 14 Replies  
I just installed Boot Camp on my new Mac Pro although it installed fine the Option Key will not show me the boot loader. The only way to go back forth between OS's is to go through the Startup Disk...
Posted by davidrivera, on Dec 30, 2006 at 02:15 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
 
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