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Why does my Macbook lock up while my external hard drive spins up?
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Why does my MacBook lock up while my external USB hard drive spins up? It comes right back after a click or two post spin-up. It's pretty annoying since finder often sniffs the drives but the USB drive is typically asleep since I use it mostly for backups. Notes: The clicking I refer to post spin-u…
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Fix for: Why does my Macbook lock up while my external hard drive spins up?
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It locks up because it is waiting for a synchronous I/O request to finish, that request takes longer because your hard drive appears to be in not working smoothly, indicated by the clicks you hear. Three options to remedy the problem: Find a way to …
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