on 4/6/04 3:30 PM, 1st Antonio wrote: >"JOHN.E.ABRAHAM" ha escrito: > >> I also have an external 18 Gb HD running at 7200 >> rpm, is it best to keep the system on the original 500 Mb internal >> HD or utilize a partition on the external faster drive. > >I would put the newer (and very faster) 18 Gb drive *inside* the 6200 case...
Except that the external would be SCSI and the internal is IDE in a 6200. So you cannot swap them, although you can get a much larger IDE pretty cheap. Just install 8.6 (or 9.1) to the external (for speed) and use Set Startup to tell the Mac which drive to boot from. Leave the internal alone until you are happy with your new system. BTW, 8.6 needs more memory than 8; I wouldn't run it with less than 32M, and the 6200 maxes out at 64M. Bryan Kattwinkel <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
