Re: Moving to OS X

[Larry Blodgett]

A few comments are below but I think you ought to take the jump.  Do 
you know how to add a hard disk? If you do you can leave your existing 
6gig untouched and simply add the 40 gig install 10 on the 40 and to 
calm your fears you can always just boot back into the 6 gig any time.

Looks like the first thing you should do is add the 40 gig drive.  It 
is pretty easy just ask if you need help.

On Mar 17, 2004, at 10:09 AM, Nicole wrote:

Okay, I'm (almost) ready to take the plunge into X.
I've found, read and continue to follow everyone that
has upgraded to OS X - making note of any issues; but
I'm still nervous that I'll miss something and end up
with an unusable machine.
My machine:
Stock Rev. 2 B&W
128 meg RAM
6gig HD
Internal GV 56K modem
Rage ATI 128 video card
32x CD-ROM and Zip drive
What I know:
1. I should ideally max out the RAM
At least 512 meg (it is cheap)
2. Get a much larger hard drive
3. Get at least a DVD-ROM/CD-R drive
Should I:
1. Settle for a 40 gig HD?
This should be fine (I don't know what kind of work you do.)
2. Consider a processor upgrade?
G3 will work

3. Upgrade the video card?
4. Use a DVD-ROM that doesn't ship with Mac software
(people have done it but...; and is there a
performance difference between internal and external
drives?
5. Use the 2 available PCI slots for...?  I'm thinking
a FW/USB combo card and maybe a TV tuner.
Thanks,
Nicole


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