On Apr 14, 2009, at 11:53 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

>
>
> On Apr 13, 2009, at 6:01 PM, insightinmind wrote:
>
>> Any reason why Time Machine now thinks it has to replace the entire
>> backup (making the resulting space needed insufficient)? Relative to
>> replacing the mobo?
>>
>
>
> it's a new motherboard, I'm pretty sure TM uses some hardware aspect
> of the system to identify computers (probably the MAC address, since
> that does not change unless the hardware does.) iTunes is gonna think
> it's a new computer as well. I KNOW iTunes uses the MAC address to ID
> a computer, because that's how it differentiates them when you go to
> iTunes to enable/disable computers.
>
>
>> I noticed I no longer have Serial Number and Model Number in the
>> System Profiler.
>>
>
> Yep,that info was stored in NVRAM on the old Mobo.
>
> I haven't found a way to make TM pick up with a new machine where it
> left off.


Well ... Its Spring ... so I spring-cleaned by zeroing data, and re- 
TMing ~ 400GB.

The "new" mobo is running nicely ... he said with finger's crossed ...

Bill Connelly
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