Thanks for responding -when you say little or no problems, it implys that there might be little problems? are there any that come to mind? The 80gig drive is partitioned into 3 partitions and I haven't really challenged the size so I'm clearly not a power user. OTOH I've read conflicting reports of this quicksilver version being able to recognize anything over 128GB. I do have a 160GB drive sitting around because the Yikes wouldn't recognize it
On Jun 2, 6:49 pm, Kris Tilford <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jun 2, 2010, at 8:31 PM, mlsimmons wrote: > > > I have been using a Yikes G4 with 1G ram and running Tiger 10.4.11 on > > a 80 gig hard drive for a long time now- tiger has slowed down the > > machine and youtube video is just too choppy (partially due to a > > relatively slow DSL account). I just picked up a dual processor 800 > > Quicksilver for $50. I'm not looking forward to loading up all the > > software and transfering all my files and preferences onto the > > Quicksilver. What problems would I have,if any, of simply just moving > > the hard drive from the Yikes to the Quicksilver > > You can transfer the HD with little or no problems anticipated. > > Alternatively, it might be better to get a newer, larger HD for the > QS, I see 500GB PATA IDE for $49. Then you can either clone your > System from the Yikes; or do a clean installation and use Migration > Assistant to move the accounts and data across. > > Any of these methods should be fine. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
