At 4:15 PM -0700 8/11/2010, artemis wrote:
G4 MDD Dual-1Gb, running 10.4.11.
I'm ready to purchase a Firewire external drive to do the CCC thing
and create a bootable backup.
Good.
I've visited the Bombich site and spent time trawling through the
FAQs and other advice, and now I'm more confused than ever. Apart
from a general warning about WD enclosures being totally unsuitable
and a vague endorsement of a particular Verbatim enclosure, I'm
having a hard time identifying an external with the correct chipset
that WILL definitely do the job. Any tried-and-tested
recommendations from anyone on this list?
Yea, information overload. *shudder*
FWIW, every external box I've purchased over the past couple of years
worked just fine to boot Macs. In fact, you can probably boot your
MDD over a USB device (below).
My current favs are boxes like the LaCie d2 Quadra. A bit pricey,
but they have FW400, FW800, USB2, and eSATA interface. I've also
been using a couple of odd ball brands, that I got as refirbs from
eCost or new from Meritline.
Shop around. The price range can be amazing. IMO, you're good as
long as you stay away from WD boxes and mechanisms. I prefer SATA
boxes, as those drives are less expensive than IDE these days.
WRT booting via USB... Some ppc Macs *do* support it. Try it. Make
a full clone on a USB-connected drive (ignore CCC's warning that it's
not bootable) then boot your Mac and hold down the option key. When
it brings up the choice of boot devices, if it includes the USB
drive, try it! If not then stick with FW. Booting/running from USB
is slower than FW but hey - this is a backup drive, not your main
work environment!
HTH,
- Dan.
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