On 29/10/03 7:21 pm, "iMac List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:23:53 -0600 > Subject: Saving a fried iMac > From: Kris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Just received news that college daughter's iMac G3 fried the power supply, > rendering her computerless. Since I'm not technically oriented, I need some > help. Given that what the tech said, the hard drive is okay, but it would > basically be cheaper and more sensible to get her a new computer than grub > up new parts and salvage this one. Is this sensible? And how would one go > about recovering the data on the old hard drive? > > Thanks! > Kris At work I'll jumper the drive as a slave and connect to a G4 tower, the drive will lay on top of the existing drive, cables are there ready to connect. The data can then be either burnt to CD or copied via ethernet to another Mac. If your daughter has a friend with a similar Mac ok, if not I'm sure the Tech that diagnosed the problem would assist. At home I keep an external Firewire drive box, always with its casing off, for accessing drives. I'd then connect to my iMac and burn the data to CD. Firewire cases aren't expensive, and with the old iMac hard disk in one it would make a useful backup device. Re repairing the old iMac, a lot depends upon how old and what model it is, and how much you are quoted for repairing compared to the replacement cost. Steve Bell -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
