Allen Barnella wrote: > As most of you already know I'm looking into get an external FireWire > hard drive for use as a backup drive with my FP iMac. In my research > I've noticed that some are combo drives that can connect to USB as > well as FireWire. Since, my Bondi Blue iMac only has OS 8.6 and USB > 1.1, I was wondering if one of these drives would be usable with it.
It may depend on the brand, but I have successfully connected USB drives to beige G3s running 8.6. > Would it be bootable? IIRC you cannot boot an iMac from a USB drive. (Certainly my iMac 350 would not consider booting from my USB drive.) > Any limitations on size? Just be aware that going through USB can make access to a large drive a s-l-o-w process. I have a 20G USB drive and don't think I'd enjoy using a bigger one. > I know USB 1.1 will be > slow (and I have no intention of upgrading the Bondi) but I'd still > like to know if there would be any benefit to getting a USB/FireWire > drive over the FireWire only drive. > Well, it can be convenient to be able to use the same drive with your different computers. Beverly (iMac 350 & Pismo 400) -- Beverly Woods ~ musician ~ ~ web design & hosting services ~ http://www.beverlywoods.net -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
