From: Jeff & Lori Sis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have an indigo blue 400MHz slot loading DV iMac with OS9.2.2 installed,
running on 320MB of ram. I have my 10GB internal HD at 89% of capacity. I
have purchased an external firewire WD Caviar 120 MB, 7200RPM w/8mg cache
HD.
Good choice.
Goal #1 is to partition the new drive and the "old" 10GB drive into smaller
drives.
Probably a bad idea unless you have some very specific reason for doing so.
I would like to then install OS10.3.x on a partition of the 10GBJust give Panther, the apps and 9.22 the entire 10GB drive to themselves. Future expansion room.
drive and keep that partition only as the OS "brain" all by itself on that
partition.
Can I drag and drop my Macintosh HD alias onto the 120GB drive once it appears on my desktop?
Yes, but what good what that do?
I have been reading this newsletter for a while now
"newsletter"? Well, I suppose it's better than "board" ... :)
and I think I need to boot from my system CD and
then I may be able to copy all my 10GB HD onto the new HD into one of it's
partitions.
Yes, since you're only running OS 9.x on the 10GB currently. OS X doesn't work like that -- you can't drag an OS X "System" folder to another drive and expect it to work.
Will the "SliverKeeper 1.0.1" file that came with Roxio Toast Lite 5.2 help with this process?
I wouldn't.
What do I need to to do to get all my
extensions to copy to the new drive so it becomes a backup, bootable drive.
Drag the OS 9 system folder onto the new drive.
Is there a step-by-step list somewhere I can follow to properly install OS10?
Yes. It's included with the copy of OS X you bought.
I might recommend to you Scott Kelby's book on OS 9 to OS X transition, available at scottkelbybooks.com. Side-by-side graphics show exactly how things WERE done in OS 9, and how they ARE done in OS X. It's a great approach.
_Chas_
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