How big is the HDD on the iMac? If it's under 2TB, I suggest getting 3TB HDD, putting it in a firewire enclosure, Carbon Copy Cloning it, remove the old HDD and install the 3TB one, and continue about the day.
On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Tina K. <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2011/05/03 10:23, imrazor so eloquently wrote: > >> Is their any real advantage to using Firewire 800? >> > > I recently purchased a Firewire 800 cable to use with my Mac Pro, doing a > backup of my PowerBook over FW 800 was noticeably faster than it used to be > with FW 400. > > But it is far slower than Thunderbolt lol. > > Tina > > -- > > iMac 20" USB 2 1.25GHz G4 2GB RAM GeForceFX5200 Ultra 64MB VRAM 10.4.11 > PB G4 15" HR-DLSD 1.67GHz G4 2GB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB VRAM 10.4.11 > Mac Pro Mid-2010 2.8 GHz QC 6 GB RAM Radeon HD 5770 1GB VRAM 10.6.7 > > -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
