Ward, I think the migration assistant only gave me options of transfering from a firewire drive--which this enclosure is not (usb2)--or from a partition on the existing drive. I maybe missed something there. Macbook didn't allow the system folder to copy to the desktop anyway, so I guess I got lucky there. I'll let you know what happens.
Thanks, Ann Ward Oldham wrote: > Ann, > > Those were very appropriate questions to ask BEFORE you selected all > and began to copy. Using Apple's migration assistant could have made > your life somewhat easier. > > Not sure what you're going to end up with but keep us posted. > > Ward Oldham > > > On Aug 15, 2007, at 8:22 PM, Ann Richmond wrote: > >> Jeff and Brian, >> >> Thank you both for your help. I'm in Lexington, so I can't accept >> your very kind offer, Jeff. >> >> I got the right enclosure you suggested, a 2.5". >> The drive spun up and it opened and I am copying all the files to the >> new macbook!!!! >> >> Maybe I shouldn't have done "select all".Should I delete the g3 >> system folder as soon as it finishes copying? >> They are both Tiger. Any other conflicts I might watch out for? >> >> Thanks again! >> >> Ann R >> >> Jeff @ SLYN Systems wrote: >> >>>I'd be happy to look at it for you for free if you didn't mind bringing it >>>over at an agreed upon time. >>>Did you Brian O'Neals similar response? >>> >>>Jeff Slyn, Owner >>>SLYN Systems & Peripherals >>>(502) 426-5469 >>>a new & improved http://www.SLYNsystems.com coming soon >>>serving Kentuckiana clients 7 days a week since 1985! >>> >>>-- Ann Richmond <richmond at qx.net> wrote: >>>Yes, the box itself is way bigger, but since all I plan to do is see if >>>it will spin up and be readable by another computer I'm not so concerned >>>with fit. >>>Problem is the connector(female) itself on the end of the ribbon in the >>>enclosure looks the same as the pins on the drive, but doesn't seem to >>>want to fit---and I'm wary about pushing too hard as I think it would be >>>very easy to bend pins. >>>Also the "power plug" from the enclosure (female 4 round pins in plastic >>>plug case) seems to have no corresponding plug in the drive. >>>(How does the drive in the laptop get its power?) >>> >>>Jeff @ SLYN Systems wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hi Ann, >>>>Don't know if this is the problem but a regular sized (desktop) IDE drive >>>>is almost double the size of a notebook hard drive. >>>>I'd have to see the enclosure to know for sure. >>>>Take care, >>>> >>>>Jeff Slyn, Owner >>>>SLYN Systems & Peripherals >>>>(502) 426-5469 >>>>a new & improved http://www.SLYNsystems.com coming soon >>>>serving Kentuckiana clients 7 days a week since 1985! >>>> >>>>-- Ann Richmond <richmond at qx.net> wrote: >>>>I have a problem and am seeking advice again. >>>> >>>>I took the hard drive out of my dead ibook g3 dual usb and want to put >>>>it in an external enclosure to see if I can retrieve the data. >>>> >>>>I got an enclosure from Radio Shack which says it is for ide drives. The >>>>pins match up in position I think with two double rows, same number and >>>>one empty in the middle, but doesn't seem to want to plug in. >>>> >>>>Also, I see no place to plug the power connector on the enclosure into >>>>the drive. >>>> >>>>The drive is Toshiba MK3018GAS. >>>>The apple numbers at the bottom are 655-1019 >>>> 30GB GMR6A 655-1019 >>>> >>>>Any suggestions would be much appreciated. >>>> >>>>Thanks, >>>>Ann Richmond >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >> be September 25 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >> Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >> <mailto:MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >_______________________________________________ >The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >be September 25 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu >Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20070815/881f8285/attachment.html
