Ben, Thanks Ben Sivertsen for the tip to drag the hard drive to the Trash, though I'm still encountering hard drive spin-up. In fact, when the drive was spun-down, dragging it to the Trash caused it to spin-up!
I'm almost tempted to erase the hard drive, but I want an alternative boot disk in case the card goes down. I can successfully run many of my apps without them going to the hard drive, but others continue to insist, even though I've remapped aliases to the apps on the card, pointed Virtual Memory to the card, etc. The primary culprits that I've consciously observed are IE, whenever I click on links, and iTunes. iTunes insists that the iTunes Music Library is on the hard drive, even though I copied it to the card. Is this a case-by-case scenario? Can someone recommend a corrective procedure for me? Should I dump Preference files on the hard drive, etc.? Should I go so far as to re-initialize the hard drive and re-install OS and apps as a backup dive? Or even start with a fresh install on the card too? Thanks! Gary > > From: Ben Sivertsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/12/08 Thu AM 12:39:39 EST > To: "Gary F. Daught" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: PB2400c now booting with 1GB CF Card! But hard drive still > > Yes, [drag] the whole drive [to the Trash.] I learned this trick from a > MACWORLD Mac Secrets > book, they were talking about using a RAM disk, but the theory works > with externals. The drive is protected because your ''book will un-mount > the drive itself, and all files will be present at restart. Dragging > other files to the trash and deleting them will only remove info from > mounted drives. With this in mind, kep any files or programs you want to > use on your CF card, as once you un-mount the internal hard drive you > will not be able to access them until after a restart. > > Ben Sivertsen -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
