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Lawrence David Eden wrote: Here is my situation: I have been using a Beige G3 with a Zif Upgrade. The Beige runs at 500mhz. I have added firewire and USB cards and they work fine. In fact, the entire computer is performing well. I was recently given a 450 mhz G4 tower which I expect to be faster than the Beige and I want to start using it ASAP. My ZIF upgrade is compatible with the new Mac, so I can use it. The problem(s) I want to transfer all of my settings, software authorizations, bookmarks, and email addresses to the newer Mac. But The hard drive from the Beige is incompatible with the new G4 so I can't simply add the Beige's hard drive to the G4. Nor will it mount on the G4 regardless of jumper settings. Apple's Migration Assistant did not work because the Beige does not have native firewire. I did a Carbon Copy Clone of the Beige onto my external firewire drive but I can't figure out how to transfer the clone to the newer Mac. 1. Put the older HD in an external case; USB/Firewire. 2. Read CC's website carefully. I've done this before but can't recall now. 3. Use a network; a switch and two CAT5 cables. I hope that some of you have experience with this scenario and can offer some ideas towards a solution. Also, considering the time and trouble, do you think I will see any speed increases over the Beige? Larry Eden --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
questions....questions
Here is my situation: I have been using a Beige G3 with a Zif Upgrade. The Beige runs at 500mhz. I have added firewire and USB cards and they work fine. In fact, the entire computer is performing well. I was recently given a 450 mhz G4 tower which I expect to be faster than the Beige and I want to start using it ASAP. My ZIF upgrade is compatible with the new Mac, so I can use it. The problem(s) I want to transfer all of my settings, software authorizations, bookmarks, and email addresses to the newer Mac. But The hard drive from the Beige is incompatible with the new G4 so I can't simply add the Beige's hard drive to the G4. Nor will it mount on the G4 regardless of jumper settings. Apple's Migration Assistant did not work because the Beige does not have native firewire. I did a Carbon Copy Clone of the Beige onto my external firewire drive but I can't figure out how to transfer the clone to the newer Mac. I hope that some of you have experience with this scenario and can offer some ideas towards a solution. Also, considering the time and trouble, do you think I will see any speed increases over the Beige? Larry Eden --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: questions....questions
Hmm, that's strange, the hard drive should work in either, if it's an IDE HD. You could just install OSX on the G4, then put the HD from the G4 in the beige, (hopefully this would work?) then move you home folder over, and replace it on the G4 hd. This would effectively do what you'd want, if you put your username and short name the same on both installations. As for being faster... the G4 will have a much faster bus speed, and probably faster RAM. But with the upgrade, they'd probably be equivalent. The G4 probably has more compatibility and expandability also, however, and can be upgraded to 1GHz (or more). Just some things to consider, the choice is yours :) -Cyrus On Mar 1, 10:24 am, Lawrence David Eden lde...@comcast.net wrote: Here is my situation: I have been using a Beige G3 with a Zif Upgrade. The Beige runs at 500mhz. I have added firewire and USB cards and they work fine. In fact, the entire computer is performing well. I was recently given a 450 mhz G4 tower which I expect to be faster than the Beige and I want to start using it ASAP. My ZIF upgrade is compatible with the new Mac, so I can use it. The problem(s) I want to transfer all of my settings, software authorizations, bookmarks, and email addresses to the newer Mac. But The hard drive from the Beige is incompatible with the new G4 so I can't simply add the Beige's hard drive to the G4. Nor will it mount on the G4 regardless of jumper settings. Apple's Migration Assistant did not work because the Beige does not have native firewire. I did a Carbon Copy Clone of the Beige onto my external firewire drive but I can't figure out how to transfer the clone to the newer Mac. I hope that some of you have experience with this scenario and can offer some ideas towards a solution. Also, considering the time and trouble, do you think I will see any speed increases over the Beige? Larry Eden --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: questions....questions
Hmm, that's strange, the hard drive should work in either, if it's an IDE HD. You could just install OSX on the G4, then put the HD from the G4 in the beige, (hopefully this would work?) then move you home folder over, and replace it on the G4 hd. This would effectively do what you'd want, if you put your username and short name the same on both installations. Tried this but it did not work. Both hard drives are Quantum ATA. Neither will work in the other computer. Srange! As for being faster... the G4 will have a much faster bus speed, and proba --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: questions....questions
On 1/3/09 17:47, Lawrence David Eden lde...@comcast.net wrote: Hmm, that's strange, the hard drive should work in either, if it's an IDE HD. You could just install OSX on the G4, then put the HD from the G4 in the beige, (hopefully this would work?) then move you home folder over, and replace it on the G4 hd. This would effectively do what you'd want, if you put your username and short name the same on both installations. Tried this but it did not work. Both hard drives are Quantum ATA. Neither will work in the other computer. Srange! Maybe the jumpers - put both hard drives in one machine with the one closest to the mobo set as master and the other as slave. Both hds should show on the desktop. Pete --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: questions....questions
On Mar 1, 2009, at 11:36 AM, Cyrus wrote: Hmm, that's strange, the hard drive should work in either, if it's an IDE HD. You could just install OSX on the G4, then put the HD from the G4 in the beige, (hopefully this would work?) then move you home folder over, and replace it on the G4 hd. I don't think this should work. The OSX install is hardware specific, and a G4 isn't the same as a beige (even with a G4 upgrade). == Joe the Juggler 4148 Wyoming St. St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 771-3243 http://joethejuggler.com == --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: questions....questions
Set the hard drive to cable select. Why not just run both machines as is and transfer the files between them using the network? I have no idea how apps are installed in OSX, but in OS 7/8/9 you could just drag the whole directory from one drive to another and the app would run just fine. On Mar 1, 3:51 pm, Dana Collins dlcatft...@verizon.net wrote: On 3/1/09 12:47 PM, Lawrence David Eden of lde...@comcast.net sent Hmm, that's strange, the hard drive should work in either, if it's an IDE HD. You could just install OSX on the G4, then put the HD from the G4 in the beige, (hopefully this would work?) then move you home folder over, and replace it on the G4 hd. This would effectively do what you'd want, if you put your username and short name the same on both installations. Tried this but it did not work. Both hard drives are Quantum ATA. Neither will work in the other computer. Srange! The first thing coming to mind is the jumper settings. Would be chance the targeted HD in question been a slave that you are now hoping to use as a master? Or vs. a vs.? Just a thought, Dana --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
