Hi James > What are the realistic chances of getting the data off the disk?
Will it boot into Firewire Target Disk Mode ( http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661 ) - this would allow the data to be recovered from another Mac, assuming the disk isn't physically broken. > My final question is what would be the best cost-effective backup > procedure for non-tech-savvy parents? Is Leopard installed? If so, then Time Machine is the answer and a USB hard disk big enough for the MacBook hard disk should be cheap as chips: once it's registered as the Time Machine backup disk all they have to do is plug the disk in every now and again. > Thank you in advance, regards --stuart --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
