Richmond, do you have a problem with Firewire? Even FW 400 is way faster than USB2 for extended disk operations. (IMHO) USB is for mice and keyboards and USB sticks.
On 9 June 2010 09:52, Richmond <[email protected]> wrote: > So; my G4 MAC went wonky; very wonky. > > So; I ran out and spent 150 Euros on a Maxell 1.5 TB 'Tank' with > a USB2 interface; and spend the better part of 9 days backing > the computer up (remember the useful motto: "never do the > sensible thing until after the disaster happens") > > For those who are interested in this type of thing; the MAC wouldn't 'see' > the 1.5 TB disk for WRITE until it had been partitioned into 10 150 GB > partions. > > The G4 MAC only has USB1 ports . . . > > So; late to the table as usual . . . :) > > Can anybody recommend a USB2 card I can pop in the back of my G4? > > Hey; maybe there is a way to ensure that restoration doesn't > take another 9 days. > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > -- ------------------------- Stephen Barncard San Francisco _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
