Thanks for your help. Between this and the other responses, I should be able to get this done with only a minimum of teeth gnashing.
David --- On Sun, 9/7/08, b_s-wilk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: b_s-wilk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Upgrading Mac Hard Drives > To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM > Date: Sunday, September 7, 2008, 8:49 PM > > I'm looking for instructions as to how to upgrade > (to a larger > > capacity) the hard drives on a G-5 iMac (now running > OS 10.3.9) and a > > two-year old MacBook (running 10.5 and Windows XP via > Boot Camp). > > Can anyone point me to step-by-step instructions - > particularly how > > to transfer the contents of the existing hard drives > to the new ones > > - perhaps by cloning (if that's the right term). > Is it possible to > > preserve the two partitions on the MacBook or would I > have to > > reinstall Windows? TIA.... > > > > David > > > First look up the specs for your iMac, > http://support.apple.com/specs/#imac. OtherWorld Computing > has a good > database for hard drives and memory, > http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/. > > Apple has how-to-do-it manuals on the support site, > http://support.apple.com/manuals#imac, also tips for iMac > G5, > http://www.apple.com/support/imac/g5/. Try this for the > hard drive, > http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/imacg5_HD17_DIY_EDU.pdf. > Is your HD > SATA or PATA? Yours may be SATA, check the Apple System > Profiler [About > this Mac] in the Apple menu. > > How-To for iMac G5: > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2278?viewlocale=en_US. > XLR8yourMac.com has an unofficial upgrade page. Might void > your > warranty, if you have one. > http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/imac_isight_internals/imac_g5_isight_inside.html > > MacBook HD, > http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/MacBook_13inch_HardDrive_DIY.pdf > > I use Carbon Copy Cloner to move from one drive to another. > SuperDuper > is also a super duper program for cloning drives. > > You may want to clone your new drive directly, using an > external > universal drive adapter, > http://eshop.macsales.com/search/drive+adapter. > I bought one a few years ago, and have used it many times > to transfer > data, and to check whether drives are working OK. One end > connects to > the drive, the other has USB2. If your drives are still > working, get > drive enclosures for them. USB/FW enclosures range from > $20-40 for a > decent one. > > Betty > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, > archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at > http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
