Re: [Finale] Hard Drives [was Re: No more OS9!]

[Paul Hayden]

It certainly _is_ a good idea to backup your internal hard drive and 
keep a copy off-site. I back up (using Dantz's Retrospect Desktop) to 
two different sets of DVD-RAM disks (2.6 GB per side) and keep one 
set in a safe deposit box (which costs maybe $25 per year). I also 
backup to an external FireWire hard drive. I rotate the DVD-RAM sets 
every week or two.

If you want an even more convenient backup scheme, you could try a 
WiebeTech BayDock 400 or 800 with two cheap ATA hard drives:
<http://www.macsonly.com/arch00404.html#261>
<http://www.wiebetech.com/products/baydock.html>
<http://www.wiebetech.com/products/Baydock800.html>

If I understand the product correctly, these are just FireWire 
enclosures. If the drive dies, or you just want to replace it, you 
just pop it out of the tray and pop in another drive.

BTW, if you have a newer PowerMac with FireWire 800 ports, you need 
to be aware of a problem with using certain FireWire hard drives 
under Panther:

<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120288>.
Paul Hayden
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6319 Riverbend Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA  70820
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