I'm in digest mode and just found this in catching up on two digests. I cannot answer all your questions, but I hope others pipe in here.
on 3/3/04 12:03 AM, "Robert S. Rowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My name is Robert and I am new to this list. I was recently given a > Beige G3 Mini Tower. It did not have a hard drive installed. With > the computer came a Seagate IDE 20 gig HD which I plan to install and > initialize. I have never had a HD so large although it is modest by > contemporary standards. I plan to install OS 9. Do not stay at OS 9.0.4, or whatever. Plan to go to OS 9.1. OS 9.2 will not help unless you plan to use OS X in the future and keep OS 9 applications in Classic mode. > I think I should > partition the hard drive but I am not sure how many partitions to > install. I am aware that there are different rationals for different > numbers of partitions, but I don't know what they might be. I > defiantly plan to use the web and e-mail. I will probably do a simple > amount of graphics and maybe way down the road record some music. I > don't have much time to learn a whole bunch of complicated programs, > nor do I have much interest in that. So what do I do with a Hard > Drive that looks as big as North America to me? Music and graphics can load that up pretty quick. One reason to partition is to have a separate volume as a scratch disk if you use Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. I like to keep applications and data on their own volumes. That makes backing up the data a bit simpler and if I need to fix or change the OS, I do not risk messing up the apps and data. You can also have an emergency OS volume with troubleshooting utilities already there like TechTool Pro and Disk Warrior. > > Also, is there a reset button on the mother board? I understand that > if one is there, that it should be pressed when ever changes are made > in hardware on the machine. Do not know, but if there is one, that is a CUDA button. It should be a little red thing about the have the size of a pencil eraser, not far from the battery. Replacing the battery is one reason for pressing the button. Adding RAM is another, but not when adding a hard drive. On a Mac, the reset button is another thing, to do a restart if the machine freezes up, without turning it off or pulling the plug. > > The front plates of the devise bays are missing so the machine looks > a little like Frankenstein. The bottom bay has a Pioneer DVD ROM > drive. The next bay up is a Yamaha CD burner (8,8,24). Third bay up > is a CD player. The top bay is empty. I would like to put a floppy > drive there. I've listed these devises because I am not sure how to > get the drivers for them. Would OS 9 have them already? OS 9/9.1 will have the CD driver if it is a CD installed by Apple. Otherwise go to the web sites of the device vendor. To learn more about your Beige, go the the web site of this list's sponsor, lowendmac. Good luck and have fun! -- Al Poulin Anger, hate, and revenge are for the devil, forgiveness is for God, proactive self-defense is for the rest of us. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
