Make sure the USB 2.0 card you get is truly 2.0. I bought one that said 2.0 compatible, and it was really 1.0. Stupid mistake on my part. Cards are cheap and worth getting for this or for iPod connection.
On Mar 24, 3:44 pm, Demetrius <babag...@gmail.com> wrote: > trying to move a few hundred gb from my MDD to new Western Digital "My > Book Essential" 1TB drive, but it's going agonizingly slow... says 88 > hours for 250 gb and seems to be actually moving at that pace... it's > a usb connection, and i reformatted the drive into two partitions. > any idea why it's so slow? -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
