Re: iBook Format and installation of Panther
On Dec 21, 2005, at 10:11 PM, Lowell Neudeck wrote: I have an iBook G3 800mHz with OS 10.28. It is three years old and is starting to act slow and a few other oddities. I have rebuilt permissions and run DiskWarrior but still it seems slow and quirky. Somewhere in the long ago, I recall some “expert” stating that every 2 or 3 years, one should backup the hard drive and then reformat it. Glad you used the quotes, because that was no expert. Have you run one of the various maintenance utilities like Onyx or MacJanitor? If you consisstently leave your mac asleep or off at 3AM, then the system and other unix Log files just continue to grow, to the point where you start seeing these problems. (or you can geek out and do it in terminal I am going to install panther on the iBook and am wondering if I should reformat the drive before I do this. Also, will I be able to use the same administrator’s password, etc? In short, is it more trouble than it is worth to reformat the drive? Do an Archive and Re-install. (select options when you pick which drive to install it in during the installation process; the default will be to Upgrade, you don't want that, but Archive and Re-install) This keeps all of your user data intact, but gives you a whole new system. -- Bruce Johnson This is the sig who says 'Ni!' -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: iBook Format and installation of Panther
At 10:11 PM -0700 12/21/2005, Lowell Neudeck wrote: I have an iBook G3 800mHz with OS 10.28. It is three years old and is starting to act slow and a few other oddities. I have rebuilt permissions and run DiskWarrior but still it seems slow and quirky. In part, that's Jaguar. In part, your data is probably very fragmented by now. Somewhere in the long ago, I recall some expert stating that every 2 or 3 years, one should backup the hard drive and then reformat it. Well... Formatting ain't gonna happen on an IDE drive. Apple doesn't support that (and they're right - it's not necessary). But you can zero it ... which writes and reads every block on the drive. This forces remaps if a sector has gone bad. Better to remap a zeroed sector than one with your good data on it. And, of course, the reload after a fresh initialization insures your data is unfragmented. I am going to install panther on the iBook and am wondering if I should reformat the drive before I do this. +/- the above, I would. Also, will I be able to use the same administrator's password, etc? In short, is it more trouble than it is worth to reformat the drive? After three years, I think zero'ing is worth the effort. And the defragmented data will fly faster. Make Good Backups. - Dan. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
iBook Format and installation of Panther
I have an iBook G3 800mHz with OS 10.28. It is three years old and is starting to act slow and a few other oddities. I have rebuilt permissions and run DiskWarrior but still it seems slow and quirky. Somewhere in the long ago, I recall some “expert” stating that every 2 or 3 years, one should backup the hard drive and then reformat it. I am going to install panther on the iBook and am wondering if I should reformat the drive before I do this. Also, will I be able to use the same administrator’s password, etc? In short, is it more trouble than it is worth to reformat the drive? TIA -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com 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-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
