I am getting really good at tearing apart the eMac. Already have two
machines up on Tiger. Might have to purchase a few 5 gig drives and
snag some cheap eMac tiger disks to sell as a set on eBay.
On Mar 23, 2007, at 5:15 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
So, Instead of busting the eMac apart to get a
So, Instead of busting the eMac apart to get at the drive, I just use a
Firewire drive (had to use firewire DVD to install to the eMac) and
install to that?
If you have a functioning firewire-equipped machine, and the
deader is so-equipped, just hook a cable between them and use
target disk mode
So, Instead of busting the eMac apart to get at the drive, I just use a
Firewire drive (had to use firewire DVD to install to the eMac) and
install to that?
On Mar 23, 2007, at 6:17 AM, Peter Frederick wrote:
Jim:
Depends -- the eMac disks MAY allow you to install direct. Otherwise,
I would
Jim:
Depends -- the eMac disks MAY allow you to install direct. Otherwise,
I would do either the firewire adapter install (connect the disk to the
eMac via the firewire port) or install the drive in the eMac and then
swap again.
USB won't work unless e eMac supports bootable USB devices.
P
Borked the drive on the TiBook. Now I have to figure out how to get
Tiger back on it with a new drive. No Tiger retail, just the eMac
disks. I have an eMac, so ... Can I install using the eMac and then
swap disk into the machine I want to have Tiger in?
Perhaps. I just use the Firewire targ
Borked the drive on the TiBook. Now I have to figure out how to get
Tiger back on it with a new drive. No Tiger retail, just the eMac
disks. I have an eMac, so ... Can I install using the eMac and then
swap disk into the machine I want to have Tiger in?
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Clay
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