Thanks Bob I bought the Maxtor 80GB today but cannot get my eMac to recognise it at all. The Installation Guide indicates that the connection is USB 2 whereas the eMac I think has USB 1 ports. Would that prevent the installation? John D
On 30/8/07 5:54 PM, "Robert Howells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 30/08/2007, at 5:23 PM, John Daniels wrote: > >> Bob >> No knowing much about these things, can I use the $99 Maxtor on my >> iMac >> (table lamp) USB1 machine to back up data? >> If so what software should I use to do the back up? >> Thanks John D > > Hi John , > > I would suggest to you that if you do not have an external firewire > drive > that it is an advantage to have one . In trouble times it is possible > to boot > from an OSX system stored on a Firewire external drive . > > I don't know whether that Maxtor has Firewire as well as USB connections > but because of it's price I am guessing it is USB only . > > That said , you should be able to backup data onto any Hard drive ! > The Maxtor more than likely comes formatted for a PC , > but that is usually not a problem as in most cases you can reformat > using > a Mac OS Drive utility . > In your case you would probably still wish to boot from OS9 2 2 , > in which case you would need to reformat using the OS9 Drive Utility > and instal OS9 Hard Disk drivers. > > Do you have an OSX copy of Roxio Toast ? If so it should have a copy > of Deja Vue with it , which will back up your Users data by auto > or Manual means. > > Auto as in you set a time of the day and day of the week ( can be > every day ) and > so long as the backup drive is connected and powered up the back up > takes place. > > Manual means you start it Manually and it does all the action needed . > > If you have no copy of Deja Vue I suggest you look over Superduper > which is cable of cloning your total hard drive and backing it up , > or if you wish , back up only your users . > > With an external firewire drive it is excellent for copying in all > sorts of situations. > > Find info about Superduper here : > > <http://www.shirt-pocket.com/> > > This what I use but there are of course other methods to back up > > Have fun > > > Bob > > > > > > >> >> >> On 30/8/07 5:11 PM, "Robert Howells" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> >>> On 30/08/2007, at 8:48 AM, Adam Hewitt wrote: >>> >>>> I don't know whether they are still offering it, but Harvey Norman >>>> had this >>>> deal on recently along with a 500GB model for ~$200 which is an >>>> amazing >>>> price. >>> >>> Would that have been a USB2 only unit ? >>> >>> It would be good for data storage >>> but you can only boot from firewire externally . >>> >>> Bob >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: WAMUG Mailing List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>>>> Laura >>>>> Webb >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, 29 August 2007 1:46 PM >>>>> To: WAMUG Mailing List >>>>> Subject: Portable HD >>>>> >>>>> Australia Post currently has a Maxtor One Touch 111 80GB portable >>>>> hard drive for $99. >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone have experience, recommendation or otherwise for this >>>>> unit.? >>>>> >>>>> Using MacBook 10.4.10 >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>>> Laura >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
