[HM] hummmmmm

[Jim Norman]

One of the nicer features of owning a Mac is that you can just copy a 
hard disk under Classic, swap the disks and it will work just like new 
(or should that be old?).

With OS X you need to use Carbon Copy Cloner, but the result is just the 
same - it just works.

With Windoze you need to work out the arcane world of Norton Ghost, 
neither intuitive, nor easy.

Jim

michaelP wrote:

>Hi Thom again, at the moment I cannot afford to do much, but crucial is that
>I copy all my data and make sure of copies of all my applications, etc (this
>I can do now); in the mean time, it's crucial (I'm a self-employed graphic
>designer where the internet connection is vital to my survival) in case the
>HD blows, to port over everything necessary to continue my dialup and
>broadband internet connections, to another identical machine (a friend's who
>is not yet internet connected, living in the same house and happy to help in
>case of a crisis). Can you or anyone else please inform me of what files
>exactly I need to copy to the other machine in order to set up the identical
>internet system? Stuff like the TCP/IP control panel, Remote Access control
>panel, etc.
>
>thanks again
>
>michaelP
>
>  
>
>>Michael,
>>
>>It sure is something to be concerned about.  You need to make a backup
>>and replace the hard drive if you have not already done so.  I don't
>>remember, does your machine have a firewire port.  Most likely not.  If
>>not, get an external USB drive and copy over all your data files, then
>>replace the HD.
>>
>>If you can afford it, I would get a newer Mac, even a used one;
>>preferably something running OSX.  That would be the most cost effective
>>thing to do.
>>
>>Thom
>>
>>
>>michaelP wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>hi folks
>>>
>>>using:
>>>
>>>*iMac G4 800Hz, OS 9.2.2, 384 Mb RAM, 40 Gb H/D (and a few years old)
>>>*
>>>prob:
>>>
>>>recently, a few minutes after booting up I hear a humming whirring
>>>sound that starts fairly softly but builds up over the next half hour
>>>to quite an irritating and distracting racket; I presume this is the
>>>hard drive or a fan? Another otherwise identical friend's iMac is as
>>>quiet as a (silent) mouse. Is this something I should be concerned
>>>about? And, if so, what can I do to repair or ameliorate it? Any thoughts?
>>>
>>>thanks in anticipation
>>>
>>>michaelP
>>>      
>>>