[HM] hummmmmm

[Samantha Cornell]

Personally, I would recommend buying an external hard-drive, and  
booting from it when working on his computer.  That way you can use  
all of your files, and will have a ready to use copy of your latest  
work when you go back to your own machine.  also, because it's "non- 
invasive" in regards to his machine, you will not run the risk of  
creating any problems for him.

You should be able to pick up a decent one for about $100...and  
although you may prefer not to part with the money at this point, I  
think you will find the expense well worth it down the road.  It's  
tough to put a price-tag on peace of mind.

Samantha




On Nov 6, 2005, at 2:38 AM, michaelP wrote:

> Thanks, Jim; I'm not sure my friend would totally appreciate a  
> total swap...
> wrt the internet stuff, are not all the necessary files in the System
> Folder? Could I not just substitute those instead? Just control  
> panels and
> extensions?
>
> regards
>
> michaelP
>
>
>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
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