[G4] Backup Strategy for G4 to Ext Dive

[Jamie Pruden]

Hi Richard,

On Aug 17, 2006, at 3:04 PM, Richard M. Kriss wrote:

> I have a G4 1GHz AGP and new external USB 2.0 external drive.  I  
> have a
> Belkin USB 2.0 card installed in the G4 so USB 2.0 is not an issue.
>
> I realized a G4 Power PC cannot be started from an external drive.

It can be started from an external FireWire drive... but you're  
right... not from a USB drive.

> My
> question is the best way to use the external drive for backups.   
> Should I
> use SuperDupper to clone the primary to the backup or should I make  
> an image
> of the primary drive and save the image to the external drive?

Either way works. The image can be saved compressed, which can save  
some space, but the clone is "bootable" (see below.)

>
> If I SD clone the primary to the external backup drive then remove the
> cloned drive and install the inside the G4 should it then boot?

Yep... it should.

smiles,
Jamie