On 16 Jan 2007, at 21:11, Marla wrote: > That all sounds fabulous, but my OS isn't compatible! > it needs 10.3.9 or later, and I still have 10.2.8. > > So do I have to upgrade my firmware on the old wonky > drive and then upgrade to Tiger and THEN download > Super Duper? It has been recommended to me that I NOT > upgrade my firmware on th eold drive... Simple solution: Remove old drive - Install new drive - Install OS-9 - Perform firmware upgrade on new drive - Reinstall old drive as Slave - Use CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper to copy old drive data except for OS to new drive - Shut down Mac - Remove old drive - Restart Mac - Install new OS on new drive.