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[michaelP]

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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