[X4U] installing OS on second drive

[alexandre]

On 17 mars 06, at 11:50, Mitchell Senft wrote:

> Got a second HD for our G5. I wanted to install OS 10.4 on the new  
> drive, using the disks that came with the G5. I was unable to do  
> so. Obviously, there's something to prevent it from installing on a  
> drive other than the original dive. But my impetus for this was  
> just to have a back up drive for such time as the original drive  
> possibly breaks down.
>
> So, is there a way to get the OS on the second drive using the  
> disks that came with the G5?
>

hi mitchell

why don't you just clone your original drive onto your second drive,  
using carbon copy cloner. it won't be a "clean" system, but it'll be  
fine for back up purposes.

regards

alexandre
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