clamshell plastic

[Collin Moore]

if I wanted to change top plastics on an clamshel
ibook how would I do it??


----- Original Message -----
From: "RUFFIN BAILEY" <rufbo1 at comcast.net>
To: "iBook List" <ibook at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: [P1] To Partition or...!


>
>
> > > From: Stephen Hywyn Jones <Steve at hywyn.plus.com>
> > >
> > > I've been advised that "partitioning" is the only way to go, but
> > > given that
> > > ibooks now install both operating systems in the same sector as
> > > default, I'm
> > > hoping that their advice is based on old knowledge, and that the
> > > new ibooks and operating systems are less prone to crashes.
> > >
> > Partitioning has nothing to do with any crashes. Just leave it the
> > way
> > Apple sent it to you unless you have some VERY SPECIFIC reason for
> > doing otherwise.
>
> I'd like to kindly disagree with this advice (or perhaps just offer one
> very specific reason!).  The first thing I do with any OS 9 and X
> bootable machine is partition the hard drive and install the OS on
> seperate partitions.  I'd even recommend having a third partition for
> important data [that you have a copy of on another partition].  I like
> to use extra hard drives on towers (safer!), which is kinda (har har)
> hard to do on the iBook, but partitions buy you a similar effect.
>
> Why?  Well, if your hard drive is over 20 gigs, you've got space.  And
> when something *really* fooks on your iBook, say an OS conflict issue,
> sometimes installing the OS from scratch is the fastest and easiest way
> to get back up and running.  And when I say "from scratch", I mean
> wiping the partition and getting a fresh install from CD (and then
> firing up software update for a while).
>
> So when OS X corrupts somehow or becomes unbootable, you'd boot into OS
> 9 on the separate partition, grab the files you need from your X
> partition (moving them to 9 or storage) and wipe the X part clean.
> Quick, easy, safe, and effective.  If your drive up and dies, well,
> you're still toast.  Hope you bought a CD burner and used it! :^)
>
> Fwiw, I'd recommend using half your hard drive for X (many apps like to
> live on the same partition, like fink & friends) and a quarter for 9 &
> another quarter for storage space.  Your prefs might indicate different
> partition sizes, but that's a pretty safe start.
>
> But I would stress that if you don't feel comfortable partitioning,
> don't.  I'd recommend becoming comfortable, however!  :^D  YMMV.
>
> Ruffin Bailey
>
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