12-11-2006, 02:15 AM
Dang! I was with you all the way to "Bay 3".
My G5 only has two bays. I can buy another insert thingie to cram some more drives in there, but I'm not gonna do that. I'll get an Intel Mac before too long, and then I'll have FOUR bays!
From what I read, though, I might be able to use your instructions by:
1) Erasing the current "backup" 500GB drive.
2) CCC-ing the existing 300GB main drive over to the newly-cleaned 500GB drive. Now I've got a "new" 500GB main drive.
3) Pull out the 300GB drive and stick it into the external case. Good-sized external drive!
4) Install the NEW new 500GB drive. Now I've got 1 TB of storage-y goodness. Set up ChronoSynch to backup the entire main drive every night.
Any holes in that plan?
My G5 only has two bays. I can buy another insert thingie to cram some more drives in there, but I'm not gonna do that. I'll get an Intel Mac before too long, and then I'll have FOUR bays!
From what I read, though, I might be able to use your instructions by:
1) Erasing the current "backup" 500GB drive.
2) CCC-ing the existing 300GB main drive over to the newly-cleaned 500GB drive. Now I've got a "new" 500GB main drive.
3) Pull out the 300GB drive and stick it into the external case. Good-sized external drive!
4) Install the NEW new 500GB drive. Now I've got 1 TB of storage-y goodness. Set up ChronoSynch to backup the entire main drive every night.
Any holes in that plan?