From: "Terrence R. Redding, Ph.D." <tredding@mac.com>

Date: November 20, 2009 7:25:20 AM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] iBook HD...

Okay.

Terry - W6LMJ

On Nov 20, 2009, at 8:38 AM, Mark Gaffney wrote:

Hi Terry, 

I think my best shot is to dismantle again & open up the iBook`s optical drive to see if there is anything in fact in there. The optical drive was working last time I checked it & I usually make sure I don`t leave things in it, so it`s got me perplexed! The next option might be that my brother (who works with computers for a living) might find a suitable enclosure for the swap (at work perhaps?). I`ve sent him a photo of the pins on the old iBook HD (which was out of the computer at the time). He mightn`t be down for a visit for a while though. I`ve also posted on the iFixit forum which is where I bought the new HD...

Mark.

On 21/11/2009, at 12:17 AM, Terrence Redding wrote:

Good morning Mark.

Yes, the trick is to be able to see the new drive from the computer before you make the swap.  I use to use small firewire 2.5" drive enclosures.  Now I have a "Delux USB 2.0 to IDE Cable" for 2.5"/3.5"/5.25" drives with power adapter.  It allows me to connect and access a wide wide range of drives with any computer with a USB 2.0/1.0 port.

It works well with Carbon Copy Cloner.  I use to use the external 2.5" firewire enclosures because you can boot from the external Firewire drive.  But those enclosures are becoming harder to find.

Terry

On Nov 20, 2009, at 8:04 AM, Mark Gaffney wrote:

Hi Terry, 

Can it be done with the new HD installed in the iBook. At present I`m getting no sign the new drive`s even there in the computer. I`ll check your link..! Thanks,

Mark.

On 20/11/2009, at 11:43 PM, Terrence Redding wrote:

Mark, did you use Carbon Copy Cloner to duplicate your existing drive onto the new drive, and then do the swap?

I have found the easiest way to upgrade drives is to use Carbon Copy.  That way your new drive has literally everything the old drive had, but with all the additional space.  Carbon Copy can be found at http://www.bombich.com/.

Terry

On Nov 20, 2009, at 6:55 AM, Mark Gaffney wrote:

Hi Milton, Perry & everybody,
I`ve got my new 250 GB Western Digital HD for the iBook & have had it
in & out several times but am getting a flashing question mark upon
reconstruction. I`ve just put the original 30 GB HD back in & it`s
starting immediately! There`s either something stuck in the CD/DVD
player of the iBook or it`s busted, (there does appear to be something
round in there) which won`t eject (either holding down the eject
button or re-starting holding down the track pad). So I can`t load
anything into the computer through it`s optical drive & my Lacie FW DL
CD/DVD burner isn`t registering on the iBook with the new HD. I`m not
even getting a cursor, last time I had it in there! My older Lacie 250
GB external HD dosen`t have matching pins for the Western digital HD
upon dismantling it & the new 500 GB Lacie has a plastic case which
trying to force open seems to be giving in an (about to crack!)
fashion. At any rate I`m backing up the 30GB drive to this new Lacie
external HD using time machine though how I retrieve it for use on the
new iBook HD I don`t know!? I guess I could dismantle again including
the iBooks optical drive to see if anything is in fact in there-or
wait perhaps `til my brother arrives with an appropriate enclosure for
the cloning process...Any suggestions would be welcome..!

Mark.