From: Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@me.com>

Date: November 21, 2009 4:58:40 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

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

Hi Perry, 

I`ve got an external Lacie DL CD/DVD burner, actually. It`s often been indispensible! I`ve got nearly everything done now apart from the DVD burner. I may look into buying a new internal DL DVD burner sometime in the new year. The only thing is that I can`t retrieve the installation disc from the present burner because of this difficult screw. It may be a case of buying the new burner & paying for installation as well as retrieval of the swallowed disc? I have to wait a couple of days for the satellite broadband to return to full strength to do my Software Upgrades...iTunes is a rather large download these days & the new Quicktime is necessary for it`s operation...!

Mark.

On 22/11/2009, at 9:52 AM, H P wrote:

Mark,

You're getting the question mark because the Mac is looking for the startup disk containing the OS.

I'm gonna guess that's not on the WD replacement. It is on the HD you removed. So, that's why it works.

Regarding your optical drive, if it's truly broken or needs repair, you have two choices:

1) replace the internal optical drive with a new internal one or

2) buy an external optical DVD burner that plugs into the USB port.

I bought one of the latter to use on my Asus netbook off eBay for something like $40. It was made by Samsung and works fine. You'll need a bootable disk to install the OS onto the new drive if it isn't already there.

Good luck!!

Perry

If needed, Google "Samsung DVD burner" for sources.

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@...> 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.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>