External hard Drive

MrClungeHead · MrClungeHead #1 (**permalink**)

10-07-2010, 05:35 PM

Just wondering, is there any way I can get a external (usb) hard drive for my iBook G4 running mac OSX 10.3
Will any hard dribe work or does it need to be a specific one, thanks

TomTomTuning · TomTomTuning #2 (**permalink**)

10-07-2010, 05:37 PM

Pretty much any External USB drive sill work.

Just format it to Mac OS Extended Journaled

MrClungeHead · MrClungeHead #3 (**permalink**)

10-07-2010, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomTomTuning

Just format it to Mac OS Extended Journaled

See, I'm still fairly new to apple, after converting from pc
What does this mean? lol.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #4 (**permalink**)

10-07-2010, 10:52 PM

Be aware most G4's will back up to an external USB drive however you will not be able to boot from it, as USB will boot only from an Intel machine.

Go into Disk Utility and you will be able to erase and format a new hard drive. If you set it up as an external it is al;so necessary to p;artition the exgternal, even if only one partition, and select Apple Partition Map under Options on the Partition page.

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MrClungeHead #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 22, 2010 Location: South East England Posts: 87	10-07-2010, 05:35 PM Just wondering, is there any way I can get a external (usb) hard drive for my iBook G4 running mac OSX 10.3 Will any hard dribe work or does it need to be a specific one, thanks
	QUOTE Thanks

TomTomTuning #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 26, 2008 Location: Camp Hill, Pa Posts: 497 Mac Specs: 15in MBP - 27in iMac - iPhone	10-07-2010, 05:37 PM Pretty much any External USB drive sill work. Just format it to Mac OS Extended Journaled
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harryb2448 #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,095 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	10-07-2010, 10:52 PM Be aware most G4's will back up to an external USB drive however you will not be able to boot from it, as USB will boot only from an Intel machine. Go into Disk Utility and you will be able to erase and format a new hard drive. If you set it up as an external it is al;so necessary to p;artition the exgternal, even if only one partition, and select Apple Partition Map under Options on the Partition page.
	QUOTE Thanks

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