disk space...copying?

[ADSR]

Hi,

Copying 9 gb  from a firewire disk to a second (200 gb/back up disl)) whith 120 gb free i was told to free 56 gb...
I heard about  some drive capacity limitation , maybe it's the case...what do you suggest?

Thanks

GR

[kelly]

Sounds like that Firewire Enclosure is too old.

http://forums.dealnews.com/read.php?4,2570071,2570641

[ADSR]

Whith this problem, in order to reformat and partition ,  i decided to copy the content of the back up disk to the second firewire disk  .where i got some free space left, used DW to rebuild desktop of the 2 partitions...
after 30 minutes of copying got disk error and an alert " directory damaged"....directory was just  replaced and good...
Now can't see it on the desktop (only apple profiler can ..)
Passed one week on these problems  

What to do?

Thanks

GR

[kbeartx]

QUOTE(ADSR @ Jun 12 2006, 04:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What to do?

Thanks

GR

As Kelly suggested eariler in your saga, I think you have to assume that either the drive or the enclosure has failed or is about to fail.

 - KB

[kelly]

See my last Post.

http://www.techsurvivors.net/forums/index....pic=12727&st=25

[ADSR]

It's not one but 2 drives that failed  in the same time...that's why i'm wondering if there's not another problem...?

Thanks for ypur replys

GR

[kbeartx]

A friend of mine had two identical LaCie firewire drives fail within an hour of each other.

It turned out that the drives were both OK and the two enclosures had failed.

I helped him diagnose this, then install one of the drives in an empty bay in his G4, and the other in a new empty enclosure.

 - KB

[kelly]

GR. It's possible your machine is causing these problems.

There were many problems like this with the B&W machines.

The Yikes is very similar.

All in all I recommend a newer G4.

I wouldn't put any more money into the Yikes.

You would have a lot better options for a DVD Burner.

There are Chip Upgrades for the G4s if you want.

You can still use OS 9.x

My 2 cents.

http://www.lowendmac.com/ppc/deals.html

[ADSR]

QUOTE(kbeartx @ Jun 13 2006, 01:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

A friend of mine had two identical LaCie firewire drives fail within an hour of each other.

It turned out that the drives were both OK and the two enclosures had failed.

I helped him diagnose this, then install one of the drives in an empty bay in his G4, and the other in a new empty enclosure.

 - KB

 Would try to install one of the drives into the g4 but  before how can i diagnose if it's the drive or enclosure...?

Thanks

GR

[swhitset]

QUOTE(ADSR @ Jun 13 2006, 04:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Would try to install one of the drives into the g4 but  before how can i diagnose if it's the drive or enclosure...?

Thanks

GR

Uhmmm... by installing one in the G4  

Steve

[ADSR]

QUOTE(swhitset @ Jun 14 2006, 12:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Uhmmm... by installing one in the G4  

Steve

I'm a bit afraid to install...never done it....there's no other way?

GR  

[kelly]

It's easy.

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/IDE/add_2nd_drive/index.html

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75312

[ADSR]

Hi,

At least...could reformat and partition the 2 firewire disks (hope they'll keep on working...), install the third into the G4.
Just wanna thank you for all your advices, links and help that really helped  me for  this revival

GR

[kbeartx]

QUOTE(ADSR @ Jun 13 2006, 07:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm a bit afraid to install...never done it....there's no other way? GR  

Unless you also have another external enclosure that you know is good, to put one of the questionable drives into as a test.  That's what my friend and I did, before we put a drive into his G4.

 - KB

PS - it is very easy to install a drive inside a G4