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Posted by: markand556 on 2014-10-07 00:56:05
Well i picked up a portable that has a sad mac error that im leading torwards a bad battery. My plans are to install a new battery and recap the board.
Seeing as how I love to dive into things farther than I should I ended up buying another portable, this one though has no hard drive. I know that these are SCSI drives and have a different pinout. My question is can I clone my drive from the first one to some sort of drive for the second?
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Posted by: Elfen on 2014-10-07 07:24:28
If you can get a SCSI Drive from the first Mac Portable to read on a classic Mac, like a Plus, Mac II up to a Q700, you can. And without fancy cloning software.
Just format the second drive in the system you want it on (System 6 format I believe a portable uses), and then copy the folders & files from the first drive into a folder in the classic Mac, and then copy the folders and files from the folder in the folder on the classic Mac to the second drive.
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Posted by: max1zzz on 2014-10-07 08:45:58
You'll need a 34pin to 50pin scsi adapter, Uniserver sells them
With one of those, yes you can clone the drive across, but make sure you pick a low power drive to ensure you don't overload the portables circuitry (i have gone with a SCSI2SD for my Portable)
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Posted by: techknight on 2014-10-07 09:25:56
what is the sad mac error. it probably needs recapped and repaired.
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Posted by: markand556 on 2014-10-08 11:26:52
Ya, thats my plan with the first one. I was just trying to figure out a way to get a drive working for the second one.
I think I read somewhere that the SE's drive can be put in and it would work right off the bat. I have an SE sitting around also that is in great working shape. I just want to get a drive for this other portable.
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Posted by: markand556 on 2014-10-09 20:36:48
I also just realized that I am in need of a floppy drive and both the brackets for the HDD and the floppy. Hopefully this doesnt end up breaking my budget on this thing.
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Posted by: Paralel on 2014-10-10 06:54:13
34 pin? Where did apple come up with these ideas?
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Posted by: Elfen on 2014-10-10 07:50:48
34 Pins was the standard for SCSI 2.5 inch drives before Apple choose them for their laptops. There are a few things that Apple can not change, and had to deal with it!
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