The Copy Command (Drag and drop ) may not work while copying files off the external drives. Mac OS has a specific command on copying files. Macally PHR 250CC enclosure is a good oneĬ) Attached my old hard drive to the Hard Drive Enclosure, and connected to my Powerbook using USB Cableĭ) You have copy files from External (Old HD) to Powerbook Local New hard drive Used the Powerbook G4 Mac OS Install Disks 1 and 2 to load the OS and the Softwareĭo not Use Key Chain or any form of EncryptionĪ) Bought a HD Enclosure from MicroCenter Store ( any other store is okay )ī) The HD Enclosure has to be compatable with 2.5 " IDE HDD ( Stay away from SATA ) (Note: SATA Drives (from Best Buy) is not appropriate here) I kept my OLD HD Safely aside for recovering data later. Removed the old Hard drive and kept is separately. I am writing this to contribute my technical knowledge to help assist with recovering the data from your old hard driveĪ Screw Driver Set from Radio Shack that includes Philips #00 and Hex Torx Bits and Screwdrivers PowerBook G4 Aluminum 12" 867 MHz Hard Drive Replacement
Thanks to the Author on iFixit who wrote a detailed pdf paper on Steps for Powerbook Hard Drive Replacement
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