Adding a 2nd HD, and making it the boot drive.
Hi Folks. This may come out rather lengthy, but there's a lot of information bedhind why I'm looking for a specific solution. I just bought a second drive (Maxtor DiamondMax 11 400GB hard drive with 16mb buffer), which should arrive next week. I will be installing it into a PowerMac G5 dual 2.5ghz, with 3GB RAM and an original 250GB hard drive. Since I got the computer, I've had consistant problems with many programs, especially with iLife '06 (specifically Garageband, which is supper buggy, and iPhoto which will not import photos). I have upgraded from '05, since the problems started there, but I've had the same problems and moreso, even after fully reinstalling the OS once (I run 10.3.9). There are other little goofy quirks, too (superdrive communication, Safari, system preference configuration, etc.), and after spending many hours on the phone with tech support, and on the messagboards, I can confirm that I seem to be the only one with all of these problems. I believe that I have a problematic hard drive, and I am interested in installing OSX onto this new hard drive and then transferring all of my files to it manually, then wiping the old drive. I am not interested in doing a Carbon Copy, since I've had so many problems with all the software, that I just want to start from scratch. A nice clean install.
So, my questions are, how can I:
1. Effectively format and install a new stable version of OSX onto the second hard drive?
2. Switch the second drive to be the boot drive, and manually transfer the file data from the old drive to the new drive?
3. Erase the old drive and use it for data? I would also be interested in effective ways to test the drive to see if it is defective.
And finally, just because I'm already asking questions, the best way to get Apple to replace the drive, if indeed it tests as defective.
If any of ya'll can help me put a plan together, then when my second hard drive comes next week, I will know exactly how to bring it all together without screwing anything up.
Thanks in advance,
Ben
PowerMac G5 Dual 2.5Ghz Mac OS X (10.3.9) 3GB RAM, 250GB hard drive
"1. Effectively format and install a new stable version of OSX onto the second hard drive?"
Boot from the OS X install DVD and install it.
"2. Switch the second drive to be the boot drive, and manually transfer the file data from the old drive to the new drive?"
It will be chosen automatically after the install. Otherwise: System Preferences --> Startup Disk
"3. Erase the old drive and use it for data? I would also be interested in effective ways to test the drive to see if it is defective."
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