Moving old backups to new Time Capsule on OS 10.5.8

Hello
Because my powerbook is not dual core I'm still running 10.5.8. I recently bought a Time Capsule to serve as both my wireless network, and new Time Machine backup drive, among other things.
I'd like to save my backups I've done in the past (currently stored on an iOmega external HD) over to Time Capsule before doing a new backup. I read on a support link on the apple site called Time Machine 101, on how to do this, but the subject heading was "Mac OS X v10.6: How to transfer your back ups from your current hard drive to a new hard drive." So that led me to think maybe I wouldn't be able to do this with 10.5. Does anyone know if I can do what I'm hoping to do?
Much thanks as always in advance.

GoBraves wrote:
Should be good. Are you saying I can only backup one drive to Time Machine?
Oops, sorry, I missed this one.
No, you can back up as many drives/partitions as you want (and have room for), as long as they're internal or externally-connected via FireWire or USB, and are formatted properly.
When you first connect such a drive after setting-up TM, it will usually put it into the +Do Not Back Up+ box in TM Preferences > Options automatically. To back it up, just select it there and click the minus sign at the bottom. If it's shown in gray, you can't remove it. That means it's either your TM backup drive/partition, or isn't formatted for a Mac.
I'll be using the backup HDs for either storage of my music library or photo library, and for being the storage device for some FLAC files I'll be downloading/sharing. (Dave Matthews Band geek here.) The FLACs I wouldn't need to backup, but the music/photos I'd want to.
Do you mean the current backup HD, that will no longer be used for TM? If so, yes, that'll work fine.
If you're going to be using the Time Capsule's internal HD for other data, besides Time Machine backups though, you'll eventually have a problem, as Time Machine, by design, will fill up all the space available to it. There is a sort of a workaround, in the blue box in #3 of the Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip,* also at the top of the +Time Machine+ forum, but a better solution would be to attach a USB drive to the TC. Use one for backups, the other as you want. In that configuration, however, Time Machine cannot back it up, so you'll need to make other arrangements.

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