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to: Charles Scaglione
from: August Abolins
date: 2011-05-17 11:08:00
subject: Lots of folks are still using their G3, G4, and G5 PPC Macs.

Charles Scaglione -> August Abolins said..

 AA>> What configuration/specs are you getting?

 CS> Just the basic configuration: 4 GB memory, 500 GB hard drive
 CS> ..Apple has made it very difficult to do a hard drive swap
 CS> because of the proprietary SATA connection and temperature
 CS> sensor they place on the hard drive.

Too bad about the hdd.  But I am sure you will implement a backup  
procedure, just in case.  Explore the option to boot from an external hdd
if ever the internal one fails to cooperate.

I bought my first 500gb hdd (external) in February.  Now I just need to get
into a habit of backing things up.

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