#556677 - 04/26/1107:28 AMRe: Been a long time, HELP!!!
[Re: Jim_]
iMacsoontobe
Where's the RAM?
Registered: 01/10/08
Posts: 218
Loc: The Burgh
Last nite when I got home, I selected the the drive in disk utility and and hit erase, after 15 minutes of doing nothing I shut it off.
I will check tonight when I get home the SMART status thing. The local Apple retailer has been around forever and it is going to cost 190 out the door for a new drive installed and they can have it done that day.
#556682 - 04/26/1108:42 AMRe: Been a long time, HELP!!!
[Re: Jim_]
iMacsoontobe
Where's the RAM?
Registered: 01/10/08
Posts: 218
Loc: The Burgh
LOL yeah, I watched a youtube vid, there are like 30 screws to remove!!
They also told me TM works beautifully. The one question I had was, will TM bring in all the updates and put on 10.6.7 for the OS and of course all the others Safari, iTunes ect, to there current version?
#556687 - 04/26/1109:18 AMRe: Been a long time, HELP!!!
[Re: iMacsoontobe]
Jim_ Number 9
Registered: 04/21/02
Posts: 12644
Loc: Columbus OH
Yes it will. I have heard where some people have to do it twice but that's rare. I've always had good luck with it.
After restoring, as soon as you reboot off of the hard drive repair permissions first before launching any apps.
When you launch Mail, and maybe iPhoto and iTunes, it will act like a new install but just say "Okay" and let it rebuild your databases, all of your mail, photos, and tunes will still be there.
#556708 - 04/26/1110:55 AMRe: Been a long time, HELP!!!
[Re: Jim_]
iMacsoontobe
Where's the RAM?
Registered: 01/10/08
Posts: 218
Loc: The Burgh
so... 1. connect TM external drive via USB2 2. Start up iMac 3. It will ask me if I want to restore from TM, click yes 4. after several hours of restoring, it will ask me to reboot iMac 5. Reboot from snow leopard disk, and run Repair permissions from Disk Utility 6. Reboot
#556712 - 04/26/1111:17 AMRe: Been a long time, HELP!!!
[Re: iMacsoontobe]
Jim_ Number 9
Registered: 04/21/02
Posts: 12644
Loc: Columbus OH
Close.
1. connect TM external drive via USB2 2. Start up iMac with the Snow Leopard install DVD in. Hold C key to boot from DVD. 2.a After the language choice screen go to Utilities in the menu bar 2.b Choose "Restore from Time Machine Backup" 3. It will ask me if I want to restore from TM, click yes 4. after several hours of restoring, it will ask me to reboot iMac 5. Reboot from snow leopard disk, and run Repair permissions from Disk Utility 6. Reboot from Hard Drive 7. Repair Permissions
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