05-22-2008, 08:37 AM
hal, yanking is too robust a chore for me these days, and Baby Buzz isn't quite ready to tackle that precise of an operation yet. plus, the cost of the local pros vs. the value of the machine is skewed in the wrong direction. gotta wait for lower cost, friendly help, for a major overhaul, and try whatever software utils in the time being. it's kinda baffling that it plays so much nicer in OS 9 from an external than from Panther or Tiger, whether from optical or HD. heck, after he gets his new 24" iMac next week, I'm kinda hoping he gives up on getting at the old data, though I know some of it is important. MM-not got 4, this is first time 3 had such a problem; no clue why the machine shut down after 17 hours of chugging away in DW3... I had it take over a couple of days before, and the machine(s) didn't shut down before finishing.