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Post #356,865
by drook
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4/25/12 9:05:08 PM
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New That's what I thought
Now the challenge is to unload the old system -- with no HD -- on Craigslist.
--

Drew
Post #356,890
by Another Scott
4/26/12 2:53:33 PM
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New What we've done...
E.g. in moving from the G5 to a 13" MacBook Pro:

Connect the old Mac to the new Mac with a Firewire cable. Boot the old Mac in Target Disk Mode (Squiggly-T). Boot the new Mac.

The old Mac will show up as a disk drive. Copy over everything you want. (The more recent versions of MacOS will even transfer settings, accounts, etc., this way, if you want.) Shut down the old Mac. You're done.

In your case, since you can't boot the old Mac, I would remove the hard drive, and either install it in the new Mac as a slave or use an external USB/Firewire/eSATA enclosure or adapter to power it up through an interface of your choice. Then copy over everything that you want. Make sure all your critical software works from the newer drive. At that point, you can remove all your personal stuff then put the drive back in the old system. (There might be subtle differences in the video drivers, etc., in the old and new systems that might cause issues if you boot the new system with the old disk.)

Someone who is into Macs who is interested in a G5 is likely to reinstall stuff anyway, so you could also just keep the old drive and throw in a new/different one if they need it, as an alternative.

Just some options. Good luck.

Cheers,
Scott.
     How do I clean the inside of a computer? - (drook) - (40) - April 23, 2012, 08:20:36 PM EDT
         Here's what I did when that happened to my computer: - (malraux) - (3) - April 23, 2012, 08:37:15 PM EDT
             You're funny ____ .o0oo oo0o. -NT - (drook) - (2) - April 23, 2012, 08:52:03 PM EDT
                 ...? I'm being serious. - (malraux) - (1) - April 23, 2012, 10:52:41 PM EDT
                     Need a drink? - (static) - April 24, 2012, 06:52:26 AM EDT
         Sterile Water... - (folkert) - (7) - April 23, 2012, 10:02:57 PM EDT
             Thanks -NT - (drook) - April 23, 2012, 10:10:39 PM EDT
             Re: Sterile Water... - (malraux) - (5) - April 23, 2012, 10:48:31 PM EDT
                 True dat... - (folkert) - (2) - April 24, 2012, 12:17:06 AM EDT
                     Yeah, well... - (malraux) - (1) - April 24, 2012, 11:04:37 AM EDT
                         I was kidding... I hope you knew that. - (folkert) - April 24, 2012, 12:02:20 PM EDT
                 Don't know why this triggered the thought ... - (drook) - (1) - April 24, 2012, 10:10:29 AM EDT
                     There's a decent chance... - (malraux) - April 24, 2012, 11:03:00 AM EDT
         Step the first... - (mvitale) - (10) - April 23, 2012, 10:10:09 PM EDT
             Thought crossed my mind -NT - (drook) - April 23, 2012, 10:11:16 PM EDT
             Truth. - (malraux) - (5) - April 23, 2012, 10:52:01 PM EDT
                 Wow... - (folkert) - (4) - April 24, 2012, 12:18:48 AM EDT
                     It's his birthday. - (mvitale) - April 24, 2012, 12:31:50 AM EDT
                     Interesting - (crazy) - (2) - April 24, 2012, 05:12:39 AM EDT
                         In reference to this: - (folkert) - April 24, 2012, 10:31:44 AM EDT
                         Yeah, it was a night. - (malraux) - April 24, 2012, 11:03:42 AM EDT
             most sensible post in this thread -NT - (lincoln) - (2) - April 25, 2012, 08:23:14 AM EDT
                 If you can 'get rid' of a cat because of a computer.. - (Ashton) - (1) - April 25, 2012, 11:49:38 PM EDT
                     it's "best" to never have a cat in the first place -NT - (lincoln) - April 27, 2012, 08:25:54 AM EDT
         Remember, motherboards are washed during manufacturing. - (Another Scott) - April 24, 2012, 01:25:47 AM EDT
         OK.. the serious answer-- - (Ashton) - (9) - April 24, 2012, 04:44:35 AM EDT
             I use a hairdryer -NT - (boxley) - April 24, 2012, 09:32:53 AM EDT
             Yabut does Kelite have Fruit Essence? - (malraux) - (7) - April 24, 2012, 11:02:04 AM EDT
                 And jojoba extract ... gotta have the jojoba extract -NT - (drook) - (5) - April 24, 2012, 12:06:52 PM EDT
                     why dont you pee on the server yourself, kill the cat smell -NT - (boxley) - (4) - April 24, 2012, 12:39:50 PM EDT
                         Or pee on the cat -NT - (drook) - (3) - April 24, 2012, 01:48:46 PM EDT
                             Or wait... - (malraux) - (2) - April 24, 2012, 01:58:48 PM EDT
                                 Gives me an idea for a product - (drook) - (1) - April 24, 2012, 03:30:13 PM EDT
                                     stealing that -NT - (boxley) - April 24, 2012, 08:54:10 PM EDT
                 Indeed.. probably the reason that Tek sold out to the Suits - (Ashton) - April 24, 2012, 03:56:57 PM EDT
         Maybe better solution - (drook) - (5) - April 25, 2012, 01:43:22 PM EDT
             MacofAllTrades has better ones... - (Another Scott) - (4) - April 25, 2012, 06:39:31 PM EDT
                 Looks like a winner - (drook) - (3) - April 25, 2012, 08:33:47 PM EDT
                     I don't think the Mac will care. - (Another Scott) - (2) - April 25, 2012, 08:50:01 PM EDT
                         That's what I thought - (drook) - (1) - April 25, 2012, 09:05:08 PM EDT
                             What we've done... - (Another Scott) - April 26, 2012, 02:53:33 PM EDT

I'll even go so far as to concede that today's postliterate teenagers are already sufficiently impaired by pop culture that anything that serves to make them even more scatterbrained is rather in the way of gilding the lily, and should not be encouraged.
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