[G4] Migrating to G5

[Wayne Wilkin]

One of the greatest features of the new G5's during the initial startup 
process of a new computer you can hitch up your old computer via 
firewire and your new g5 will ask you if you want to import or create 
user accounts from a old system. It's part of the initial startup 
process of the new computers during the registration process.


On Dec 9, 2004, at 3:51 PM, Eric Volker wrote:

> I've gone ahead and taken the plunge and ordered a G5. My dilemma is 
> how to transfer my data and settings to the new computer. One scenario 
> I've contemplated is taking the boot drive out of my G4, putting it in 
> a Firewire enclosure, booting off the drive on the G5 and using Carbon 
> Copy Cloner to overwrite the G5's boot drive. Is this scenario 
> feasible? The OS on the G4 is a retail install of OS 10.3.6, so 
> theoretically the G4 drive should boot the G5 (right?) I do have some 
> non-Apple hardware installed on the G4 (M-Audio Revolution 7.1 and 
> Sonnet Aria Extreme), so that might complicate the issue. Any insights 
> or suggestions would be welcome.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
>
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