[X4U] Re: X4U system HD transplant

[John Baltutis]

On 05/13/07, Wayne Clodfelter <wayne at troutnc.com> wrote:
> John Baltutis wrote:
>> On 05/12/07, Da Pen <macstonelson at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Want to thank everyone who responded to my need for
>>> info about the cable router and wireless modem setup.
>>> We ended up with a Zoom cable modem and Belkin
>>> wireless router.  Much happier with the cable speed
>>> than my DSL at my other locale.
>>>
>>> We are in the process of removing me (my account and
>>> info) from my wife's Ti-Book and I'll be getting my
>>> own laptop.  What's the best way to preserve my
>>> preferences only and get them onto the new computer?
>>> I also want to get all my data and programs.  Ideally
>>> I'd just create a hard drive that I could clone to the
>>> new laptop and then Voila! there I'd be.  Sort of like
>>> the transporter from Star Trek, eh?  Anyway, thoughts
>>> about the best process/procedure would be appreciated?
>>
>> IMHO, the easiest way would be to make a bootable clone/backup (using Carbon
>> Copy Cloner, SuperDuper!, etc.) to a bootable FWHD. Boot into it, delete your
>> wife's account, and hook it up to the new machine. Start the new machine and
>> transfer from another volume/computer via the Migration Assistant.
>
> On several occasions I have migrated to newer machines simply by
> removing the HD containing OS X from the old machine and installing it
> into the new(er) machine. All have been PPCs. What advantage
> is there in using Migration Assistant (which I have never used)?
>
> There'll come a time when I am moving from PPC to Intel Mac. Would a
> system HD transplant work in that situation?

The older system may not have the machine-specific pieces required to boot the
new machine. See <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25784> for
details; also see this MacInTouch tip
<http://forums.bombich.com/viewtopic.php?t=3799>. Finally, moving from PPC to
ICBM (Intel-chip-based Mac) has some peculiarities as described in
<http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1872713>.