My pre-iSight iMac G5 finally croaked, just months after its AppleCare expired.
Even with Apple's Power Supply extended coverage for this model, I'm not gonna hassle with a lemon anymore. I just ordered a replacement Core2Duo iMac. It will arrive on Monday or Tuesday.
My question is, How do I Migrate from the dead iMac?
Also, once migration is complete, I plan to put the 80GB drive from the old iMac into a portable USB enclosure to use with my MacBook Pro. Is it possible to just migrate from the external drive enclosure?
Any advice on selecting a USB-powered portable drive enclosure for this drive from a dead iMac G5?
On the old HD, my wife has hundreds of dollars of iTunes Store purchases, as well as all of our family photo collections, personal documents, etc. I would also like to transfer as many of the application preferences as possible to minimize the work necessary to get the thing online and reinstall Office/SeaMonkey/EyeTV/whatnot...
Any and all advice assisting me with this process is appreciated. The more computers we have in the house (5 now), the more IT work I gotta do... I'm tired of mucking around with finicky computers and just want it to work.
Even with Apple's Power Supply extended coverage for this model, I'm not gonna hassle with a lemon anymore. I just ordered a replacement Core2Duo iMac. It will arrive on Monday or Tuesday.
My question is, How do I Migrate from the dead iMac?
Also, once migration is complete, I plan to put the 80GB drive from the old iMac into a portable USB enclosure to use with my MacBook Pro. Is it possible to just migrate from the external drive enclosure?
Any advice on selecting a USB-powered portable drive enclosure for this drive from a dead iMac G5?
On the old HD, my wife has hundreds of dollars of iTunes Store purchases, as well as all of our family photo collections, personal documents, etc. I would also like to transfer as many of the application preferences as possible to minimize the work necessary to get the thing online and reinstall Office/SeaMonkey/EyeTV/whatnot...
Any and all advice assisting me with this process is appreciated. The more computers we have in the house (5 now), the more IT work I gotta do... I'm tired of mucking around with finicky computers and just want it to work.