Lawrence David Eden wrote:
> Here is my situation:
>
> I have been using a Beige G3 with a Zif Upgrade. The Beige runs at
> 500mhz. I have added firewire and USB cards and they work fine. In
> fact, the entire computer is performing well.
>
> I was recently given a 450 mhz G4 tower which I expect to be faster
> than the Beige and I want to start using it ASAP. My ZIF upgrade is
> compatible with the new Mac, so I can use it.
>
> The problem(s)
>
> I want to transfer all of my settings, software authorizations,
> bookmarks, and email addresses to the newer Mac.
>
> But
>
> The hard drive from the Beige is incompatible with the new G4 so I
> can't simply add the Beige's hard drive to the G4. Nor will it mount
> on the G4 regardless of jumper settings.
> Apple's Migration Assistant did not work because the Beige does not
> have native firewire.
>
> I did a Carbon Copy Clone of the Beige onto my external firewire
> drive but I can't figure out how to transfer the clone to the newer
> Mac.
>
1. Put the older HD in an external case; USB/Firewire.
2. Read CC's website carefully. I've done this before but can't recall now.
3. Use a network; a switch and two CAT5 cables.
> I hope that some of you have experience with this scenario and can
> offer some ideas towards a solution. Also, considering the time and
> trouble, do you think I will see any speed increases over the Beige?
>
> Larry Eden
>
>
>
>
> >
>
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a
group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on
Power Macs.
The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette
guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml
To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to
g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en
Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
