On Jul 2, 2012, at 3:21 PM, bdinger wrote: > Hi All, > My aunt has a 17in 1.8 G5 iMac (M9843LL/A) that unfortunately seems to have a > bad logic board. You know, comes on but with the fans set at "747" and no > SMU or PRAM reset will do much for it. They don't have the most means-wise, > and so I'm looking at options for them. Right now it's either: > 1.) Find the same model, and move the hard disk over to it > 2.) Somehow migrate the data onto a newer Intel Mac > > Obviously I'd prefer 2, but I know that using Migration assistant all but > requires the source to either be working, or a recent OS level. So I can > hope that I'd find a Intel Mac for her running Tiger still, but that > likelihood is low, and even if so I've never run migration assistant using a > external drive AND going from PPC to Intel. > > Any suggestions? This is just a bad situation all around as in addition, > this machine contains the QuickBooks data for their business. > > Cheers, > Ben
Just revome the drive and either insall it in the new machine or in an external enclosure and use CCC to transfer the volume Also if you have the HDD in an external I would uptate the OS to 10.5.8 that way any iMac over 867 MHz will accept it and all your info will be there. BTW did you reseat the RAM in the iMac? It's a common problem with those. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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 [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
