Hi Joe Its generally good to look before you leap - with computers anyway. Apple have a migration assistant that can do all of this very simply. /Applications/Utilities/Migration Assistant.app/ This will give you step by step instructions as you go.
To enable access via Target disk mode you simply connect both Macs via firewire cable and then start up the old one with 't' key held until you see the firewire symbol on its screen. The old Mac then appears as a Hard disk icon on the Desktop of your new Mac,. In your case you should be able to start the old Mac without its monitor (but connected by firewire) with 't' held and it should appear as a hard disk icon on the Desktop of the new. I have often removed and reconnected monitors while booted up without mishap with Mac OSX but in giving advice I realize that I don't know if this is recommended or risky. So one could swap them as you need but there may be risks in doing so. (I welcome anyone's confirmation as to whether hot swapping monitors is known to be ok or advised against or warned against). You can run a Mac 'headless' - that is, without a monitor and connect via Ethernet. If you needed to access it remotely as a computer and not just a hard disk you may need a thing to plug in the back that fools it into thinking it has a monitor connected. If both are running Tiger you can network using firewire - make sure to enable firewire in the network configuration settings. But then you can just take the HD out and add it into the G5 as an extra HD if you just want the storage (?) hope this helps regards Brian Joe B said recently: > I'got some health problems and am quite weak physically so I can't just > move everything around and try all the different options like I would > otherwise- plus just to make things complicated I also get mentally > exhausted pretty quickly. Consequently I'd ideally like to know what I'm > doing here before I start trying to do it. Any help with this would be much > appreciated. > > I've got an old 667 G4 tower (that was my first Mac) and now I've just got > a new G5 tower, both runnning Tiger. I haven't connected the G5 up yet. I > need to copy across a lot of data and applications from the old machine to > the new one. I've read about Target Disk Mode but it doesn't seem to > explain certain things- I get the impression that they assume you have a > monitor connected to each computer, which I don't- I have just the one. > > I've also read that it's possible to have a small network just by > connecting the two machines with an Ethernet cable. Now this sounds more > like it- I could have the monitor connected to the new machine and get the > old machine, or its internal hard drive to appear on the desktop of the new > machine. Is this right? And can I copy across whatever I want this way as > conveniently as with TDM? If so that sounds like it _might_ be the better > method. > > If you think I should be using Target Disk Mode instead to copy > applications etc across, please say so! And if I can do this with one > monitor that would be great- but - which machine would I connect it to? > > I have my fingers crossed that this is all going to be easier than it > sounds at the moment.... TIA for any help with this. > -- > > Joe B. -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:mac-uk@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
