Re: Will "Migration Assistant" work from one drive to another on the same machine

In article <idontreadthis56-BCC546.14073102012006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Keep it to Usenet please <idontreadthis56@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm adding a larger, faster drive to my machine to my MDD G4. I'd
> like to upgrade to Tiger (from Panther) at the same time. Can I just:
> Move the original drive to the ATA66 Bus
> Install the new drive on the ATA100 Bus
> Boot off the Tiger DVD and install Tiger on the new drive
> Boot into Tiger and use "Migration Assistant" to pull everything
> off the original drive that has Panther?
>
> If not, any suggestions for a "minimally painful" migration? Would
> doing a "ASR" copy of my Panther disk to the new disk and then upgrade
> to Tiger work?

Here's an interesting article about using the Migration Assistant:

http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/05/17/tiger.html

You should be able to put in your new drive and do the migration during
your Tiger install.
--
W. Oates
"I thought I was the last son of Krypton,
but you people keep popping up." -- Clark Kent

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