Accessing 10.3.9 disks from Leopard

Hello everyone
I'm just about to purchase a new Mac mini, and move all my data across from my current G4 10.3.9 by taking the hard disk out and mouting it in a USB / Firewire drive enclosure, and hooking this up to the mini. Before you ask, I can't boot the G4 into target disk mode as it's suffering from SPOS (sudden power off syndrome) and won't stay on for more that 5 minutes at a time.
Does anyone out there forsee any problems in reading a 10.3.9 disk via USB / Firewire from within Leopard?
Thanks in advance
Nick

Hi Nick,
Just a couple of things.
1. Certain G4 and G5's iMacs have an extended warranty as this was an issue for many machines. There was a power unit replacement program on some machines that displayed these symptoms.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58561
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58769
Unfortunately I can't locate the replacement program page. It may be expired I'm not sure. A call to AppleCare during the set up of the new Mac should get this question answered for you.
2. DO NOT use migration assistant as there are compatibility issues.
3.USB and especially FW drives are plagued with issues and the most success I have had is FW over IP. This is not enabled by default but very easy to do.
a. System Preferences > Network > Show: Network Port Configurations > If "Built-in FireWire" is not in the list select the "New" button. In the drop down sheet provide a Name: (i.e Built in FireWire) and for the Port: select "Built-in FireWire"
b. Go back to Show: (above) and select the new configuration. > Configure IPv4: Manually > IP Address. 192.168.3.1 > Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0. You can leave the rest blank.
The new Mac should have the port enabled but you just need to configure it. Be sure to give them separate addresses. (192.168.3.2).
c. At the finder level on the new Mac go to Go > Connect to Server > In the drop down sheet type in the IP address you gave to the G4.
Even though you have issues with sudden power drops it is my experience that this is the safest way to transfer your files. 10.3.9 combined with QT 7 changed the way the OS uses the hardware all around. 10.4 and/or 10.5 "finalized" a lot of these changes and this should help prevent you from experiencing the ills of others, myself included. I have yet to damage or lose data using devices this way and it always shows as a drive and not a camera or some other device it isn't.
4. Get AppleCare with the new machine.
Sweet Polly.

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