Can't use Migration Assistant to go from MacOS X Server to standard MacOS X

I have a MacBook Pro with 10.5.6. At one point, I installed Mac OS X server over the standard 10.5.6 and used it that way for awhile. However there were some shortcomings to using Mac OS X Server on this machine, so I did a full bootable back-up to another drive using SuperDuper and did an erase and install of standard 10.5.6. Here's where the fun starts.
The migration assistant, both during install and now that I'm fully updated, refuses to see the back-up drive with Server 10.5.6 on it, even though I can boot off of it and it appears perfect. I desperately need to migrate my documents and settings off of that backup drive. It appears to be an issue specifically with migrating from Server, since I've done this sort of thing multiple times before. Does migration assistant not work with migrating from Mac OS X Server drives? Or at least when migrating from Server to standard Mac OS X?

MA will transfer your current system preferences to the SSD regardless of where they come from.
BTW, you will need a special mounting sled for the SSD. You should find them at OWC.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4889?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

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Welcome to the world of Mac. Some ‘light’ reading to help the transition. I don’t recommend trying to get through all of this at once.
A guide for switching to a Mac
Anatomy of a Mac
Mac Basics—Tutorials on using a Mac
Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts,
Mac Basics – Mac Find Out How
Mac Basics – Switching From Windows
Mac OS FAQ
MacTips,
Quick Assist
Switch Basics
Switching to Mac Superguide
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Mountain Lion Edition
Take Control E-books
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~Lyssa

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