Migration Assistant from Time Capsule or from a External Drive

My old iMac (20" Ambient Light Sensor 2.1 , 2.0 GHz) just died.  Troubleshooting indicates the logic board is dead.  Time for a new iMac. I have one on order. I had set up Time Machine to backup this computer onto a Time Capsule.  The Time Capsule was backing up both my laptop and this iMAC.
Unfortunately, I have no idea how to access the iMac Time Machine to make it think I am the old iMac so that I can restore the latest backup.  I don't seem to remember setting up a password.  I'm not even sure what the name of the iMac was on the network.  (For next time what should I make sure that I keep?)  I'm not even sure that it has been backing up regularly. This was my wife's computer and I set it up and then rarely went to it. When I look at the files on the Time Capsule, the iMac file does not have a recent date.  That was question 1.  How can I get my new iMac to recover all the files and settings from my Time Capsule?
Question 2:  I have removed the hard drive from the iMac and will get it working in an external enclosure.  Since it was a G5 computer, this hard drive won't boot up the new computer. But, will Migration Assistant allow me to migrate from the hard drive to the new iMac?  What kind of connection do I need between the external enclosure and the new computer?
Anyone have any guidance?
Thanks,
Dave

PianomanDave wrote:
Unfortunately, I have no idea how to access the iMac Time Machine to make it think I am the old iMac so that I can restore the latest backup.
You'll want to use Setup Assistant when your new Mac first starts up.  See Using Setup Assistant on Lion for details.  As noted there, it will automatically use the last completed backup.
Question 2:  I have removed the hard drive from the iMac and will get it working in an external enclosure.  Since it was a G5 computer, this hard drive won't boot up the new computer. But, will Migration Assistant allow me to migrate from the hard drive to the new iMac?
Yes, assuming neither the drive nor the data on it was damaged when the logic board failed.
What kind of connection do I need between the external enclosure and the new computer?
USB, Firewire/800, or even Thunderbolt -- anything that will connect to the new Mac.  And use Setup Assistant when the new Mac first starts up, not Migration Assistant later on.
Either way, you'll need to select From Time Machine or other disk on the setup screen.

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