Transfer everything from g4 to g5 or mac pro

Depending on how much my wife is going to spend. I have two screens with an ex drive. would a networking do or backing everything on disc. My concerns are logic and plugins. All my song projects are on the ex drive. Any input would help. Thanks Bill
P.S would the ram sticks fron the mirror faced g4 fit in the new g5 or the mac pro or do I even need them
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cowbell bill wrote:
Depending on how much my wife is going to spend. I have two screens with an ex drive. would a networking do or backing everything on disc. My concerns are logic and plugins. All my song projects are on the ex drive. Any input would help. Thanks Bill
P.S would the ram sticks fron the mirror faced g4 fit in the new g5 or the mac pro or do I even need them
Message was edited by: cowbell bill
Message was edited by: cowbell bill
Hi CowBell Bill,
When going from a PPC (G4 or G5) computer to an Intel (Mac Pro)
It is best that you sit down, relax, and realize it will take more time than you thought.
The reason for this is that the motherboards are entirely different, and a consequence of this is that all your audio plug ins need to be installed as Universal Binary versions of the ones you had in the G4 or G5 computer.
This means you cannot just copy them over.
I did this transition a while back, and planning made it less hassle.
Do a list of what you want to bring over to your new Intel based computer, and download all of it onto a DVD (or DVDs). Once you do this, you'll be ready to move over to the new mac.
Start by moving over your home folder, if you will need this, preferably by hand, instead of the automatic method that mac offers. Usuall ythis can be done for equivalent motherboards, but not in your case.
Move all your important data, BUT NOT YOUR LIBRARY. This is where it is different.
Here is where it is better to install your audio software, and other stuff manually, with the new Intel compatible versions.
Cheers

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