Transferring data from old imac to new imac using Time Machine.

Old imac is a 2006 that does not take Lion. New Mac just purchased this month is a 27in imac. I tried to set it up using firewire, but old imac wont join new imac to to the different versions of Snow Leopard and Lion. I wnt back in and used the Time machine to start my back up. New imac keeps going to sleep, bu I think it is stilll trasferring. Old imac shows msg that Time Machine is unable to complet this task, but after clicking OK. It continues to march. I think I have 10 hours left on the transfer. Is there an easier way to do this?

you are welcome. and here is a link to a pic of firewire connectors. the one on the left is FW800 and on the right is FW400
http://www.smelectronics.com/images2/FIREWIRE96.jpg

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