05-16-2008, 05:01 PM
It has been awhile since I replaced the internal hard drives in my G5 tower. I am trying to remember what the best-practices checklist is. Is it something like this:
1. Do a block-level clone from the working OS install to the new drive, which is in an external FW case.
2. Boot the Mac from the external drive, to test that everything is working.
3. Boot from the old drive, and "DE-authorize" the programs such as Adobe Creative Suite, Final Draft, and other such programs. De-authorize iTunes.
4. Install the new drive in the computer.
5. Re-authorize.
1. Do a block-level clone from the working OS install to the new drive, which is in an external FW case.
2. Boot the Mac from the external drive, to test that everything is working.
3. Boot from the old drive, and "DE-authorize" the programs such as Adobe Creative Suite, Final Draft, and other such programs. De-authorize iTunes.
4. Install the new drive in the computer.
5. Re-authorize.