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Brand New iMac-- Is this a flaw??

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koppite

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Jan 10, 2008
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Hello,

I just got a new imac. Took it out of the box and started it up, then used migration assitant to transfer files from an old computer. It then froze at about "13 minoutes remaining." OK. I rebooted and tried again. Still froze.

I then did an "erase and install" using the factory disks that came with my computer. WIll these disks effectively erase all of the data that was partially transfered by the migration assistant? Does this problem sound like I should take the computer back and get a new one??

Thanks!!
 
No of course not. Have you run the updates before running migration assistant?

Failing that just use a external hard drive or cd or usb key etc. Can't think why you'd want to take it back lol :p
 
koppite said:
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I then did an "erase and install" using the factory disks that came with my computer. WIll these disks effectively erase all of the data that was partially transfered by the migration assistant? Does this problem sound like I should take the computer back and get a new one??

Thanks!!
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Yes, performing an erase and install will format your hard drive. You will lose all data in the disk.

It doesnt seem just yet that it should be taken to Apple store. Just reformat and see if it works or not.
 
If this problem persists, you might want to try running the Migration Assistant after you run the initial setup on your new Mac (the application is in your Applications folder). Could be a problem with the drive in your old Mac.
 
koppite said:
Hello,

I just got a new imac. Took it out of the box and started it up, then used migration assitant to transfer files from an old computer. It then froze at about "13 minoutes remaining." OK. I rebooted and tried again. Still froze.

I then did an "erase and install" using the factory disks that came with my computer. WIll these disks effectively erase all of the data that was partially transfered by the migration assistant? Does this problem sound like I should take the computer back and get a new one??

Thanks!!
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When you say "froze", do you mean it was completely stuck, or it was just on "13 minutes" for a long time. May past experience with Migration Assistant is that the progress bar isn't very accurate and it's usually doing something even though it looks like it's not.
 
merl1n said:
Wrong my friend. I have done it many times with a cloned external drive from another Mac. You don't need to connect to another Mac.
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Sheesh, talk about nitpicking. It requires the ability set the drive up as an external Firewire drive. If you know of a way to boot a Windows PC into Target Disk Mode, then by all means, inform us.
 
IJ Reilly said:
Sheesh, talk about nitpicking. It requires the ability set the drive up as an external Firewire drive. If you know of a way to boot a Windows PC into Target Disk Mode, then by all means, inform us.
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I'm not disagreeing with that. He never said anything about using a Windows PC. He is upgrading from an old Mac to a new Mac.

I'm just saying (and agreeing with your firewire drive statement) that he doesn't have to do a physical computer to computer hookup. If he has a cloned drive (firewire) from his old system, he can use that instead of the computer to do the migration assistant.

In essence we are both on the same page. :D
 
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