Clone iMac disk for use with 2008 MP w/8800GT

[stiang]

I have an Intel iMac with a 250GB HD which I was planning on cloning to one of the disks in my new Mac Pro 2008 with the 8800GT (due to arrive thursday), so that I wouldn't have to set up everything from scratch.

But it just occured to me that the new MPs probably have a slightly different version of Leopard which adds support for the 8800GT. Forum posts from people who have received this combination confirms that they have a different build number.

So, I guess that means my plan to use SuperDuper to simply clone the disk is out? Any suggestions for a plan of action?

 

[Eidorian]

You're going to need to wait until 10.5.2 to clone from an iMac running Leopard. Only the special build that ships with the Mac Pros has the right drivers right now.

 

[stiang]

You're going to need to wait until 10.5.2 to clone from an iMac running Leopard. Only the special build that ships with the Mac Pros has the right drivers right now.

I was afraid of that. Well, unless 10.5.2 comes out by Thursday, I'm looking at a full reinstall. No way I'm going to let the new MP stand idle on my desk for days

 

[GotPro]

Plus, you'll get MUCH better performance out of a new install than a cloned disk! Stuff creeps in there after a while

 

[Eidorian]

10.5.2 is out today. I'd take a gander at the video drivers before cloning.

 

[Kosh66]

Why don't you just use the migration assistant? It'll keep all your user and network settings and move over your files.