Transitioning from a G4 to G5 Mac

Factual Questions
1

Well, my long-awaited G5 arrived today, replacing my 4-year-old G4 (and what a gorgeous object it is, quite aside from its awesome specs).

I need to be able to transfer about half my G4 files (at least 100G) onto the G5 right away, and have the rest accessible on an as-needed basis.

Is the first step to simply unplug everything from the G4, remove it, and replace it with the G5? Then, can I just run a Firewire or USB cable to the G4 as if its 2 hard drives were externals, and leave that as my permanent setup?

Thanks.

2

That should work fine, although there’s also built-in transitioning software that will do things like copy your settings from your old computer to the new one.

3

If your G4 has Gigabit Ethernet, it would be fastest to just connect them that way. The Ethernet ports are auto-sensing, so you don’t need a special crossover cable like the old days.
Here’s a good article on ad-hoc networking from Macworld.
I want one of those Quad-core G5’s so damn bad, but my MDD G4 isn’t quite paid off yet. :frowning: But it’s getting real close.