This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] Re: How to create a 10.6 startup drive on a new MacPro with 10.8?

On Dec 26, 2012, at 2:33 PM, johnrobmoore wrote:

> I know clean installs are the best way but what is the likely hood
of carbon copy cloning my MBP startup drive with 10.6.8 and carbon
copy cloning that to an empty partition in the MacPro? I know some of
the software licenses won't carry over because it's a different
computer with a different MAC number or whatever data the software
uses for registration purposes but would there be a chance that would
work? Does the OS software have all the necessary components embedded
to work on both a MBP circa 2009 summer and a new MacPro. I'm just
curious if anybody else has tried that.

I say:

I haven't tried it, but you could try cloning the MBP startup drive
onto the empty partition on the MacPro using Firewire Target Mode on
the MacPro. No need to clone twice. Firewire Target Mode essentially
makes the a MacPro hard drive directly available and mountable on
another computer. Just start up the MacPro while holding down the "t"
key:
<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1661>
One thing to keep in mind though: MacPros and MacBook Pros are
different and may have different versions of System software, even if
they share the same version number. There are capabilities included
in each computer that may make their OS'es incompatible. But it's
worth a try.

Dennis Degan, Video Editor-Consultant-Knowledge Bank
NBC Today Show, New York

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