My MacPro 1,1 died - Can i use the boot drive from that MacPro to boot another similar MacPro ?

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My MacPro 1,1 died - Can i use the boot drive from that MacPro to boot another similar MacPro ?

i am in the middle of a video edit ( finalcut pro ) and it appears the logic board in my MacPro 1,1 is toast. Here are the symptoms :

Erratic cursor behaviour, Freezes on cursor moves, delays in powering on or off ...

i must finish this work as of yesterday. i thought i could borrow a similar ( or not ) MacPro and just pop my boot drive in it and fire it up. To what degree the replacement MacPro must be similar to my original one to be able to boot successfully ?

Mac Pro Quad 2.6, Mac OS X (10.6.5), Mac Classic II , PB 180C , ..., iMac G5

Posted on Jun 9, 2011 7:08 PM

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Niel

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Jun 9, 2011 7:12 PM in response to Ai-Max

The OS on the drive must be at least as new as that Mac Pro.

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Jun 9, 2011 7:13 PM in response to Ai-Max

Yes, take the hard drive out, put it in the ew one, and hold down "option" upon turning on the new one, and click the hard drive that was in the old one.

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Jun 9, 2011 7:24 PM in response to brendan123

i am going to do the swapping first thing tomorrow. Holding the " option " key might help with a gentle introduction of the Alien boot drive to the new MacPro.

Thanks for the tip

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