Faulty imac copy data

[thepominlaw]

Hi all first post so please be gentle.

Just waiting for Amazon to replace my faulty 21.5" iMac (yellow screen and doesnt always want to power on) but i have a question.

How do i transfer all my info over to the new mac (i have a time machine and carbon copy cloner backup), will this also copy across all the application i have installed or will i have to start again?

Also i want to remove my data from the one i am sending back how can i do this

Thanks

 

[njharrison1979]

not sure about the applications bit but I take the time machine back up is on a external HD? power the Ex HD up and then the mac, insert mac osx install disk 1 and hold down c, this should boot from the cd, dont click on continue after selecting language. Go up to disk utility menu at top and there should be an option to start machine from backup, select that.........

Ill leave the rest to someone else.

 

[dtravis7]

First, on the iMac you are sending back. After you are sure you have everything backed up, insert the OSX DVD that came with your iMac. Boot holding down C right after the startup sound and keep it down for a bit.

Once in the OSX installer, look up top for the Utilities Menu and click on Disk Utility and erase the have drive. After that quit disk utility and then install the OS. It will put the machine back just like when you received it.

For the restore part on the new iMac. Is the iMac the exact same model as the one you are returning? If so.....

What njharrison1979 said will work. With the DVD that comes with the new iMac boot and then look under utilities for restore from Time Machine backup. It will be like your old iMac you are sending back.

Also another way I believe works is use the Migration Assistant once on the new iMac with the external drive plugged in that has the time machine backup. I

If you want it exactly like the one you are returning though, the Time Machine restore from the OSX DVD is the way to go.

I will let someone else cover Carbon Copy as I have never used it in that way.

One suggestion though, before you do a thing, boot up the new iMac and be sure there is no Yellow Screen issue before you touch anything!