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<blockquote data-quote="pm-r" data-source="post: 1778187" data-attributes="member: 175845">You can probably do the same thing yourself by running the Apple Hardware Test or something like TechTools Pro which is similar to what the local Apple Techs at least used to use.But I don't think the displays have any SMARTs to predict any pending failure, like most electronics, they either work or don't work.A bit of controversy over that, but it may depend on your power stability as well.&nbsp;I have a similar situation and to run vital applications [that] won't run on later OSX, I keep various partitions with their own OS X available for just such a thing.And BYW: Migration Assistant will/can move all your data documents, but be aware that you may not be able to use or open them with a later OS X.But for some files i.e.: ApleWorks documents, you might want to consider saving them in some other format of as pdfs etc. before they're lost or unusable. The same goes for many financial stuff like Quicken of Mac if you used them or good old Eudora. (But at least a text editor can read the Eudora messages and most importing works quite well, but Mail does a lousy very crude job!!!&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Grimmace.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Grimmace:" title="Grimmace&nbsp; &nbsp; :Grimmace:" data-shortname=":Grimmace:" />)Anyway, good luck and I hope the iMac keeps on working.- Patrick======</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pm-r, post: 1778187, member: 175845"] You can probably do the same thing yourself by running the [B]Apple Hardware Test[/B] or something like [B]TechTools Pro[/B] which is similar to what the local Apple Techs at least used to use. But I don't think the displays have any SMARTs to predict any pending failure, like most electronics, they either work or don't work. A bit of controversy over that, but it may depend on your power stability as well. I have a similar situation and to run [I]vital applications [that] won't run on later OSX[/I], I keep various partitions with their own OS X available for just such a thing. And BYW: [B]Migration Assistant[/B] will/can move all your data documents, but be aware that you may not be able to use or open them with a later OS X. But for some files i.e.: ApleWorks documents, you might want to consider saving them in some other format of as pdfs etc. before they're lost or unusable. The same goes for many financial stuff like Quicken of Mac if you used them or good old Eudora. (But at least a text editor can read the Eudora messages and most importing works quite well, but Mail does a lousy very crude job!!! :Grimmace:) Anyway, good luck and I hope the iMac keeps on working. - Patrick ====== [/QUOTE]

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