Broken iMac, need contents of hard drive

[kingshrubb]

My iMac broke and I need the files on my hard drive. The iMac is not worth fixing and I am getting a Macbook Pro, so how can I get the contents off my hard drive of my iMac and get them onto my Macbook Pro the easiest?

 

[Hellhammer]

Target Disk Mode or if that doesn't work, take the iMac apart and take the HD out and put it in enclosure

 

[kingshrubb]

Target Disk Mode won't work because my broken iMac won't turn on.

My iMac is ~6 years old so which enclosure would I have to purchase (can someone give me a link, please?) to hook my old hard drive to my new macbook pro?

thanks!

 

[Hellhammer]

Target Disk Mode won't work because my broken iMac won't turn on.

My iMac is ~6 years old so which enclosure would I have to purchase (can someone give me a link, please?) to hook my old hard drive to my new macbook pro?

thanks!

I'm pretty sure it's SATA so you need e.g. this. If you told me is it G4 or G5, I could be sure

 

[kingshrubb]

I'm pretty sure it's SATA so you need e.g. this. If you told me is it G4 or G5, I could be sure

Yep I have a G5. Thanks so much for your help btw.

 

[Hellhammer]

Yep I have a G5. Thanks so much for your help btw.

Okay, then the link I gave is what you need as G5s have SATA