mount PbG4 as hardrive?
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- MarmionFour
Does anyone know if/how you can mount a powerbook G4 on another mac by holding down the apple key and another key as you boot it up?
I'm sure i read it somewhere....
- recpos0
yes, there is a trick where you can use a firewire cable to network 2 macs, yu just hold down a key on start-up... i've got it somewhere.......
...mmm.. hold on.
- recpos0
found it...
Boot one machine as a FireWire Target Disk - boot the machine with the "t" key pressed and wait until the big FireWire symbol appears on the desktop. Cable the two mahines together with standard FireWire cable and the target machine will appear as a mounted volume on the other.
ok?
- MarmionFour0
so I boot my powerbook with apple+T, then plug it into my G4 tower with a firewire cable and It will mount the powerbook's hard drive?
is that it?
- recpos0
and again....
Shut down your computer and leave the PB. Connect the two computers using a FireWire cable with a standard 6-pin connector on each end. Start up your computer while holding down the T key.
When you finish, eject the disk icons for your computer from the other computer. Then shut down your computer and disconnect the FireWire cable. Remeber - there is power running through thoses cables... no hotswapping!!
Doc
- MarmionFour0
much appreciated