[Cube] Kernel panics, etc...

[Melvetta Overturf]

Will this work on a cube that the power on button won't work? Thanks, 
Mel
On Jan 24, 2006, at 10:36 PM, Dan Oetting wrote:

>
> On Jan 18, 2006, at 4:57 PM, Rob In der Maur wrote:
>
>> I once more tried several times to boot from the Apple G4 Cube 
>> Hardware Diagnostics CD but this won't work from the MCE DVD-R drive 
>> that I installed in the Cube. I really don't look forward to replace 
>> it with the original CD-ROM drive merely just to figure out what's 
>> wrong.
>
> If you have a second Mac you could put it into Firewire Target Disk 
> Mode and boot the Cube off of the other systems CD drive. I would not 
> try booting off the other system hard drive until you know the 
> hardware is working. Otherwise you might end up trashing the other 
> disk and not have any running systems.
>
> I picked up a cheap 5.25" Firewire/USB enclosure a while back and have 
> used it at various times to read hard drives from failed systems and 
> with an installed CD drive left over after an upgrade to install 
> systems on original iMacs whose drive trays were used as cup holders 
> once too often. A spare external enclosure is one of those things I 
> think everyone should have available for emergencies.
>
> -- Dan Oetting
>
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