[Cube] Kernel panics, etc...

[Dan Oetting]

On Jan 26, 2006, at 4:42 PM, Melvetta Overturf wrote:

> Will this work on a cube that the power on button won't work?  
> Thanks, Mel

Yes and no (or visa-versa).

To use Target Disk Mode, both machines need to power on. Only 1 needs  
to actually boot. If you have a problem that prevents a machine from  
powering on, you would need to remove the drive and put it in an  
external case or another system in order to recover the data.


> On Jan 24, 2006, at 10:36 PM, Dan Oetting wrote:
>
>> 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