that's it and you can open it in target mode there is a chance just a chance that you just have bad memory and it does at times go bad, or at the very least you know your hard drive is still good. On Mar 8, 2010, at 4:22 PM, CDT wrote: > I just happen to be using target disk mode, so I'll jump on this > one. It is a way to turn a very expensive > computer into a hard drive - temporarily - for diagnostics. It > require two firewire capable Macs. Have > the 1st computer operating normally, 2nd computer off. Connect the > two by firewire. Start #2 and > immediately after the chime, press and hold the "T" key till you see > a moving firewire symbol appear > on its screen. Release the "T" key, and you will see the hard > drive(s) of the "target" computer appear > as ejectable external drives on #1. You may use them as such - > open, close, copy, & delete files, etc. > You can also run diagnostics (disk utility, etc) on them. When > finished, eject the drive(s) from #1. Then > press and hold the power button on #2 until is shuts down. You may > then restart it normally. > > NOTE the "AFTER THE CHIME" when putting a computer into "target" > mode. If it don't chime, it won't start > in "target" mode. > > Daniel > > On Mar 8, 2010, at 3:38 PM, John Gilbert wrote: > >> You wrote: >> >> What is target disc mode? >> >>> Will it start in target disc mode ? >>> On Mar 8, 2010, at 10:55 AM, Shane Hartley wrote: > > _______________________________________________ > G4 mailing list > G4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4 >