[P1] Friend needs iBook help! =O

[Allan Hise]

Does it have firewire? If so, perhaps it will start up in target disk mode
when you hold 'T' down at startup. If so, plug it in to another mac and
you are good to go.

Can you boot from a CD? That may be enough, if the drive is still alive.




On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Joe wrote:

> this is his problem:
>
> "My Tangerine iBook just went dead. Oh, and I mean dead.
>
> Unfortunately, there's a file on it I must must must get to today,
> tomorrow at the latest.
>
> Symptoms: wouldn't start - could hear the drive spinning, but it
> wouldn't boot.
>
> Went to Apple knowledge base, tried procedures in doc 58385. Nada. Went
> on to doc 14449. Now the darn thing doesn't even spin up the drive -
> it's a brick.
>
> Any ideas? Or am I toast?"
>
>
>
> I think he's toast...but i'm sure someone out there could  help him!
>
> TIA
>
>
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