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FireWire target disk mode install of 10.2
Authored by: ktilford on Oct 30, '04 06:03:14AM

You can boot from an external Firewire CD or HD simply by pressing the "Option" key right at earliest boot time. This "Option" is in the iMac firmware and works from any OS. You will then be shown a list of available boot devices, and the external Firewire CD will be listed if it has a bootable CD in it already and is powered up. A friend had the identical problem - an iMac with broken internal CD and OS 9.1. I booted both a Firewire Jaguar HD for him to "experience" Jaguar, and later a Panther install CD, so I know this works. No need for the Target Disk Mode installation unless you don't have any other Firewire devices. Target mode is good if you only have two computers available.



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