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10.4: Install Tiger via Target Disk Mode
Authored by: mbroughtn on May 03, '05 11:29:58AM
Would you please confirm what model you started up in the Target Disk Mode? Apple KB article 58583 does not list the G3 tower as being a compute that supports being a target computer. It is only supposed to be able to act as a host computer.

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** correction ** 10.4: Install Tiger via Target Disk Mode
Authored by: nohl on May 03, '05 03:51:39PM

I must apologize. In my haste to document this process I neglected the fact that the tower is actually a G4 533 MHz.

I have been reminded that the G3 tower does not support Target disk mode. I am working with others to find more and bring you guys an update.

For those in a hurry, Apple will exchange the install DVD with CD's for $10.

small comfort, but I'll keep digging.



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10.4: Install Tiger via Target Disk Mode
Authored by: audioboffin on Feb 27, '06 02:59:56PM

From memory certain early G4 and some G3 machines required a firmware upgrade (which only ran from OS 9 I seem to recall) to enable Firewire Target Disk Mode. I encountered this several times.



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