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Save a bit of time when using target disk mode
Mmmm, you don't have to do a hard reboot in orrder to restart your iBook, just press the power button for a short time and it will shut down nicely...
Save a bit of time when using target disk mode
I think Command-Control-Power is restart, or is that counted as a hard reboot?
Save a bit of time when using target disk mode
On laptops, that's a force restart (same behavior as on the older ADB/beige Macs). Desktops/laptops-with-external-Apple-keyboards have a similar option by doing Ctrl+Cmd+Eject key, though it is a soft restart (have to use the reset button, if available, for a hard restart); other external keyboard options are Ctrl-Opt+Cmd+Eject for a soft shutdown and Opt+Cmd+Eject for sleep.
Save a bit of time when using target disk mode
Actually, pressing the power button for 4 seconds is the virtual equivalent of pulling the power cable...
Save a bit of time when using target disk mode
This doesn't apply to target disk mode, at least not in all the times I've used it on desktop Macs. In fact, there is no need to hold down the power button for 4 or 5 seconds at all, as you would when doing a hard shut down on a locked up Mac. Just a quick press of the power button of a Mac started up in TDM shuts it down, just as it would for any external FW hard drive. (after you've dismounted itfrom the desktop of the connected Mac of course!)
Save a bit of time when using target disk mode
Cool, thanks for the info :)
Save a bit of time when using target disk mode
Actually, simply pressing the power button will shutdown the machine. You don't need to hold it down.
Save a bit of time when using target disk mode
From my experience, just yesterday, with the exact set of circumstances as mentioned in the hint, the single press of the power button no longer works if you've left the machine in TDM and moved the FW cable around to use it on another regularly booted machine. You have to press *and hold* the power button to get it to shutdown. I don't think it causes issues though, since nothing on the disk was loaded into RAM; it was really performing exactly like an external FW drive, and you'd never give a second thought to powering down one of those with its switch. |
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