target disk mode on 17" powerbook

Posted:
in Genius Bar edited January 2014
If anybody can help me with this...



I have a 17" powerbook 1.33Ghz which a also want to use in target disk mode. Now a start up with the "t" key pushed during the boot time, but it always boots up. No firewire symbol. Am i doing something wrong?

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 9
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    Are you sure you press the 't' button immediately after you hear the boot sound? And don't forget, you have to keep on pressing until you see the FireWire logo.
  • Reply 2 of 9
    yep, i did that....but it boots normally
  • Reply 3 of 9
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    Do you have a firmware password enabled?
  • Reply 4 of 9
    what's that? And where can i do that?
  • Reply 5 of 9
    gabidgabid Posts: 477member
    The most basic question: are your two computers already plugged in via FireWire? If yes, do you have any problems with the FireWire ports on either the PowerBook or the other computer you're trying to connect with?
  • Reply 6 of 9
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    turn everything off

    unplug all non-power cables from the PB

    hold the T key down

    turn the powerbook on

    keep the T key down



    post results



    if it works, great! plug the computers together and you should be in business



    if it doesn't... call apple... your computer should be covered and it looks like a firmware problem-which is best left to people who know what they are doing--or at least getting paid to pretend that they know...
  • Reply 7 of 9
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Paul

    turn everything off

    unplug all non-power cables from the PB

    hold the T key down

    turn the powerbook on

    keep the T key down



    post results



    if it works, great! plug the computers together and you should be in business



    if it doesn't... call apple... your computer should be covered and it looks like a firmware problem-which is best left to people who know what they are doing--or at least getting paid to pretend that they know...




    Nothing, zilch, no change. It still boots normal.
  • Reply 8 of 9
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Defiant

    Do you have a firmware password enabled?



    it was...disabled it and now it works. Thx.
  • Reply 9 of 9
    defiantdefiant Posts: 4,876member
    Glad I could help - I had this happen to myself one time. I couldn't figure it out, until I remembered the firmware password had been set from an alter ego of me... sometimes we just forget.
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