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Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics) Target mode and Booting from external drive
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ThisGuy
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Oct 8, 2003, 10:42 AM
 
I am having some difficulty with the above mentioned computer. Is it even capable of being booted into target mode or booting from an external FireWire drive? I can't get this to work for the life of me and I figured I would ask here before I get lost in Apple's Knowledge Base articles.
     
LegendaryPinkOx
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Oct 8, 2003, 04:05 PM
 
Sadly no, Yikes G4s use the same motherboard as B&W G3's and can't use target disk mode. Im not sure about an external firewire drive, never tried this, but I just used a good old fashioned crossover cable when it came to transfering files on it... Good luck!
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