MacBook Pro - Does Target Disk Mode no longer work?

DrEwTiMe42o · DrEwTiMe42o #1 (**permalink**)

02-25-2009, 07:44 PM

I was wondering if anyone else was having an issue with getting their laptop into target disk mode? My friend just bought a new laptop and hitting T when starting the machine up does not do anything but load OS X normally.

Any suggestions on how else i can transfer information quickly if target disk mode doesn't work anymore?

rman · rman #2 (**permalink**)

02-25-2009, 07:48 PM

Are you holding down the T key as the system starts up or hitting as you stated?

DrEwTiMe42o · DrEwTiMe42o #3 (**permalink**)

02-25-2009, 07:55 PM

The computer is restarted then as the screen goes black he has been hitting the "T" key.

rman · rman #4 (**permalink**)

02-25-2009, 08:01 PM

Hopefully someone will come along a correct me if I am wrong. But I believe you are to hold down the T key and then turn on the system. The you let go when you see the firewire icon on the screen. I don't know if this works with USB.

DrEwTiMe42o · DrEwTiMe42o #5 (**permalink**)

02-25-2009, 08:18 PM

USB seems to be very "picky" about what it will work and not work with.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #6 (**permalink**)

02-25-2009, 08:29 PM

Are you sure you are following the proper steps?

How to use FireWire target disk mode

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #7 (**permalink**)

02-25-2009, 08:54 PM

What Mac is this? The latest Macbooks no longer have a Firewire port so I doubt they support Firewire target disk mode.

leopard-user1 · leopard-user1 #8 (**permalink**)

02-25-2009, 09:07 PM

Yes - you have to connect the two computers with firewire and hold "T" when booting up.

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D3v1L80Y #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 02, 2004 Location: PA Posts: 12,455 Mac Specs: MacBook	02-25-2009, 08:29 PM Are you sure you are following the proper steps? How to use FireWire target disk mode __________________________________________________ Posting and YOU\|Forum Community Guidelines\|The Apple Product Cycle\|Forum Courtesy mac: a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric MAC: a data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the Media Access Control Mac: a brand name which covers several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.
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Member Since: Jan 04, 2005 Location: Modesto, Ca. Posts: 25,824 Mac Specs: iMac C2D Late 2007 20" with 10.8.3, Macbook Santa Rosa 4GB Ram OSX 10.8.3	02-25-2009, 08:54 PM What Mac is this? The latest Macbooks no longer have a Firewire port so I doubt they support Firewire target disk mode. ...Dennis Mac-Forums Community Guidelines
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Member Since: Jan 27, 2009 Location: New York, NY Posts: 531 Mac Specs: 17" MacBook Pro, 2.5 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, not unibody	02-25-2009, 09:07 PM Yes - you have to connect the two computers with firewire and hold "T" when booting up. (from scienceteecher.com) 17" MacBook Pro, OSX 10.6.2 Snow Leopard
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DrEwTiMe42o #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 06, 2008 Posts: 209 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 2.4Ghz core 2 duo, 200GB HD,Nvidia 256 DDR3 graphics, 6GB RAM	02-25-2009, 07:44 PM I was wondering if anyone else was having an issue with getting their laptop into target disk mode? My friend just bought a new laptop and hitting T when starting the machine up does not do anything but load OS X normally. Any suggestions on how else i can transfer information quickly if target disk mode doesn't work anymore?
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Member Since: Jun 06, 2008 Posts: 209 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 2.4Ghz core 2 duo, 200GB HD,Nvidia 256 DDR3 graphics, 6GB RAM	02-25-2009, 08:18 PM USB seems to be very "picky" about what it will work and not work with.
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