Steve, as I understand it, when a Mac is in Target Disk mode it's running off code in the boot ROM and isn't running an OS at all. So it's single-tasking and there's no way to get it to do anything else; probably just as well.
Larry's suggestion of looking up the model number or serial is recommended. Try apple.com Here's something: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3065 On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote: > Mrs has an old Powerbook G4 and looks like the inverter has died, > backlight okay. I'm cloning her stuff (via target disk mode) onto an > external HD so she can boot up in her little world on another machine > while I get a new board in and swap it out. > > I'm lazy - I know I can hook up an external monitor to find this - but > for the sake of argument and just to see if it is doable, while her sick > mac is in target disk mode, is there any way to view the specs of her > actual machine? > > EG if I use System Profiler it will obviously display my Mac's hardware > and even detail her int HD via the Firewire pane, but can't see an easy > way to spy on her CPU speed (for identifying the right inverter to order...) > > Sensible suggestions only please! > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) | Web Video Production > ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
