Is the laptop booted up as normal? It’s the G3 which should be in target disk mode not the laptop
Sam MacAmbulance Ltd. Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development Sam Mullen +44 (0)7747778022 <tel://+447747778022> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> www.macambulance.co.uk <http://www.macambulance.co.uk/> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration number 8466597 This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. > On 8 Oct 2018, at 16:57, Derek Cross <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Sam > > Sadly it didn’t mount. I got the Firewire symbol (as indicated in the pic) > but I got no further. > Maybe the wrong version of the cable? > > Cheers, > Derek > >> On 8 Oct 2018, at 16:25, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Start the G3 holding T, restart the laptop normally >> >> Sam >> >> MacAmbulance Ltd. >> Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development >> >> Sam Mullen >> +44 (0)7747778022 <tel://+447747778022> >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> www.macambulance.co.uk <http://www.macambulance.co.uk/> >> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration >> number 8466597 >> >> This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain >> privileged or confidential information. >> If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and delete >> the email immediately. >> >> >>> On 8 Oct 2018, at 15:36, Derek Cross <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Jason >>> >>> I’ve been able to connect up the G3 to a MacBook via a Firewire cable, but >>> I don’t know if it’s Firewire 1 or 2 and , in any case I don’t seem to be >>> getting access to the G3. >>> >>> Which order (laptop or G3) to I start first? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Derek >>> >>> >>> <g3-3.jpeg> >>> >>>> On 8 Oct 2018, at 15:03, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> That's firewire 1 (aka firewire 400) at the top (two of them). If you can >>>> find someone with another firewire socket and the right cable, you can >>>> start it up in 'target disk mode' (holding down T at start). Then it would >>>> show up in the other machine as an external hard drive. >>>> >>>> However that might be tricky; most machines don't have firewire and you >>>> need one with the right cable (eg Firewire 2 (aka 800) to FW1). I would do >>>> it but I live in Buckinghamshire now...but it looks as if you just need a >>>> VGA connection to a monitor. Quite a few TVs have VGA, worth checking >>>> yours just in case. >>>> >>>> If that's tricky, then Sam's advice might prove the easiest; as he said, >>>> it depends on the drive connectors. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> J >>>> >>>> >>>> On 8 Oct 2018, at 14:21, Derek Cross wrote: >>>> >>>> These are the outputs on the back of the G3. >>>> >>>> I’ve been looking on eBay to see if I could find / borrow an old monitor. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Derek >>>> >>>> <g3-2.jpeg> >>>> >>>>> On 8 Oct 2018, at 13:14, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group >>>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> When you say you can't connect to laptops, how are you doing that? I'm >>>>> sure Target Disk mode was around then (but you'd need firewire >>>>> connections?) >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Jason >>>>> >>>>> On 8 Oct 2018, at 10:26, Derek Cross wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Good morning Smuggers >>>>> >>>>> I’ve an old blue and white G3. I’d like to retrieve any old photographs >>>>> on it. >>>>> >>>>> Unfortunately my external monitor seem broken and I can’t seem to connect >>>>> it to any of my laptops. >>>>> >>>>> Any suggestions of how I could access the hard-disk would be be >>>>> gratefully received. >>>>> >>>>> Best wishes >>>>> Derek >>>>> >>>>> <G3-1.jpeg><g3-2.jpeg> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to [email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug >>>> <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug >>>> <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug >>> <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug >> <https://groups.google.com/group/smug>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout >> <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. 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