A Andymrowan Reputable Oct 8, 2015 1 0 4,510 Oct 8, 2015 #1 My iMac won't boot, tried everything. I now have a thunderbolt cable and a friends Mac book pro. When I connect them up, the Mac book pro doesn't let me read the iMac hard drive? Am I doing something wrong?
My iMac won't boot, tried everything. I now have a thunderbolt cable and a friends Mac book pro. When I connect them up, the Mac book pro doesn't let me read the iMac hard drive? Am I doing something wrong?
Solution McHenryB Oct 8, 2015 Are you starting the non-working Mac in Target Mode? https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201462
A Alabalcho Titan Jan 13, 2011 14,019 435 76,290 Oct 8, 2015 #2 If you can open your broken Mac, and take the disk out, you can put it into USB enclosure, and read it on your friend' Mac. Upvote 0 Downvote
If you can open your broken Mac, and take the disk out, you can put it into USB enclosure, and read it on your friend' Mac.
McHenryB Admirable Jan 31, 2015 2,019 0 6,460 Oct 8, 2015 Solution #3 Are you starting the non-working Mac in Target Mode? https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201462 Upvote 0 Downvote Solution