PowerBook G4: Hard Disk Does Not Appear on Desktop of FireWire Target Disk Mode Host Computer

  • Last Modified: December 16, 2003
  • Article: TA27311
  • Old Article: 88224
The hard disk of a PowerBook G4 computer does not appear on the desktop or in the Finder of a host computer when it is connected using FireWire Target Disk Mode.

Products Affected

PowerBook G4

Symptom

The hard disk of a PowerBook G4 computer does not appear on the desktop or in the Finder of a host computer when it is connected using FireWire Target Disk Mode.


Solution

Update the host computer to Mac OS X 10.1.1 or later.