iMac G5 as external HD?

[manosaurus]

Is it possible for me to use my iMac G5 as an external HD in order to clone my MBP HD for occasional backups? Any cons with this method as opposed to using the traditional external HD?

 

[CanadaRAM]

You could wire it up with a Firewire cable and put it in Firewire Target Disk Mode - (hold T key down as you reboot the iMac)

or network the two together by Ethernet and File Share a folder on the iMac to use as backup space for the MB. Slower transfer rate, but less rewiring needed.

 

[mkrishnan]

or network the two together by Ethernet and File Share a folder on the iMac to use as backup space for the MB. Slower transfer rate, but less rewiring needed.

I am essentially doing this with my iMac G5. I have a big disk image on it the size of my iBook HD with a copy of my HD in it.

 

[dllavaneras]

Cool, I didn't know you could do that...

 

[manosaurus]

You could wire it up with a Firewire cable and put it in Firewire Target Disk Mode - (hold T key down as you reboot the iMac)

or network the two together by Ethernet and File Share a folder on the iMac to use as backup space for the MB. Slower transfer rate, but less rewiring needed.

Thanks C-RAM!

You are always helping me out man!