I have an old MacBook running 10.5.8 which has a problem starting up, so I am trying to connect it to an older iBook

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I have an old MacBook running 10.5.8 which has a problem starting up, so I am trying to connect it to an older iBook

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I have an old MacBook running 10.5.8 which has a problem starting up, so I am trying to connect it to an older iBook using target disc mode running 10.3 (Only other mac I had with firewire). The issue i have is the Older iBook can not read the MacBook and states "disk you have inserted a disk containing no volumes that mac osx can read". Is the because the Ibook system old? Im positive there is nothing physically wrong with the hard drive

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Posted on May 18, 2020 8:42 AM

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MrHoffman

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May 18, 2020 11:18 AM in response to Skimode

Run the hardware test and see if the hard disk has failed, all discussions of positivity aside. Back that far, the hardware test was usually in the installer DVD for the Mac.

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May 18, 2020 11:06 AM in response to Skimode

Hello,

On your iBook in Disk Utility > What is your iBook’s hard disk format?

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May 18, 2020 11:16 AM in response to QuickPost

Thanks for your reply

it states:

14.1GB TOSHIBA MK1517GAP

Macintosh HD " Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

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May 18, 2020 11:20 AM in response to Skimode

Thank you, this format should be readable by macOS 10.5 Leopard. I would indeed run a Apple Hardware Test to see if the drive has failed, as MrHoffman has instructed.

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