IMac display going bad, can I connect a MBP to it in some way so that I can transfer files?
I need to get some files off of an old iMac. This iMac is model that has the white half-round base that looks sort of like a lamp.
(It looks like this, not sure if its this exact model or a newer one: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac_800_17_fp.html)
The display is very garbled, I can only read about half of the scene and this part that I can read is distorted.
I've got a 2006 MBP and a new 2012 MBP that I can use to connect to it. Can I connect either of these in some way (firewire or ethernet or some other way) so that I can see it's HD on my MBP and copy the files over?
Thanks in advance to all who answer... And if there is a better forum to ask this question in, somebody please let me know.
The older MBP I have has firewire 400. It's a core 2 duo, I think 2006 was the year it was made.
So, I should be able to connect my older MBP and the iMac in target disk mode and see the iMac's HD on my MBP's screen. This is what I hope can be done becuase I can't really see much on the iMac's screen.
Thanks for the TDM link and the UltraATA to USB adapter suggestion.
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