IMac HD can't make a disk image.

I'm trying to clone a slot-load iMac by making an image. Over Firewire disk mode, all my other Leopard Macs won't even mount the iMac properly and when it is mounted properly, I get a message about the resource being busy. So, I opened the case and plugged a USB adapter directly into the ATA port on the HDD and the same message came up. The disk won't unmount either in Leopard! Help! This thing is driving me crazy. I've done this before but never with these results...

For using FireWire Target Disk Mode, restart the Leopard Mac and then (after startup completes) immediately connect the target Mac. Then run Disk Utility. If the drive does mount properly, select the iMac's internal drive and use +Repair Disk+ on the +First Aid+ tab.
Note: If you are using an IDE-USB adapter, you need to set the jumpers on the hard drive to +Master (single drive)+, if the settings distinguish between +Master (single drive)+ and +Master (with slave drive present)+.

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