Transfer files bewteen 2 macs via firewire problem

I have an imac intel 17inch and i want to send files to a g5 powermac tower through a firewire. when i put my g5 into "T" mode and connect the two macs i do not see the g5 drive in my imac desktop. im using a 6 pin to 6 pin firewire cable. what do i need to do to get the drive to show up on my imac so i can put files in it?
imac has 400mb/s firewire g5 has 800mb/s firewire

Hi and Welcome to Apple Discussions...
On the iMac, select the General tab in Finder/Preferences. Make sure: "Hard disks" is selected.
Try here for more help. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661> How to use and troubleshoot FireWire target disk mode
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