I just purchased a new iBook G4 for my daughter, and today I decided to transfer the files and such from her old iBook to the new one. So, I used the Target Disk Mode operation and everything went swimmingly... until the end, when I think I screwed up. Instead of turning off the old (target) iBook and then disconnecting the FireWire cable, I did the reverse: cable disconnect, then "Oh, no!" and a quick push of the power button on the T machine. Now that iBook won't start at all. I have it plugged into the adaptor, which is a nice green color. The battery LED is at all 4 lights. Based on some other info gleaned from (frantic) web surfing, I did this:
removed battery and adaptor, waited for one minute
inserted battery, plugged in adaptor, waited 10 seconds
depressed Power button-OPTION-APPLE-P-R in sequence, holding them all down
waited for the chime... but no luck
What have I done? Even though most of the files transferred okay (so not a complete disaster), her iTunes library is still in the old machine. Plus, I want to sell it as something more than a paperweight. Is there anything else I can try? If not, what sort of repair (expense) am I looking at? Thanks for any help/insights you can provide!
removed battery and adaptor, waited for one minute
inserted battery, plugged in adaptor, waited 10 seconds
depressed Power button-OPTION-APPLE-P-R in sequence, holding them all down
waited for the chime... but no luck
What have I done? Even though most of the files transferred okay (so not a complete disaster), her iTunes library is still in the old machine. Plus, I want to sell it as something more than a paperweight. Is there anything else I can try? If not, what sort of repair (expense) am I looking at? Thanks for any help/insights you can provide!
