First this system can't run the newer OS-X versions. You'll need OS-X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" or older. That can explain why your attempts to access your systems disk or USB drive failed.
As to the root issue here, your friends HD has died. You proved this when you tried accessing the drive in target mode from your system.
You'll need to get a new HD for the system and you'll need to locate an older version of OS-X to install onto it.
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I would recommend you first setup a USB drive (or FireWire HD) as you should check the firmware levels and if needed upgrade. Follow this Apple TN on how to check and the needed firmware updates: [http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237|EFI and SMC firmware updates for Intel-based Macs].
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I would recommend you first setup a USB drive (or FireWire HD) as you should check the firmware levels and if needed upgrade. Follow this Apple TN on how to check and the needed firmware updates: [http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237|EFI and SMC firmware updates for Intel-based Macs].
As to what HD to install you'll need to find one that will run at SATA I (1.5 Gb/s) as anything newer will not work reliably. There are some HD's that can be fixed at this lower I/O speed and a few drives that can auto tune them selves to the correct speed.
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Frankly, I would recommend going with a SSHD unit (hybrid HD) here you gain the performance of a deep cache of the SSD yet the size options of HD's. [http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/solid-state-hybrid/laptop-solid-state-hybrid-drive/|Seagate 2.5" SSHD] drives is what we use here you can see it auto tunes to the correct I/O speed [http://www.seagate.com/www-content/product-content/momentus-fam/momentus-xt/en-us/docs/laptop-sshd-family-ds1814-1-1405us.pdf|Seagate 2.5" SSHD spec sheet].
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Frankly, I would recommend going with a SSHD unit (hybrid HD) here you gain the performance of a deep cache of the SSD yet the size options of HD's. [http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/solid-state-hybrid/laptop-solid-state-hybrid-drive/|Seagate 2.5" SSHD] drives is what we use. As you can see it auto tunes to the correct I/O speed [http://www.seagate.com/www-content/product-content/momentus-fam/momentus-xt/en-us/docs/laptop-sshd-family-ds1814-1-1405us.pdf|Seagate 2.5" SSHD spec sheet].
First this system can't run the newer OS-X versions. You'll need OS-X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" or older. That can explain why your attempts to access your systems disk or ISB drive failed.
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First this system can't run the newer OS-X versions. You'll need OS-X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" or older. That can explain why your attempts to access your systems disk or USB drive failed.
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As to the root issue here your friends HD has died. You proved this when you trained accessing the drive in target mode from your system.
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As to the root issue here, your friends HD has died. You proved this when you tried accessing the drive in target mode from your system.
You'll need to get a new HD for the system and you'll need to locate an older version of OS-X to install onto it.
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I would recommend you first setup a USB drive (or FireWire HD) as you should check the firmware levels and if needed upgrade. Follow this Apple TN on how to check and the needed firmware updates: [http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237|EFI and SMC firmware updates for Intel-based Macs]. As to what HD to install you'll need to find one that will run at SATA I (1.5 Gb/s) as anything newer will not work reliably. There are some HD's that can be fixed at this lower I/O speed and a few drives that can auto tune them selves to the correct speed.
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I would recommend you first setup a USB drive (or FireWire HD) as you should check the firmware levels and if needed upgrade. Follow this Apple TN on how to check and the needed firmware updates: [http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237|EFI and SMC firmware updates for Intel-based Macs].
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As to what HD to install you'll need to find one that will run at SATA I (1.5 Gb/s) as anything newer will not work reliably. There are some HD's that can be fixed at this lower I/O speed and a few drives that can auto tune them selves to the correct speed.
Frankly, I would recommend going with a SSHD unit (hybrid HD) here you gain the performance of a deep cache of the SSD yet the size options of HD's. [http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/solid-state-hybrid/laptop-solid-state-hybrid-drive/|Seagate 2.5" SSHD] drives is what we use here you can see it auto tunes to the correct I/O speed [http://www.seagate.com/www-content/product-content/momentus-fam/momentus-xt/en-us/docs/laptop-sshd-family-ds1814-1-1405us.pdf|Seagate 2.5" SSHD spec sheet].
First this system can't run the newer OS-X versions. You'll need OS-X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" or older. That can explain why your attempts to access your systems disk or ISB drive failed.
As to the root issue here your friends HD has died. You proved this when you trained accessing the drive in target mode from your system.
You'll need to get a new HD for the system and you'll need to locate an older version of OS-X to install onto it.
I would recommend you first setup a USB drive (or FireWire HD) as you should check the firmware levels and if needed upgrade. Follow this Apple TN on how to check and the needed firmware updates: [http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1237|EFI and SMC firmware updates for Intel-based Macs]. As to what HD to install you'll need to find one that will run at SATA I (1.5 Gb/s) as anything newer will not work reliably. There are some HD's that can be fixed at this lower I/O speed and a few drives that can auto tune them selves to the correct speed.
Frankly, I would recommend going with a SSHD unit (hybrid HD) here you gain the performance of a deep cache of the SSD yet the size options of HD's. [http://www.seagate.com/internal-hard-drives/solid-state-hybrid/laptop-solid-state-hybrid-drive/|Seagate 2.5" SSHD] drives is what we use here you can see it auto tunes to the correct I/O speed [http://www.seagate.com/www-content/product-content/momentus-fam/momentus-xt/en-us/docs/laptop-sshd-family-ds1814-1-1405us.pdf|Seagate 2.5" SSHD spec sheet].