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Are there any Macs that will NOT restart in Target Disk Mode (TDM)?
I did a Google search for "What Macs do not support Target Disk Mode?" and found:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Target_Disk_Mode

The "System requirements" section listed:
"Any Macintosh except the following models:
  • iMac (Tray-Loading)
  • Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) [8]
  • iBook G3 models without FireWire
  • Power Macintosh G4 (PCI Graphics) [9]
  • MacBook Air (2008-2009)
  • MacBook (Unibody)"
 
Also most Macs prior to the PowerBook G3 Pismo and the Power Macintosh G4, as these were the first to have built-in Firewire.

There are exceptions for a few of the PowerBooks which are capable of SCSI Target Disk Mode.
 
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