on 9/25/01 3:37 PM, frank hebbert at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> hi folks
>
> i'm trying to install OS X on a G4 tower (400mhz) and it's just not
> happening...
>
> i can't start up from the X installer cd - it shows up if i insert the cd
> under OS 9 in the finder so it's not damaged, just doesn't seem to start up.
> holding down option on startup doesn't display it as an icon to choose
> either.
>
> please help! i'm rearing to plunge into the OS X world but worried that my
> cd is knackered.
>
> tia
>
> frank
>
another thought, when restarting to boot from the OS X CD, are you pressing
"C" on the keyboard until the CD boots?
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