> > Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 21:41:00 -0500 > Subject: Beige G3 Problems > From: Pat Heidingsfelder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I have some weird problems occurring on a Beige G3 I am upgrading. > > Upon booting, the words "can't OPEN:" appear on a white screen, > usually it would continue to boot into OS X > > I didn't think much of it, thought when I replaced the hard drive it > would go away *maybe. > I bought a maxtor LCT series 40gb hard drive to put in this G3. > After getting the jumpers set correctly, I partitioned the first 7.5gb > of the drive to put OS X on. Loaded the first CD normally, got to the > must restart screen, the restart began, but just goes in to an infinite > restarting cycle. > When I try to boot from the old hard drive (with a working 10.2.6or8 > system on it) I get a circle with a slash through it!!! I have never > seen this before! > > I have put more ram in... 576mb > zif processor 350 clocked to a stable 433 >
I had a lot of trouble getting 10.2 loaded on my Rev 1 Beige G3 also. What finally worked was to take all the RAM out but one stick (believe it was the original RAM). Some people have to remove USB cards and other peripherals. I had to put the original CD-ROM back in also, as the CDRW I installed wouldn't work. Then I put the CDRW back in. I still cannot boot to an OS X CD, but I've heard there are fixes for that. FWIW, my Maxtor hard drive came jumpered correctly. Jackie -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
