Okay here's my situation:
I have an Beige All-In One upgraded as follows: G4-500mz Zif Max ram:768 MB 40 GB Hard Drive
Until 2 days ago it ran 10.2.8 and OS 9.2.2 just fine.
I went to reinstall everything because I wanted to repartition the disk. I did the partitions, then went to reinstall OS 9. While the installer said it was successful, the system wouldn't boot. I tried this a couple of times.
Finally, I was successful at reinstalling OS 8.6, which does boot. But, I cannot boot from a CD, nor can I mount a CD.
What happened? What can I do?
Processor upgrade issues aside, the machine is probably confused; it doesn't know what to boot.
Try resetting (zapping) the Parameter RAM (PRAM).
Do this by booting the machine while holding down cmd-opt-P-R.
I'd let it do the boot cycle twice (it will hiccup when it sees those keys held down). Then release the keys and let the machine boot normally. It might take a while to search thru its devices and the disk partitions until it finds a bootable system...
- Dan.
-- 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
