I currently have OSX 10.2, I believe. I can't confirm that because it wont boot. I tried resetting the PRAM as you suggested, but nothing changed. I have confirmed that the battery is still giving its rated voltage. I can try to install Panther, as I have obtained the disks,but I don't know at what point to try the process. As it is tryingto start, the computer shows the Apple logo, then stops. Depending on the location of the Ethernet cable, I get different messages. If the cable is in the board-mounted jack, the message reads: sd-2.05a# Ethernet (Bmac):Link up at 100 Mbps - Half duplex. If I am connected to the Ethernet card, the message describes the Ethernet as : Link down. I was using the plug-in card for Internet when the system worked, so I do not understand why the messages vary, and I don't know what to do, either. Thanks for your assistance; I am beginning to understand some of the process and I will continue to poke away.
Barrie On Mar 15, 9:14 am, Cyrus Griffin <[email protected]> wrote: > Your iMac should run Panther just fine (if it has the firmware update) > If not, make sure it has a VGA port on the back. (I have more info if > you're confused about that, we installed 10.4 onto a 400Mhz "Blueberry > iMac, and killed the video; since it didn't have an external VGA port, > we had to get a new motherboard) I would just try reinstalling 10.3 > (Panther). What OS do you currently have on it? It might not be able > to run OS 8.6 if it's a Graphite/Snow/Sage/Ruby model. > You can initialize and format a HD from the OSX installer, or run Disk > Utility. Same with OS 8.6, if I'm not mistaken. You also might try > reseting the Pram, by holding Option + Apple + R + P while you start > it up, and wait for about 4 or 5 chimes, then let go. > Hope that helps, > > -Cyrus > > On Mar 14, 2009, at 7:27 PM, old newbie wrote: > > > > > My 400Mhz G3 won't complete its boot. It seems to be going through > > the process, albeit slowly, but then stops, with a message at the top > > of the screen, which still has only the Apple logo, which says > > something like, "half duplex disabled", and the system stops. > > I acquired a couple of G3 boxes, neither of which has a hard drive, > > but with assurances that the mainboards were functional. After > > installing one of these in my original box, the bootup proceeded > > exactly the same, including the message when it stopped. > > My thought now is that the hard drive is corrupted or has gone south > > completely. Is there a way to determine which has occurred, or would > > it be better to just replace the drive and start over? If that is the > > case, how do I go about that? I have OS 8.6 and Panther available, > > but do I need more, like something to format or otherwise enable the > > hard disk? > > As you can tell, I am not at all familiar with the Mac system > > requirements. > > Any advice is welcome. I really don't want to give up on this, as it > > has become a challenge of wits, in which I am obviously at a severe > > disadvantage, but I'd like to pull a Forrest on this and make it go > > somehow. > > > Barrie --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
