Check that the cd drive is good Also check the cable to connects the cd drive to the mother board I had a MDD that was for parts that had a bad cable that connects the cd drive to the mother board. Still using the MDD to this day, a $2.00 fix Try starting from firewire drive with good OS on it, then check about this Mac.
On Mar 15, 2010, at 8:06, Blu_Brachiosaur wrote: > I was just given a "dead" G4 MDD. it would not show any signs of life. > I put in a new lithium battery, waited 24 hours, and now, it lives. > But, there is always a but, I put in an empty HD (without an OS) and > managed to get the disk drive door open and the original install and > restore CD in the drawer, but when I try to boot from the install CD I > get nothin'. what else can I do, other than take to poor beast to the > recycling centre? > > Peter G. > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > have a nice day Michael Koch [email protected] -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
