On Mar 15, 2010, at 5:06 AM, 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?
Check to make sure that the disk isn't a DVD and the optical drive is
a CD, make sure the optical drive is plugged in, etc.
Try holding down the option key on start up.
Are you sure your booting from the restore disk? ANd what do you mean
you 'get nothin'? Do you only get a white screen or do you get the
flashing question mark?
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Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group
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