Hello there everybody, I was gifted this beautiful mac g4. Nice looking machine but there is some issues I have with it. First issue: It has an operating system on it, but the screen is all messed up. Like snow but colourful. If this were a PC, of which I do possess knowledge of, would indicate either a bad video card or a a corrupted file somewhere along the line. I took out the hard drives and put in a spare and booted it up with Yellow Dog Linux and it appears to have installed. Only when I restart the mac do I get the folder with the question mark in it and that is it. How do I get the new operating system to boot up? Is there something I should know about the booting process of this mac computer? The reason I installed the new drive and os was to test the hardware to see if it really is a failing video card. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Adrian
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