On Mar 25, 2010, at 3:02 AM, Adrian Humphreys wrote: > 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
You can download an Apple Hardware Test CD from Apple downloads. It will test your Mac video card, no system needed. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA Sent from my MBP -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
