On May 5, 8:13 am, Mark Sokolovsky <[email protected]> wrote: > I have an idea. Since the system only boots from the internal HDD, try > installing OS 9 on one computer, take out the HDD and put it back in the > beige G3. The newest system that i know of that can work with a sudden > hardware change is the Sawtooth G4. I have done this before, and it works. > So basically if you want to install OS 9 through another mac, your best bet > is anything from your power mac G3, all the way to the graphite sawtooth G4.
May not work using a G4 then moving the drive to a beige, the OS will install altivec on the G4 which the G3 cannot use. This usually means the drive won't boot. I've never had success switching OSs between G3s and G4s. Beige and Blue & White G3s can be swapped. But Manuel seems to be up and running already with OS 9.2 -- 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
