On Jun 15, 1:38 pm, Kris Tilford <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jun 15, 2010, at 3:20 PM, Matt Rhinesmith wrote:
>
> > Lime iMacs can't boot from external HDDs, as they have no FireWire
> > and booting from USB isn't supported on G3s.
>
> There are two Lime iMacs, one without Firewire and one with Firewire
> (the "SE" (Special Edition) model). You're correct that this Lime iMac
> is likely without Firewire because it lacks a DVD drive, and all "SE"
> versions came with a DVD drive. While Apple doesn't "support" booting
> from a USB 1 port on a colored iMac or iBook, it DOES boot from USB 1.
> You use the Option key at boot to select the USB device and it boots
> fine, but slowly since it's USB 1.
Kris --- and everyone else who has responded (thank you!) --- I just
got the specs for the iMac:
Lime Green iMac
Model: PowerMac 2.1
CPU Type: Power PC 750 (83.0)
Processor: 400 MHz PowerPC G3
Memory: 512 MB SDRAM
Hard Drive: 10 gig
Ports: 2 USB
Firewire 400
Ethernet
So it DOES have Firewire and a Tiger CD copy would work.
Jane
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