I do not need to boot 9 because I no longer have a use for that OS. As a matter of fact, I don't use the FW either so does it matter if it's FW400 or FW800 as long as it's dual 1GHz and 167MHz buss speed?
On Jun 20, 3:18 pm, John Carmonne <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jun 20, 2010, at 11:18 AM, Jancy wrote: > > > My logic board bit the dust and I need a replacement. I have had a > > hard time trying to find an exact replacement board and I believe that > > is because of the firmware (?)...it could boot from OS9 which was pre- > > installed from Apple along with 10.2...(it was purchased in Dec. of > > 2002). I don't use the FW400 and I no longer use OS9. What logic > > boards could I use to replace my original if that is possible? I > > would really appreciate any info you could give me on this. Thanks > > If you need to boot 9 you need a board with FW 400. FW 800 will not boot 9 > AFAIK. The MDDs need a special ROM file in the system folder to boot 9 > but FW 800 model will not boot it even with the ROM. > > 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
