On Jan 5, 2012, at 6:10 AM, william Bowles wrote: > Hi all need some assistance with this one . > > specs are G4 700 emac, 640 mb ram, 80 gb hdd, dvd rw, airport , Os 10.3.9 > fully updated > > The mac was working fine until it was shelved 6 months ago. due to a bad case > of dropped mac book the emac has been brought out of storage to use but when > switching on it is just showing a flashing folder / question mark . when > trying to boot from dvd/cd nothing happens holding down the key to select the > hdd for boot gives me a blue screen with a padlock and a long bar no hdd are > seen or selectable and no dvd's or cd's either any help is gladly accepted
I do not know specifically about the eMacs, but that does sound like a common issue for other G4 systems when the PRAM battery is nearly dead. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- 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
