> >I hope someone can help me out. My iMac simply won't start > up from the > >internal HD. I can start up from CD-ROM and see the HD icon and move > things > >in and out of the HD. I've already reset the P-RAM, did a > 'reset-nvram' > and > >'reset-all' but no luck. The battery appears to be OK > because the clock is > >showing the right time. > > > >I've even reformatted the drive and reinstalled the system > software and > >selected it as the start-up disk. Somehow I just keep getting an > alternating > >question mark and System icon flasing on the screen. I also swapped > another > >HD in but the problem didn't go away. HELLLLLPPPP!!!!
> ============= > Moving to being a bottom feeder...er, bottom poster... > > I don't know if your problem has yet been resolved. If not, > I suggest that > you take a look at Apple KnowledgBase Article #'s 106712, 106 > 214, as well > as 106464. You can find these by searching the KnowledgeBase for each > article number. These articles discuss various OS X start-up > problems, > permissions problems, and using the Disk Utility on the install CD to > correct these problems. I don't recall if it is in one of > these particular > articles, but I recall reading that the problem of not seeing > an HD, or a > partition, is often due in OS X to having permissions set > incorrectly, even > when running in OS 9. These are certainly worth investigating. > > Please post back to the list if/when you resolve this > problem, as I would > very much like to know the solution. > > Jerry > > ------------------ > if you're iMac didn't come with an AHT CD, then there isn't an AHT CD > that'll work on your computer. > if your Hard Drive is showing up when you boot to CD, then it's > probably just a System Software issue; my bet is that your System > Folder is either not blessed or damaged. > Boot to CD and look at your system folder. look closely at its icon; > does it have a smiley face on it, or is it just a standard folder? if > not, the system folder isn't blessed (that is, the computer doesn't > know that it's a system folder). If it IS blessed, then you probably > have a b0rked system folder. > Either way, try this... open the System Folder and look for a suitcase > icon called 'System' and a computer icon called 'Finder'. If you don't > have both, then your system folder is missing critical components that > it needs to start up. Double click on the 'System' suitcase. Do you get > an error message (possible 99 or -99), or do you get a window with > languages and/or countries listed? > If you get an error message, your system folder is trashed, and you > should probably clean install OS 9. If you get the languages, and your > system folder didn't have the smiley face, then you should have just > blessed your System Folder; close the System and System Folder and see > if the System Folder has a smiley now. > HTH > Jeremy Jerry / Jeremy I really appreciate the time you guys are taking to help me sort the problem out. I guess I'm a little behind the times, as I'm still on OS 8.6. Just to clarify, I am able to see my hard disk, it's just that the computer won't start up from the hard disk. I've updated the hard disk driver, reformatted the drive, and reinstalled the system software. The system folder is blessed. I just dunno what gives! Do you suppose there is a problem with the motherboard? Miannnn! That's going to cost me :-( Forgive my ignorance, but what is 'a b0rked system folder'? Thanks guys! Regards, Kevin -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
