On Thursday, December 26, 2002, at 05:05 PM, Grant Robinson wrote: > Greetings all > I have just aquired an iMac 333 with a dead cd-rom drive.The hard > drive was > wiped so I loaded a drive using a performa 6500. The imac wont > recognize the > system folder. Is there something i,m missing. Is there someway of > loading > an os without the cd-rom > Thanks in advance > Grant Robinson
the system software on a 6500 probably isn't current enough to boot an iMac. You'll at least need a hard drive with a current-enough System Software to work on an iMac -- probably at least 8.5. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
