I had a 400 slot loader that had OSX on it when I bought it without the firmware update.
I put the hard drive in another Mac and installed OS9, put it back with an external monitor. Instsalled the firmware & all was well. Jim On Tue Nov 23 21:17 , Kyle Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >On 11/23/04 7:23 PM, "mray" [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough: > >> Nope, opening up the "Vent Cover" only revels a metal case, I guess I >> will have the hard drive removed and mess with the iMac when i get more >> time. > >Not all of them had the optional VGA port. If you zapped the PRAM you might >be in trouble. The only way to fix the thing is to remove the Logic Board >and upgrade the firmware in another machine of the same type assuming it was >a Panther install that messed it up. -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
