Hi Bill, Startup using these keys: Option/Command/P/R Hold through 4 chimes. The PRAM reset will let your confused iMac boot to the Drive or CD. I would do what I discribed with the CD in it and after chime 4 hold down the "C" key until the CD window starts to load. CD screen will have many little white cds on the background. Then you can go to the Utilities folder on the CD and Run those on the HD.
If the HD fails to show up or fail to be repaired; You can open Hard Drive Setup from the same utilities folder and reformat the dive and reinstall the OS. If all that fails let me know what happened. Roger >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --- Bill Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm no kind of Mac expert. I have several ancient > Macs that I am hoping to rehabilitate, and have had > some success with (most of them work to some > degree). Basically, we have Win and Linux here (I > want to get Ubuntu on to some of the Macs when I can > get to it). > > Earlier this week I acquired my first imac, a Lime, > 266 Mhz G3. Then I managed to get a matching > keyboard/mouse. > > I plugged them all together, and powered up. > > I got the "chime". The power switch lit up amber. I > waited. After a bit, the power switch went to green, > and I got a raster, with an alternating Mac face and > question mark. Since I had expected the software was > messed up, this was not a surprise. > > I left the room to get an OS 8.5 CD and manual. When > I returned, the switch was back to amber and the > screen was dark, > > I tried to reboot, to no avail. I inserted the CD > and tried to boot from it. Nothing. > > When the thing tries to start, I usually catch a > momentary flicker at or near the CD drive. When I > popped the 8.5 CD, I noticed that it had just spun > down (was still rotating slightly). > > Pulled the plug, waited, replugged. Nothing. > > Mind you, I get the chime every time, but nothing > else happens. > > I noticed that while I could power on via the > keyboard, I could only power off on the front panel. > > I caught some Zs ... > > Today, I plugged the keyboard/mouse into a spare USB > port on a peecee (Win2K), and it was detected, and > it worked just fine. > > I plugged it back into the imac, but nothing had > changed. I tried the caps lock key, which lit up > nicely when attached to the w2k box and toggled. It > did not light up. > > I spent 1/2 hour searching for a large paperclip, > finally settled for an ordinary (#1 Gem) one, poked > the reset hole. Got the chime. Nothing else. > > I can't think of anything else to try. What do I do > next? > > Thanks for any help, > Bill [Sexagenarian Boy Genius] Phillips > People's Republic of Geekhaven, FASMA > New Stuff @ Old Professor Bear's House o' Books: > http://books.oldprofessorbear.com/ and > http://www.WeCanFixYourOldPix.com/ > !!! __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
