On Oct 24, 2008, at 9:00 PM, schrödinger's cat wrote:
>
> thanks for the replies. tried to boot from original OS discs
> (jaguar), from the hdwe test disc, and from the leopard disc. machine
> insists on booting from HD.
> i've tinkered my fair share inside towers, but i've never opened an
> imac up. how difficult is it to get to the HD and the PRAM battery?
>
> thanks again.
>
> Jim Emery wrote:
>
>> boot into the hardware test and run the hardware test. This
>> should give you a pretty good idea of whether the hardware is sound.
>> Assuming everything checks out ok, boot from the Leopard install
>> disk.
> The G4 Imacs are pretty fun to rummage around in once you take the
> bottom off. The PRAM battery sits on the MOBO which
> is in the base but the HD is in the lampshade portion itself,
> riding on the top of the media
drive. you have to detach the drive to get to it , less
than a dozen screws all told from initially opening the
machine up. As with all Imacs, just be REAL patient
putting it back together, to line up all the connections
properly.
Steve
>
> >
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