I've got an iMac 266 (original fruit "flavored") that for the life of me I cannot get to boot from the internal hard drive.
I used an AppleCare provided recovery CD, re-initialized the hard drive, and installed the iMac specific version of OS 8.6. I rebooted and got the flashing question mark/system folder icon. So I booted back from the CD. I checked the HD and verified that it does indeed have a blessed system folder and that the ROM 1.0 file was in the system folder. I can't see any reason for it not to boot. So I ran disc first aid, but the hard drive checked OK. Next I tried resetting the P-RAM, hoping that for some reason the machine had been insisting on a CD boot and skipping the HD. But no dice. Why won't this darn thing boot?! -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
