Greetings "but remember, PPC Macs can only boot from a FireWire external drive; USB drives won't work."
This statement "IS NOT TRUE" Any PPC that is not "HEADLESS" and has a keyboard attached will startup from any drive as long as it has a valid operating system installed. Whether it is attached via USB 1.0, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Firewire 400 , Firewire 800 or any internal attached disk. What you need to know is that disks' that are attached via USB 1.0, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, can not be selected to startup automatically at power-on or during restart. However they can be selected during the start-up process. To select a USB 1.0, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, disk you need to hold down the "Option Key" as soon as you hear the start-up "Bong" and continue holding the "Option Key" until you see your connected disks' start to appear on the screen. After all of the attached disks' appear you can then click on the disk that you want to use as start-up, then click on the button with the "Arrow" pointing to the right. Your platform will then boot into that disk, whether it is attached via USB 1.0, USB 1.1, USB 2.0, Firewire 400 , Firewire 800 or any internal attached disk. Cheers Harry San Jose, Ca On Sep 9, 10:53 pm, "Dennis B. Swaney" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 08/09/10 03:01PDT, Walter Sheluk wrote: > > > > > > > Excuse me for dropping into this discussion. > > > I have a iMac G3 that has OS 9.2.2 installed by the guy that sold this > > blue bean. > > > It is my understanding that i can install OS X on top, right ? > > > However, the said iMac G3's optical drive can only read CD's not DVD's. > > It rudely spits out the DVD with no explanation. How rude is that? > > > What now ? > > > And also the iMac G3 hard drive is only 10 GB. > > > What now ? > > Walter, > > First, is it tray or slot loading? Second, does it have built-in FireWire? > > If the answers are "slot" and "yes" respectively, try the following: > > First take a business size card a wrap a short piece of lint-free cloth, > preferably microfiber, around one short side of the cloth. Holding the > cloth and card tightly, gently slide the wrapped end of the card in on > the left side of the slot as you face it. Gently pull it out and clean > the dust, debris, etc., off the cloth. Repeat until no more debris comes > out on the cloth. You may have to try a little to the right of the left > edge of the slot. Now try a DVD again. If it works, you're in like > Flynn. If not, follow Jack's suggestion on external DVD drive, but > remember, PPC Macs can only boot from a FireWire external drive; USB > drives won't work. > > -- > Sincerely, > Dennis B. Swaney > > "Windows is a command-line OS with a GUI shell while Mac System 10 is > ... oh, never mind." -- 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
