At 10:32 AM -0400 10/24/2010, Mystic Prowler wrote:
iMac G4 800
previous owner said that it won't detect any internal drives. [snip]
Does the machine BONG when it boots?
Have you replaced the PRAM/Backup Battery?
With nothing connected to the IDE bus, can System Profiler see the
IDE bus at all?
I tried different drives, different IDE cables, and different dvd
drives. nothing. Whenever I have any internal drives plugged in, the
machine automatically shuts off when entering TDM mode, it takes an
extra 10 seconds to show up the question mark-folder icon, and
whenever i tried booting off of an internal drive, the Apple logo
popped up, and then the grey wheel, but after 3-10 minutes, it stops
and freezes.
It sounds like you've pretty much covered most of the necessaries,
and that the IDE bus has fried. The only thing I don't see mentioned
is rebooting the PMU and/or replacing the battery. Long shot, but
worth doing, IMO.
No multi-language message telling me to restart
That dialog is a kernel panic - a full OS crash.
- Dan.
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