I have been on this list for years, but I just happened across your message. It was very easy to replace the hard drive in the iMac 400DV. You have to take the computer apart, but ifixit has a how-to with pics. I got rid of mine many years ago, but I might still have the disks if you need them. Kari
On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 4:50 AM, Colin Yarwood <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello again! > > So, apologies for the typos before.... :-( > > I removed the original PRAM battery and replaced it with a more recent but > perhaps not quite new one and we have a little progress: > > The start button has stopped flickering and after 9 seconds held down goes > off > > I found the unbent paperclip click point and ther was no disk inside. I > found my original two CDs and tried to put them in. The slot accepts them > takes tem in and in the nicest possible way - pushes them out again... no > go there. > > I tried all the options again including shift hed down, ctrl & cmd, c, a > no go > > I dug out a Formac FW CD/DVD drive which I connected up (it works on my > MBP!) but it wont allow the iMac to boot either of the CDs if installed. > > I have tried a USB card reader with a flash memory module which has > various Mac OS's installed but zilch. > > I will order a new PRAM battery today and try again but otherwsie it seems > likely to be more problematical and probably HDD related? > > Does anyone know if the CD drivers are on the HDD or in ROM? If on HDD > that would explain why it wont load the CD...? Wouldnt it? > > I see elsewhere that replacing an HDD in an iMac isnt seen as being a user > job..... > > .... any thoughts as to what my disk options would be..... size limits? > Its running OS 9.0 at present but I am happy to install OS X. > > Advice, thoughts? > > Colin > > On Monday, April 6, 2015 at 8:54:40 PM UTC+1, jmbrinck wrote: >> >> Same thing happened not long ago with my old Mac 6100CD. And a new PRAM >> battery got it booted. Worth a try. >> >> On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 11:53 AM, Colin Yarwood <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Guys >>> >>> Having good my LC475 and PB1400s working again ;-) I thought Id pull the >>> old iMac Indigo out and see if I can get it to run. >>> >>> I recall we had it halt and it didnt want to start again c 2003 before >>> we put it in the garage... >>> >>> >>> So, got it out cleaned it up and added a keyboard and mouse and >>> connected up to mains. >>> >>> Pressed the button and it went clunk and a green light lit around the >>> button and flickers - something somewhere inside the case flutters >>> regularly but no sign of life on the screen. >>> >>> I tried option startup keys and it doesnt do any different - no FW mode >>> startup, No alt disk. >>> >>> I think there is a CD in the slot - I couldnt put its original CD in >>> anyway and as its a slot loader I could not find the paper clip with to >>> eject it powered on or not! I looked at leaft and right of slot without >>> success :-( >>> >>> I have a FW disk and pugged it in and tried to start it but while its >>> light came on it went off as did the green light on the iMac. >>> >>> Any ideas? PRAM Battery? 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