that should say have NOT been on this list....

On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Kari Rasmason <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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? Same as LC475 3.6 V?
>>>>
>>>> Colin
>>>>
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