Thanks for replying. I don't have the original software. I bought system 4.0 from ebay and installed it. In my haste, I installed over what was there. In hindsight, should have re-formated the disk and started from scratch. I did reset the PRAM and had no effect. Tried to start in safe mode and now it won't stay powered up. Worse yet I cannot find the system software I purchased for this machine. I haven't got a clue what happened to it. I am so frustrated because I am usually very careful with system software and the install disk just wasn't in the box. I was able to run a Data Rescue disk to boot from. It accessed system 9.2. but I lost use of the cursor so I couldn't repair or reformat or do anything with the software on the CD. Now I am getting the "bomb" when I boot from the Data Rescue" cd. I am out of ideas. Even if I find the system software, at this point, I am not sure I will be able to boot from the cd since I am now getting the bomb.
On Monday, March 26, 2018 at 5:56:43 AM UTC-5, Deiniol ap Deiniol wrote: > > No Jack, she said she has a G4 iMac; that's the one with the guts in a > hemisphere and the integral monitor on a stalk! Also known as the flat > panel iMac (or the Anglepoise!) > > I do have two of these, (which still work) but unfortunately I do not > know why she has been unable to upgrade it to 10.4 11. Possibly a firmware > issue, although MacTracker does not list a firmware update. > Patricia do you have the original 10.4 install disc? Doing a clean install > from this disc may work? Possibly a PRAM reset (using 4 fingers press down > alt, command, p and r keys together before the 'BONG" sound when booting > may help. > I'm sure someone on this list may have more knowledge of this machine's > foibles. > > Dan, (sent from my MacPro 3.1!) > > On 25 March 2018 at 23:40, Jack Suggs <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Patricia Lynch, you have a G3 iMac 'Snow', yes? >> >> -- >> 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] >> <javascript:> >> To leave this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "iMac Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
