Hi Leah, Well, I've never seen that error message, ever! Jerry may be right. Check the CD.
Also, this could be indicative of a root level problem i.e. hard disk formatted standard instead of extended (HFS+) or the hard disk having been formatted with a non-compatible formatting utility (installing an incompatible driver). If preservation of data were of no concern, I'd reformat the drive with Apple's drive setup found in the Utilities folder on the CD you're attempting to use. And if all else fails, you may have to buy OS 9 for that cpu (Apple would appreciate that). Maybe that G4 install CD just doesn't like the G3 in question, particularly if it's a beige G3 tower. Good Luck! Ward Oldham On 10/2/02 6:03 PM, "Leah at Fearless Designs" <fearlessdesigns at bellsouth.net> wrote: > Hello group! > > I've been attempting to install OS9 (from a G4 OS9 software install CD) > onto a G3 tower with no luck. The installer says it can't install > onto the erased HD and to read the documentation...of which I can't find > any reference on any of the files on the CD. I've also looked > through the Apple website and on the web itself. > > Do I need to get a different installation disk of OS9? > > Thank you for any help, > > Leah > > -- > Leah Dienes > fearlessdesigns at bellsouth.net > 502.584.1333 > fax: 502.584.1332 > > > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be October 22 > For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of > activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>. > > The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be October 22 For more information, see <http://www.aye.net/~lcs>. A calendar of activities is at <http://www.calsnet.net/macusers>.
