John King asks: >My problem is the PowerMac 5400 I purchased has OS 8.5 installed. >I don't have those CDs,(and am having hard time finding them) >however, I have the 7.5 CDs. How can I initialize the hard drive >and clean-install 7.5 without the 8.5 software?
Are you wanting to systematically climb back up to at least 7.6.1? Why do you want to remove OS 8.5 or is is that you really need to wipe the hard drive? If you mount your 7.5 CD - shut your computer down - startup while holding down the 'c" key for a longish time till you see the screen with the smiling face as computer boots from the system on your CD. Eventually you get to the system installer program. One of the appearing big check buttons will bring up the Hard Drive Setup utility where you can initialize; following which you can do the Easy install. Maybe once initialized or "erased" you may have to go through that boot-up process again to install 7.5 ? I've never actually wiped a hard drive so you seasoned vets can feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I went from 7.6.1 in one step to 8.6 last night so that much I know - and I'm having a ball with this 9500:-) -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | SPECIAL LIST PRICES - Apple PCI Video Cards from $19.99, MacOS 8.5 CD $79.99 Replacement Parts IN STOCK, Apple CDROMs from $19.99 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
