> > I recently picked up a 5400. The problem, it won't boot. All that comes > up is the 'No disk' screen (flashing floppy). Any suggestions? I've > tried booting from an OS 8 and OS 9 cd respectively, to no avail. I > downloaded the 7.5.3 image from Apple, bu that only contains the > installer. PRAM reset works, I get the chime et al. Any tips/hints/help > will be greatly appreciated. All I > can think of is to yank it apart and try to install an OS on the HDD, > but that really isn't an option since I don't have anything to put the > HDD into to do this.
Hello Try to boot it with a floppy, lots of macs have the habit of not booting with the CD even when everything is OK. Happened to me a thousand times. Someone from the list might be able to supply the disk for you, since the iMac doesn't have a floppy, (and if you have ext. one you're in luck). Liliana -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:pci-powermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:pci-powermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lowendmac.com> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
