On Sunday, March 23, 2003, at 05:00 PM, Wilton H. Shaw wrote: >> Hello Josh, > > I just wanted to check one thing before I try the installation. Last > night I tried to install OS X and the installation process started > with the rotating ball. After I watched the ball for about 30 seconds > , I thought nothing was going to happen so I restarted the computer. > This created some problems with a note coming up across the top of > the screen saying "can't open, can't open...".Then the monitor went > black for a few seconds and a note came up telling me run a test on > my computer. After trying to zap the pram, I was able to restore > everything. > How long should I wait for the spinning ball to stop? > Thanks > > Wilton > >> Since your machine is a stock G3 (came with a G3 chip on the board), >> all you have to do is boot from your Mac OS X CD and when the >> installer >> asks you, choose the partition you wish to install it on.
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