FIRST : What OS 9 disk are you using? If its for an iMac ... that's your problem. Read no further. Like the Performas and Quadras (they were a breed apart.) its s/w is different.
There were several glitches meinself encountered with OS 9.0.4 .... OS 9.1 is a vast improvement but both had some conflict with older apps. Many trouble shooting hours later, my OS 9.1 works like a charm. In My Not So Humble Opinion (IMNSHO) It (OS 9.1) is the best Mac OS to Date. I've OS X on my eMac ... and though it may be "Cockpit Trouble" ... this old Fart hasn't been this frustrated since the time he was using "D Base II" on a K-Pro. How much RAM do you have? Have you tried booting with extensions off? What's in the PCI Slots? The drivers may need to be updated. You didn't mention your previous OS .... There may be some defunct extensions still lingering about causing problems. I've forgotten how many upgrades that were necessary on mine, but it was a bunch. Do have Conflict Catcher 8 ? If so disable. Extensions until it will boot up. Configure it to get on the net. Then open S/W upgrade and start upgrading. Try booting up with Norton Utilities, Disk Warrior or Tech Tool Pro. My advantage was I'd the latest versions, at the time, of those plus Spring Cleaning. and Conflict Catcher 8. RHB *********************** Joe WF Runnels wrote: > Hi all, > I got OS 9.0 to install on both my PCP 180 (with newer tech 210 604e > upgrade card) and my PB 240. How ever after installation neither > computer would boot :-( > > I t would get a little ways into the install and after leaving the mchine > for a couple hours it still hadnt booted. However I installed OS 9.0 > from the same cd onto a Power Mac 7100/66 and besides running hella slow > with its 56 Mb of RAM it seems to work fine? Somone mentioned the ROM > chip might keep the PC machines frmo booting to OS 9.0? Should I put > the ROM from the 7100/66 into the PCP180, would that work? Any t houghts > or help would be great! Also... > > I'm trying to save up for a new mac (can here gasps all over from his > friends...) > > I want the Imac with the 17" flat panel. So much money though :-( if > only PC was still around ;-) > > -Joe > -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
