Re: G4 Cube and Quicksilver
On Dec 3, 2011, at 4:01 PM, John Carmonne wrote: On Dec 3, 2011, at 1:39 AM, Roger Faulkner wrote: I recently acquired a Cube, tower 2 monitors through a freebee day at one of the Mac forums I frequent. Free except for fairly hefty shipping. Everything powers up but only to the point of the dreaded flashing '?'. Does this indicate a need for install of a fresh OS or perhaps HD problems? PS: the grandson (16) is intent on learning Macs from the ground up and this acquisition was with that intent, but need to get him launched to make that available. Sorry if this is too wordy. That sounds like a loose video card or missing RAM. No, actually it doesn't. The flashing question mark is quite explicit: no bootable system can be found. This could be from a bad hd, a corrupted System folder or non-installed system entirely. That's it. The solution to this problm is that Roger needs to get an OS system disk to boot from, then further diagnostics or system re-install can be done. For the Cube, 10.4 is probably the most painless version to look for. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Cube and Quicksilver
On Dec 4, 2011, at 6:41 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Dec 3, 2011, at 4:01 PM, John Carmonne wrote: That sounds like a loose video card or missing RAM. No, actually it doesn't. The flashing question mark is quite explicit: no bootable system can be found. This could be from a bad hd, a corrupted System folder or non-installed system entirely. That's it. The solution to this problm is that Roger needs to get an OS system disk to boot from, then further diagnostics or system re-install can be done. For the Cube, 10.4 is probably the most painless version to look for. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Oh I took it to be the flashing light on the Cube power switch or the ADC display. If a start up disk is also a problem then a Fire Wire external drive with a known working APM OS9 or OS 10.4 to 10.5 will boot it. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Cube and Quicksilver
-- Original message -- Subject: G4 Cube and Quicksilver Date:Saturday, 03. December 2011 From:Roger Faulkner rfaulkne...@gmail.com To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com Everything powers up but only to the point of the dreaded flashing '?'. Does this indicate a need for install of a fresh OS or perhaps HD problems? Your Mac doesn't find a suitable start volume. Hence the question mark. You could try to use the Option key to get a list of volumes containing a bootable system, but I doubt this will help. It most certainly points to: missing OS. PS: the grandson (16) is intent on learning Macs from the ground up and this acquisition was with that intent, but need to get him launched to make that available. Sorry if this is too wordy. You need to get a copy of Mac OS or Mac OS X supported by your Mac(s). Or get a hard drive with a preinstalled Mac OS/Mac OS X, but this is not a very clean solution. If you have a friend with a Mac this may work well thou. Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Cube and Quicksilver
On Dec 3, 2011, at 1:39 AM, Roger Faulkner wrote: I recently acquired a Cube, tower 2 monitors through a freebee day at one of the Mac forums I frequent. Free except for fairly hefty shipping. Everything powers up but only to the point of the dreaded flashing '?'. Does this indicate a need for install of a fresh OS or perhaps HD problems? PS: the grandson (16) is intent on learning Macs from the ground up and this acquisition was with that intent, but need to get him launched to make that available. Sorry if this is too wordy. That sounds like a loose video card or missing RAM. John Carmonne Yorba Linda CA 92886 USA MacPro 2.66 Quad Nehalem -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: G4 Cube and Quicksilver
Roger, There is the possibility that everything is OK but there is no operating system installed. Try booting it from an OS X DVD. Cubes are delicate creatures, and events such as shipping can mess up their internal connections. I had the same experience with a Cube I got from a fellow swapper (hey John ;-). Opening it up and re-seating cables, cards and other possibly loose stuff solved my case. HTH, Felix On Dec 3, 4:39 am, Roger Faulkner rfaulkne...@gmail.com wrote: I recently acquired a Cube, tower 2 monitors through a freebee day at one of the Mac forums I frequent. Free except for fairly hefty shipping. Everything powers up but only to the point of the dreaded flashing '?'. Does this indicate a need for install of a fresh OS or perhaps HD problems? PS: the grandson (16) is intent on learning Macs from the ground up and this acquisition was with that intent, but need to get him launched to make that available. Sorry if this is too wordy. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
