Ideally you need a spare external Firewire drive or something like that - you can then install a suitable OS on it and boot from it. It's always useful to have something like this on hand for times when you have OS or other problems.
Paul On 31 Aug 2009, at 19:51, Virginia wrote: > Thanks Paul. Will try as you suggest. How do I "boot from an ext. > drive with freshly installed OS"? Can I do this by connecting my > laptop to my G5? > > 2009/8/31 Paul Russell <[email protected]> > > Before pointing a finger at the hardware, it's important to be 100% > certain that it's not just a software issue. Try creating a separate > user login to see if you get the same problem when logged in as a > different/new user. If that doesn't make any difference then try > booting from an external drive with a freshly installed OS. > > Paul > > On 31 Aug 2009, at 18:59, Virginia wrote: > > > How do I find out if my problem is related to a faulty graphics > > card? I have just accessed apple.co.uk from my laptop and see > > pictures of store and computers. When I access the same site from > > my G5 I just get the script and no pictures. Does this indicate > > graphic card problem? If so, what do I do about it? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
