Thanks for all the tips. I tried the shift key, tried the C key with a disk, held down the option key (the DVD icon did not appear) the hard drive icon appeared but after clicking the arrow, same thing happened, did not start up to desk top. I also tried an external Lacie DVD with different disks. No change but I am not sure the Lacie is working. I don't have DiskWarrior but I tried to boot up with a Tech Tool and an Apple hard ware check disk. Can't figure it out. It does chime when I hit the start button.
On Oct 29, 6:14 pm, Michael Mulhern <[email protected]> wrote: > You'll probably need a 10.4 installer at a minimum level. Have a look at > Apple's support pagehttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT2191 > > Insert your installer and hold down the "C" key while booting. > > If you have DiskWarrior, use it to check the HDD. > > Michael > > On 30/10/2011, at 8:50 AM, Wolfman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Someone gave me an iMac G5. It is in very good condition but it has > > trouble booting up. When I hit the power button, it chimes, the large > > grey apple icon appears, and the small pinwheel is spinning but that > > is as far as it goes as it does not boot up to the desktop. I put in > > a Mac OS Tiger operating install disk thinking it would switch to that > > instead but no luck. Any ideas? > > > -- > > ----- > > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > > group. > > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtmland our > > netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > > Support for older Macs:http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
