Okay, I can do that. As soon as I get some hex wrenches. Thanks guys, I'll let you know how it ends up.
Jake On Dec 31, 2011 12:27 AM, "Camden" <[email protected]> wrote: > You may not need a new drive. You're going to need to open up the mac, and > reseat the power and IDE connectors for the drive. Check for burst > capacitors. eMacs have an issues with capacitors on the drive controller. > > On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 9:05 PM, Jake Lumpkin <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dylan, >> >> I tried holding down option and turning it on. The only volume that came >> up was my hard drive. Dies this mean that I need a new super drive? I tried >> it with two different install disks and neither would show up. >> >> Jake >> >> On Dec 30, 2011 11:50 PM, "Dylan McDermond" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > On Dec 30, 2011, at 8:33 PM, Jake Lumpkin <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > > I put in the CD for Tiger and restarted. I've tried holding the "C" >> key, and also pressing ALT+OPTION+SHIFT+DELETE too. Neither have made it >> boot to CD >> > >> > The eMac is a "new world" Mac so ctrl cmnd shift del won't work. Try >> holding down Option before the "bong" and continue to hold it until you get >> a blue screen. It should look for any bootable volumes and allow you to >> choose which one to boot from. If your Tiger install DVD is in the drive >> (and your drive is a Combo or SuperDrive) the Tiger DVD should be listed. >> > >> > > I apologize if my macs not old enough to put in this group >> > >> > I don't know if there is an official cut off point but it seems to >> cover anything "old world" with an emphasis on pre-PowerPC Macs (with >> Motorola 68k series processors). >> > >> > Have fun with your "new" eMac! >> > >> > - Dylan >> > >> > -- >> > ----- >> > 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/ >> >> -- >> ----- >> 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/ >> > > > > -- > Sincerely: > Camden Stensland, A+ Technician, CCNA, MCP > .CAM Computer Services > Founder/President/Technician > Ph: 206.769.4585 > Alt: 206.632.4176 > [email protected] > > -- > ----- > 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/ -- ----- 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/
