From: Paul K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Nov 27, 2007 9:17 AM Subject: Re: OSX 10.3.9 installer? To: WAMUG <[email protected]>
On Nov 27, 2007 8:08 AM, Peter Hinchliffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > There seems to be a little inconsistency here. If the computer is > showing a "Sad Mac" at startup then it seems it is trying to boot into > Mac OS 9 or earlier, not Mac OS X. Have you tried holding down the > Option key at startup? This will show any alternative boot folders > available to you. The normal way for Mac OS X to display a bad boot > folder is to display a circle with a diagonal line through it in place > of the Apple logo at startup. I could be wrong but I believe an 'OS9' looking unhappy face just indicates it is an earlier(ish) model as my G4 powermac would do the same if it lost OS X for any reason. Cheers Paul -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
