[G4] G4 will not accept OSX

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I had a client with a similar problem on a QuickSilver G4.  She had a video card installed that required a power connection.  I was trying to install Jaguar on her system.  I don't know the outcome, because she got frustrated and traded the Quicksilver in for a mirrored door model with Jaguar preinstalled.  But check the video card.  10.2 and higher are fussy about non-standard third party internal parts.

Nate


> David,
> 
> Check and make sure your ram is 100% compatible with the system. If i  
> recall correctly, I think that starting with mac os 10.3 Apple  
> started to get really picky with what memory it likes. So if there is  
> a bad chip in there or one that the software does not like , it might  
> be stopping the install for that reason. So check by removing all of  
> your memory, only leaving in at lest [128MB for 10.3] or [256MB for  
> 10.4] for the respective installs.  Try all you memory modules one at  
> a time or in alternating pairs to givet the OS the minimum ram in  
> needs to run... If it works then use the processes of elimination to  
> find the bad chip. And have it replaced, most chips have a lifetime  
> warranty. Try the original only the Apple memory module first if  it  
> is big enough to meet the minimum RAM requirements alone....
> 
> 
> Also it could be the CPU upgrade, try installing the 10.4 with the  
> old 350 mhz  processor installed. Apple might perform some kind of  
> check that checks the CPU Vendor while installing, and if it is not  
> Apple then no BOOT..., because they flat out say they don't support  
> CPU upgrades....  Check the CPU upgrade manufactures website for  
> possible related issue...
> 
> 
> Daniel J. Brieck Jr.
> 
> 
> 
> On Nov 8, 2005, at 12:37 PM, Crandon David wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Hi. Just signed up. Couple concerns.
> >> 1. I have a 350Mhz G4, bought in early 2000, still running 9.2.2  
> >> but it won't accept OSX. It just gets to the point with the blue  
> >> screen with the Apple logo and the little spinning wheel. I just  
> >> keeps spinning.
> >> I changed the original 10gig hard drive to a 40gig for operating  
> >> software and application., I also put in an 80gig for my working  
> >> files. I am running with about 896 megs of ram. Why will it not  
> >> accept Panther or Tiger?
> >>
> >> 2. I am thinking of a processor upgrade from 350Mhz to 1.4Mhz. Any  
> >> thoughts about this?
> >> What is the best upgrade for this machine?
> >>
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