[G4] G4 MAc wont startup

[B G]

On Jan 11, 2007, at 7:53 AM, Asshhh Lawrence wrote:

>
> Okay to keep it short, I bought a G4 mac off of Ebay for music  
> recording.
> Wasn't aware it wouldn't start up, though admittedly the auction  
> doesn't mention if it even came with an OS.
> Okay so the Mac will turn on...but wont boot an OS.
> All I can get is the mac icon and a question mark.

This means there is no OS installed on the drive.

> Now I am running an official g4 mac keyboard & mouse so it's not a  
> hardware problem.
> Any ideas what's going on?
> I tried a Mac OS 9 disk a friend gave me which was apparently  
> bootable.

It may not be bootable, is it an actual Apple disk or a copy. It may  
also be machine specific.

What is printed on the disk?


> Not too sure how to boot from CD (some sites claimed hold C, others  
> option and command).

After the startup bong, hold down the C key to boot from a CD/DVD in  
the drive.



> But with any keyboard button combo I can't get the MAc to boot from  
> CD, though i guess it could be the CDs fault.

> Any ideas what i should do?
> Should i just buy a formatted hard drive from ebay and try the OS 9  
> disk on there?


Do you know anybody with a OS disk either 9 or OS X, that would be  
the cheapest test.

If not your best move it to buy a copy of some version of OS X 10.2  
or 10.3 can be had at a reasonable price.

I would recommend more RAM at least 512, 1 Gig would be best.

Good Luck

Brian

G4 gigE 1.0 GHz Powerlogix, 1 GB RAM




> Gah, Help!
>
> Specs:
> - G4 - 450MHz
> - 40GB Hard Drive
> - 256MB Ram
> - DVD
> - 2 X USB
> - 2 X Firewire
> - 56KB Modem
> - 10/100 Ethernet
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