[X4U] help starting G4 (mirrored door) from CD

[Scott]

On Jul 15, 2004, at 14:15, rbiessener wrote:

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> On Jul 15, 2004, at 4:04 PM, Kansas Territory wrote:
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>> sorry for the off topic post..
>> I'm trying to boot a G4 tower (one of the mirrored door types)  from 
>> a MacOS9.1 install CD.
>>
>> I've tried holding down the "C" key on restart.. and I've tried 
>> setting the CD as the Start Up disk in the Start Up disk control.. 
>> but the computer insists on starting up from it's internal hard 
>> drive... which has a 9.2 system folder on it.
>>
>> I've tried inserting the MacOS9.1 CD and restarting.. holding down 
>> the option key to get the graphical interface for selecting a start 
>> up device.. but only the internal hard drive shows up, and the 
>> MacOS9.1 CD is not an option.


MDD machines can only boot from the OS 9 that ships with them. If you 
need to reinstall it, you need to run the restore app on the 
install/restore dvd (or on the restore disk, depending which shipped 
with it).


-- 
Scott