[G4] My 1st G4

[John Erdman]

This is where your G4 store the basic info to "bootstrap" the start up 
process. It doesn't have the ability to boot all by itself.

John

On Feb 28, 2005, at 14:44, Michael wrote:

>    Hello all, first time on this list. I've been using a 5400/200 for 
> a long
> time, hooked up to a home LAN.  Last week though I came across an AGP
> Graphics G4 400 with a Studio Display 17" 9300, 512MB of RAM, 1 new 
> Quantum
> Fireball Plus 10.2Gig and 1 Maxtor 20.5Gig hard drives, 100MB Zip 
> drive, and
> the USB Keyboard and Mouse, all in very good condition, running OS 
> 10.0.4
> with 9.2.2, and I have both OS CD's (9.1, 10.0.1). Later on I want get 
> 10.2
> or 10.3.
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>  I have to say this before I go on.  W O W !!! Fast is an 
> understatement.
>
>    I have found one thing that I can not seem to find an answer for, 
> so far.
> Using the Apple System Profiler, I noticed that listed in the 
> 'Production
> Information' at the very bottom of the 'System Profile' menu, is the 
> "ROM
> revision" code, "Boot ROM" number, and the "Mac OS ROM file ver: 8.7".
>
>    Okay, does this mean that the G4 can boot from an on board ROM 
> chip? or
> is this the ROM chip OS that it uses for the "Startup Manager"?
>
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>       Thanks,
>         Michael
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