<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Thanks Ben, Ronald and everyone else who replied. <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Yes, the situation is that I cannot boot from the install DVD even if I restart and hold down C. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I think I am left with swapping out drives and trying again. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Question: (a) any online tips / procedures for swapping out the drive?</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Thanks again -- I appreciate all your thoughts and suggestions and will reread all the advice.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>David</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jul 17, 2007, at 7:34 PM, Ben Rose wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BR><BR><DIV><SPAN class="gmail_quote">On 7/12/07, <B class="gmail_sendername">Ronald Steinke</B> <<A href="mailto:ronsteinke@mac.com">ronsteinke@mac.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN><DIV> I realize that this may sound simple, but.... <BR></DIV><BLOCKQUOTE class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><BR>Are you trying to boot to the install DVD or just insert it and<BR>double-click on the icon? Your G4 has to boot from the DVD in order <BR>to install the OS.</BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR>I feel that this comment has been overlooked. To boot from the optical drive: Pop in the OS Install Disc and Restart while holding down the C key. If that doesn't work, try swapping out the CD/DVD drives from your 450 to your 533 and re-trying. <BR></DIV></DIV><BR><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">G4 mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:G4@listserver.themacintoshguy.com">G4@listserver.themacintoshguy.com</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4">http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/g4</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random stuff:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN><A href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984">http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>