<div dir="ltr">I would look at the RAM as a potential culprit. In my experience, each
iteration of OS X becomes more finicky when it comes to RAM timings and
such; it may not even mean that there's a defect in the stick itself,
just how it works. What might have worked perfectly well in OS 9 might
not work at all in OS X.<br>
<br> - Tony Gamble<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 8:27 AM, Peter Nevett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nevett@tequis.com.mx">nevett@tequis.com.mx</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I am trying, for the umpteenth time, to install OS X Panther on my wife's iBook (original version, 300 MHz, OS 9.2.2, 320MB ). As usual when I insert the Panther install disc (yes, it's a real retail set of black CDs) I get the spinning barber's pole and the message "Preparing Installation" . It stays like that for hours, long after the CD has stopped spinning.<br>
I have previously looked at the verbose mode screen while this is happening and the experts on this list suggest that there might be a problem with the hard drive.<br>
Disc utilities finds no problem, repeatedly.<br>
Is it possible to start up the iBook from the OS9 CD, format the hard drive and then try to install Panther? I have backed up the iBook but is there a danger that I will then be unable to re-install any OS at all?<br>
Any other suggestions?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Pete Nevett<br>
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