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 Oct 24 2009, 04:24 PM
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Hi,
I have a Mac G4 that I cannot boot from the cd. Is there any suggestions? I know little about Mac systems This post has been edited by Drago337: Oct 24 2009, 04:25 PM |
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Oct 28 2009, 01:20 AM
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 Geek in Training Posts: 73 From: Melbourne, AU OS: Windows 7 x64 / OS X Snow Leopard |
Hey Drago337 and welcome to GeeksToGo!
To boot a Mac using the CD drive, the usual step is to insert the CD, reboot and hold the 'C' key on the keyboard. When doing that, what happens on your machine? D 
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Oct 28 2009, 01:30 AM
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New Member Posts: 8 OS: XP |
I tried that first, but then i noticed that the key board was not working on the machine. the key board is good. Plus, it is a blank hard drive.when it comes up it shows a little file folder in the center of the screen flashing a "?". like i had said, I know very little about a mac...
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Oct 28 2009, 01:35 AM
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Geek in Training Posts: 73 From: Melbourne, AU OS: Windows 7 x64 / OS X Snow Leopard |
Hang on..
QUOTE the key board was not working on the machine QUOTE the key board is good. Which is it? I assume the error is due to the fact there is no OS on the drive to boot to. If the keyboard is not working, you can plug an external keyboard in (via USB) to test if that is the problem. D
This post has been edited by Deon: Oct 28 2009, 01:36 AM |
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Oct 28 2009, 01:52 AM
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New Member Posts: 8 OS: XP |
it is both, the key board is good, it works on another machine but it was not working on th g4...
the error has to be due to the blank hard drive. Will try a usb key board tomorrow. Thanks |
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