Hey, i have a brand new donated imac dv se (500mhz), i got it today and put memory in it (around 76 or so) to test it and get into os9, when i turned it on i get a question mark and blinking finder icon. so i think hmmm lemme try to boot from the restore cd, so i put it in and restart and hold c and wait and i still get the question mark!! my hopes are to get panther on it, and i need os9 so i can get the firmware to install panther.
can anyone help?
thanks,
Pops
This is more of a post that answers my problem as opposed to yours, but you need firmware to install OS X from OS 9?
Installed OS X on a G3 PPC OS 9, never successfully booted again.
Thanks and good luck with your issue!
Update
Well now i have tried to do all of the system startup key strokes to get it running, even the pram ones. i even removed the dvd drive and replaced it with a slot loading cd drive. less noise from the drive but same question mark. I know this machine works, i just have to get past this problem.
Could it be the Hard drive?
Could it be the PRAM Battery?
Is it possible to replace the Hard drive with my own WD400 40gb?
thanks
maybe the os is corrupt? Try reinstalling os 9
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