iBook g3 booting problem

birdhouse1575 · #1 April 28th, 2008, 09:20 PM

hey, i just upgraded my ibook g3 hd to 20gb. i put in my tiger install disc 1 and i let it go while i was out of the room. i heard the startup chime from another room, later i went to see it with a blue screen and mouse cursor. it wouldn't do anything. then i restarted it with the install disc again, holding C down, and it booted to a grey screen which after about a minute went to the flashing folder with the ? mark.

HD problem? or logic board...

birdhouse1575 · #2 April 28th, 2008, 10:34 PM

In a nutshell (kinda)
Installing:
1. put in tiger cd
2. restarted with C
3. installed.. la da dee da
4. it restarted and came to a blue screen, nothing else
5. i restarted to..
this:
1. Booted up
2. eject wont work so opened with pin and put in tiger cd 1
3. restarted, holding C
4. drive spun a lot with grey screen, then drive stopped, then after a minute went to another grey screen with the flashing folder with the finder icon and question mark.

I reset the PRAM and power thing. doesnt help. I just changed the hard drive to one which already had been on OS X.

Im like crying, my router is broken and i cant get online from my room. help plz lol (seriously)

**Giaguara** · #3 April 29th, 2008, 04:26 AM

Did this Mac OS X install disc come with this Mac or was it purchased separately? Is it black or gray? If it's gray, what model does it list?

birdhouse1575 · #4 April 29th, 2008, 06:13 AM

seperately and black.
this cd worked on a 10 gig hd i had in this ibook before. now the 20gig isnt taking it.

birdhouse1575 · #5 April 29th, 2008, 07:49 PM

okay.. now after trying that install.. i can only get to open firmware and possibly target disk mode. but i dont have that firewire cable.

i just found out it cant recognize my dvd drive in open firmware and in the option-boot method.

wtf happened to my computer?