Mac OS 9 on an eMac?

[DeltaMac]

Dual boot is good for your eMac.
So, you know what you need to do. Erase and re-install...

[Alexander Smith]

Okeydokey. I've done the erase and reinstall thing many times before to fix some strange bugs, so at least I know what I'm doing. And, my Dad has a 60GB hard drive on his other computer that I can backup stuff on. I only have about 20GB worth of important stuff on my eMac. Thanks so much for all the great support, you guys are awesome!

[Alexander Smith]

Hey, it's me again, I tried the erase and reinstall, but when I went to the erase option, it didn't have the Install OS9 Disk Drivers as an option! Not in the volume erase and not in the hard drive erase. What's wrong?

[DeltaMac]

Is the OS 9 driver option available if you select the hard drive (not the volume), and click on the partition tab. Then click on Volume Scheme, and choose 1 Partition from the drop down. You should get an OS 9 drivers option. Name the volume, and click the partition button at the bottom of the window.

[Alexander Smith]

Uh, no I don't get that. If my computer is supposed to be Dual-Boot like you guys said, then what could be the problem?

[DeltaMac]

Best way to discover if your eMac is truly dual-boot? Try to boot to OS 9, by booting to an OS 9 install CD. A dual-boot system will allow that, an OS X only system will not.