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#1
September 21st, 2003, 09:31 PM
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| installing Mac os X on an I-Mac Hello, I have made quite a mess of my I-mac and I need some real serious help!! Or maybe not!! I have an I-book that came with 10.2 so I decided to install this os on my slot loading I-mac....That's when i got into real trouble...Now I have a screen where everything is distorted and I can't figure it out.....Has anyone run into this problem and have an idea of what I've done and how to correct it.. I was not able to install the firmware and made a poor decision to go ahead with the installation anyway....I'm thinking this might be the problem, but I really don't know. So if anyone has the time and patience to assist me I would so appreciate it. Thanks Sharon  |
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#2
September 21st, 2003, 09:36 PM
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| I have this too... Mac OS X dosen't treat old iMacs too well... I think Mac OS X killed your Hard Drive. Throw in a cheap hard drive and you'll be fine. What are the iMac's specs? |
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#5
September 22nd, 2003, 03:41 AM
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| Do everything you can to run the firmware update, and if after everything you can't, then insert a bootable CD (like an OS installer or a troubleshooting utility) and try to set OS 9 as your default system.
__________________ System: • 2.5 GHz MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 200 GB hard drive, runs 10.5.4 • 1.6 GHz iMac G5, 1.5 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, runs 10.4.11 • iPhone, 4 GB, OS X 2.0.2 |
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#6
September 22nd, 2003, 03:58 AM
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| i'm assuming that you're talking about an old style imac like mine. arden is right - you've got to do the firmware update. it really isn't hard - just follow the directions at apple.com support. takes about 5 mins or less as i remember. at that point you should be fine unless you've screwed up your moniter settings. in which case you will need to reset them to default from system prefs. hopefully you still have os 9.2.2 on your drive. if you can see at all, go to system prefs and choose it as your boot system. if you're not up to 9.2.2, then use software update to get there once you are in os 9. but that firmware update is REQUIRED to run later versions of os x. it's possible you might have to reformat with your os 9 at this point. it has to be installed from os 9 as i remember. there are quite a few older threads about the problems it can cause if not installed. search this site for posts following the time it was released for more info if you need it.
__________________ 20" 2ghz iMac G5 | 2GB ram | os 10.4 | 15" Ti PB 867 | 1 gb ram | os 10.3.9 | grape imacDV 400mhz | 512 mb ram | os10.2.8/9.2.2 | smc barricade router w/sbc yahoo dsl | HP psc-2355 all-in-one printer | graphire2 | Living happily ever after, every now and then |
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#7
September 22nd, 2003, 04:27 AM
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| If you do manage to get the firmware update working, be forewarned that you will hear a loud, strange noise. This is normal, so be prepared for it so it doesn't startle you.
__________________ System: • 2.5 GHz MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 200 GB hard drive, runs 10.5.4 • 1.6 GHz iMac G5, 1.5 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, runs 10.4.11 • iPhone, 4 GB, OS X 2.0.2 |
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#8
September 22nd, 2003, 06:44 AM
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| edX... if she can't start the thing then how does she do it?! Try booting into safe mode by holding down shift right when it starts up, go to apple support and download the iMac Firmware update, boot into 9 if its still on there, and instal it. Didn't help me... |
