Last week I upgraded from my 2003 iMac G4 to the Core 2 Duo 24" iMac. I immediately turned on the new device and the migration assistant prompted me to complete a migration which I did successfully. I then turned my iMac G4 off, carried it downstairs to its new home and tried to turn it on without success. I received the gray screen w/ the gray apple and indicator wheel. It would then turn off (black screen) automatically.
I have restarted in Safe Mode, Single-user Mode and tried to reinstall Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) all without success. At the reinstall, it stated there were "errors installing the software". A log of the problem stated that the "target volume is damaged and cannot be repaired by the installer."
I have seen suggestions to try a disk repair utility, but which one? I have also seen advice to proceed to wiping the hard drive. Is it worth trying the utility repair or, since I already completed the firewire backup, simply wipe the hard drive.
I also don't understand how the machine was working and literally 30 minutes later it craps out.
I have restarted in Safe Mode, Single-user Mode and tried to reinstall Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) all without success. At the reinstall, it stated there were "errors installing the software". A log of the problem stated that the "target volume is damaged and cannot be repaired by the installer."
I have seen suggestions to try a disk repair utility, but which one? I have also seen advice to proceed to wiping the hard drive. Is it worth trying the utility repair or, since I already completed the firewire backup, simply wipe the hard drive.
I also don't understand how the machine was working and literally 30 minutes later it craps out.