My G4 (OS 9.2) is tricky to boot up (reason for buying the new iMac) but I'd like to keep it in service as an alternate editing station if I can.
The problem: Everytime I turn the G4 on, I will get a flashing folder icon with a question mark (?) on the folder icon. Now I found a work around that works about 8 times out of 10 boot ups, but something is obviously wrong.
The only way I can get my G4 to boot up is to continually hit the (Esc) key until I see it start to boot up properly. Once it's booted, it runs normally, but once I turn it off I have to do the same (ESC) key trick to get her up and running again. I have two internal HDs on this G4 the second drive is dedicated for video footage storage to use with Final Cut Pro. It would be really nice if I could solve this problem. Fortunately I've been able to start it up for the last year until I was able to afford the new iMac I just purchased. thanks.
Cynthia
The problem: Everytime I turn the G4 on, I will get a flashing folder icon with a question mark (?) on the folder icon. Now I found a work around that works about 8 times out of 10 boot ups, but something is obviously wrong.
The only way I can get my G4 to boot up is to continually hit the (Esc) key until I see it start to boot up properly. Once it's booted, it runs normally, but once I turn it off I have to do the same (ESC) key trick to get her up and running again. I have two internal HDs on this G4 the second drive is dedicated for video footage storage to use with Final Cut Pro. It would be really nice if I could solve this problem. Fortunately I've been able to start it up for the last year until I was able to afford the new iMac I just purchased. thanks.
Cynthia