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I've had this power book for about 2-3 years. Its always worked well but up untill about 6 months ago it has been acting up. It turn it on and it runs fine untill its time to load the desk top then it freezes with a grey screen in the background. I've lost my three reboot disk so i dont know if its a OS 9 or OSX. after i find out what version of OS it uses Ill be downloading the software. If any one has any type of help or constructive critizm...HELP!
 
There is no operating system that you can use on that PowerBook that is "downloadable." Downloading Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X is illegal -- you need to purchase a retail set of install disks instead of stealing them if you need an operating system.
 
Have you tried contacting Apple or taking the machine to the Apple Store to see if you can get replacement discs? DOwnloading them is still illegal. If Apple meant for them to be downloaded, they would have supplied it (as they did with System 7.5.3). It's also against the board rules here. Ask any of the admins here.
 
I would guy and guess which version of the OS you had on it based upon the last time you loaded it, the age of the laptop, etc. Then see if you can find that version on ebay and buy it.

Does this laptop come up in firewire target mode? If it does, you could bring it up that way, hook it to another computer via firewire, and then explore the disk to see what it has on it -- maybe even fix the boot problem.

I *think* to get it up in firewire mode (if it does it), you hold down command T (for target) when you power on the system -- but I would double check that to make sure first. (Or I guess, try it, if it doesn't work, then surf the net looking for what the right key is.)
 
just holding t while it's booting and attached to another mac via firewire will cause the laptops hardrive to appear as a drive on the host computers desktop.
 
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