Powermac G5 Boot from CD problem.

[dane.van]

I just got my new dual 1.8ghz powermac G5 today and ran into problems with the very first thing I tried to do. I was trying to reinstall OSX and partition my drive but I couldn't even get that far. Turns out my new computer doesn't want to boot from CD. I tried to boot from the osx install cd that came with my computer by holding c, choosing it as startup disc in the system preferences, and even holding option when i start up. With this last one, the only option I had once it started was Macintosh HD.

The CD does mount in when i start up normally, it just won't boot from it. Is this a common problem or am I just lucky?


My specs are:
Dual 1.8 G5
ATI Radeon 9800 pro 256MB ram
SONY DVD RW DW-U21A Superdrive.
1GB ram (from apple)
I have no third party anything installed.

 

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Is the keyboard connected directly to the back of the computer?

I noticed a few reports of this the other day, but the brand of the SuperDrive was different... it may help, though:
http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20050221083031461

 

[dane.van]

Yup, I think I saw that article as well, so I made sure it was plugged into the back, and I even tried a different keyboard!

 

[texanpenguin]

Maybe the disc is dodgy?

Have any other bootable CDs you could try?