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I need help very badly.
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Join Date: May 2001
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My mac is dead during finals week. I know this is the wrong forum, but you guys are probably smarter and better to answer my post than the Mac OS X forum.
Problem: Blinking folder and question mark on startup.
Cause: Changed boot volume to dead OS 9 System folder.
Additional problem: All of my boot disks are at home and other kids with macs here have DVD disks that my g4 can't read.
FOR THE LOVE OF MAC! PLEASE HELP QUICK!
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nevermind...everyone on the forum right now has viewed this post and i have no reply. admins feel free to delete this. lounge-goers are definitely no good for tech support.
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Originally posted by v0id7:
nevermind...everyone on the forum right now has viewed this post and i have no reply. admins feel free to delete this. lounge-goers are definitely no good for tech support.
Press and hold the option key when the machine is starting up until you see the MacOS X gray screen. It'll then show you all bootable disks on the machine. Now, just pick the one you actually want.
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try holding x when you boot up.
iirc, that forces it to boot os X
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How 'bout connecting an external firewire drive? If you have an iPod, copy an install dvd onto the ipod from a friend's mac and then boot your mac up with "T" held down.
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Originally posted by Troll:
How 'bout connecting an external firewire drive? If you have an iPod, copy an install dvd onto the ipod from a friend's mac and then boot your mac up with "T" held down.
Do *not* hold the T down - that will make your Mac act like an external drive, not boot from one. Plug the iPod in, hold down Option when you boot, and choose the iPod.
Now, if you want to connect your Mac to a friend's Mac just to get some files off of it, then connect yours to his using a firewire cable, and start it holding T down.
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Originally posted by v0id7:
nevermind...everyone on the forum right now has viewed this post and i have no reply. admins feel free to delete this. lounge-goers are definitely no good for tech support.
good lord
you waited 15minutes, insulted us, and now you expect us to help you?
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Originally posted by Peter:
good lord
you waited 15minutes, insulted us, and now you expect us to help you?
ya. thats my favorite.
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Yeah for some reason people think insulting you will get their way.
The backward way people think now a days amazes me.
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Addicted to MacNN
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Originally posted by Zimphire:
Yeah for some reason people think insulting you will get their way.
The backward way people think now a days amazes me.
i think void7 could use a viewing of the mcdonalds training film that was posted here in the last week or so.
"courtesy. its more contagious than the flu!"
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