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Powermac G4 will not boot from CD
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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I have a Powermac G4 that is running OS 9.2 and I am trying to load OSX onto it but can not get it to boot from the CD.
It will put the DVD on teh desktop when I insert it in the drive, so I know the drive is working and will read the DVD, but it will not boot.
Is there something I am doing wrong? I am holding the "C" key while booting.
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Mac Pro Dual Quad 3.2ghz, 4gb ram, 4x 1 Terabyte hdd's, 8800GT, 30inch Samsung display running OSX Leopard Server
15 inch Macbook Pro Unibody and Apple 24 inch LED Display.
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Here is a question, does the G4 Powermac have a battery onboard that remembers settings, and if so, if that battery died would it cause weird boot behavior?
I came to restart it today and had to reset the PRAM to get it to boot again.
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Mac Pro Dual Quad 3.2ghz, 4gb ram, 4x 1 Terabyte hdd's, 8800GT, 30inch Samsung display running OSX Leopard Server
15 inch Macbook Pro Unibody and Apple 24 inch LED Display.
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Administrator  Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: California
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Run Software Update from OS 9, see if there is a firmware update available.
And yes, a dead battery can cause boot issues.
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