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Frustrating bondi iMac boot problem
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Senior User
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Hello all--
Frustrating problem with my original (233 MHz) Bondi iMac. The hard drive died so installed a new one. I can boot off several different system software CDs (Panther, OS X Public Beta, and 9.2.1) and all of them see the hard drive and install the software without error. When I restart, however, I get a blinking question mark system folder. This happens over and over and it doesn't seem to make any difference what version of the OS I install. When the original hard drive died it was running 10.2.8.
>I have tried different sizes for the boot partition, all under 8 GB and some well under that limit.
>I have tried zapping the PRAM and resetting NVRAM.
I am about to go nuts... I know this guy has a little more life in it. Can anyone help?
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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I had the same problem w. my imac 350mhz bluberry, but once i turned off my external rom drive it would quit.
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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Usually this problem is related to the hard drive's master/slave settings. Make sure it's set to "Master" or "Single Drive", not "Slave" or even "cable select". iMacs will refuse to boot off slave drives, even though you can install an OS to a slave drive just fine.
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Senior User
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Originally posted by deboerjo:
Usually this problem is related to the hard drive's master/slave settings. Make sure it's set to "Master" or "Single Drive", not "Slave" or even "cable select". iMacs will refuse to boot off slave drives, even though you can install an OS to a slave drive just fine.
That got it... it was set to CS. Thanks!
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