imac g3 stuck on log in

sanchezh · sanchezh #1 (**permalink**)

05-22-2012, 04:55 PM

when i try to log on the computer it say logging in but dosn't log on .if some can help i will be great full

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #2 (**permalink**)

05-22-2012, 05:30 PM

Got whatever system installed boot disc? If so boot from that and check out the hard drive.

rabbitjetta · rabbitjetta #3 (**permalink**)

05-24-2012, 08:21 PM

Try reinstalling the OS that is all that it should need.

sanchezh · sanchezh #4 (**permalink**)

05-26-2012, 03:45 PM

i do not have the disc

MacDude121 · MacDude121 #5 (**permalink**)

05-27-2012, 12:20 PM

It sounds to me like the Hard Drive is either dead or dying. Is this a tray-loading or slot loading iMac G3? The Hard Drive replacement methods are quite different from each other. (although neither are terribly difficult)

sanchezh · sanchezh #6 (**permalink**)

05-28-2012, 01:32 PM

will it cost and if does about how much

MacDude121 · MacDude121 #7 (**permalink**)

05-29-2012, 04:41 PM

You can find old IDE hard drives 60GB and below for next to nothing nowadays, (literally $5 or free, some people have tons of them lying around.) Size doesn't really matter as long as it's below the iMac G3's max size of 128GB.

harryb2448 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,058 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	05-22-2012, 05:30 PM Got whatever system installed boot disc? If so boot from that and check out the hard drive. *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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MacDude121 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 22, 2010 Posts: 1,385 Mac Specs: Black MacBook 2.2GHz C2D, 4GB Ram - iMac G4 700MHz, 512MB Ram	05-27-2012, 12:20 PM It sounds to me like the Hard Drive is either dead or dying. Is this a tray-loading or slot loading iMac G3? The Hard Drive replacement methods are quite different from each other. (although neither are terribly difficult) -Evan
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MacDude121 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 22, 2010 Posts: 1,385 Mac Specs: Black MacBook 2.2GHz C2D, 4GB Ram - iMac G4 700MHz, 512MB Ram	05-29-2012, 04:41 PM You can find old IDE hard drives 60GB and below for next to nothing nowadays, (literally $5 or free, some people have tons of them lying around.) Size doesn't really matter as long as it's below the iMac G3's max size of 128GB. -Evan
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sanchezh #1 (permalink)
Member Since: May 22, 2012 Posts: 4	05-22-2012, 04:55 PM when i try to log on the computer it say logging in but dosn't log on .if some can help i will be great full
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Member Since: May 22, 2012 Posts: 4	05-26-2012, 03:45 PM i do not have the disc
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Member Since: May 22, 2012 Posts: 4	05-28-2012, 01:32 PM will it cost and if does about how much
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