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07-02-2008, 05:45 PM #1
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Perhaps one of the resident experts could advise...Hey guys! It's been a while I know, but I promise to visit more often
I've just bought the missus her 1st Mac (Lucky girl I know). She wanted an iBook and I managed to pick up a G4 from ebay, which has arrived today, which is a start. It's for her birthday and was delivered to my mothers house for reasons of secrecy and she reports that on startup she receives "The apple screen" with a "Spinning thing" (None too technical, my mother) and then the spinning stops and it never starts up.
Now, it was described as having Leopard installed but I was wondering if this sounds like a blank Mac, as in I need to install the OS myself or a dead Mac, as in I need to cry and send an email ALL IN CAPS to the seller.
I won't get to try anything out for another 10 days when I have it but if anyone could waylay my fears until then I'd be grateful.
Thanks in advance!
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07-02-2008, 05:56 PM #2
Tell her to pop in the Leopard discs and start over. You wouldn't want their install anyways if you're giving it as a gift.
Don't tell me you didn't get the discs....
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07-02-2008, 06:02 PM #3
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Doesn't sound like we did... what are my options?
Cheers for the swift reply, I remember why I love this place
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07-02-2008, 06:13 PM #4
Try a PRAM reset (Apple, CTRL, P, R i think) and if that doesn't work, the only thing I can think of is to call Apple and ask for the restore discs. That should get you a copy of Tiger for $40 or buy Leopard for $129.
Or, seeing selling a computer on eBay without the OS discs is against their rules, you might be able to get eBay to get the seller to buy you a copy of Leopard or a give you a refund. This method will take much longer than 10 days if the seller does not cooperate.
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07-02-2008, 06:16 PM #5
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Cool, I'll give that a try. Thanks again Bry!
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07-03-2008, 08:04 AM #6
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Keep us posted
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07-03-2008, 08:38 AM #7
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07-03-2008, 08:51 AM #8
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07-03-2008, 05:19 PM #9
Well if thats true about the discs then I wonder where the guy who sold me an iBook clamshell would find those os 9 restore discs!
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07-03-2008, 05:52 PM #10
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If you could find the link to the disclaimer Bry that would be a great help. I sent the guy a message and he replied saying he could get me a "Copy" of the Leopard disk...I'm hoping he means the original copy...
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07-03-2008, 06:04 PM #11
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Try this from E bay UK - http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policie...ed-copies.html
Hope this helps
Cheers
Hugh
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07-03-2008, 06:14 PM #12
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