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iBook won't load OS
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<blockquote data-quote="Ron6962" data-source="post: 1078001" data-attributes="member: 164270"><p>I am new to Mac, so please bear with me if I tend to slip into Windows thinking here and there. I have a iBook G4 14" that was not working when I received it and I was told the hard drive had crashed. I replaced the hard drive and now when I power up to load OS X from a valid install disk, I get a small flashing folder. If I hold down the C key while powering up, I get a circular arrow on the left side of the screen and a right arrow on the right side of the screen. The cursor is active, but yields no results when I click on either arrow. I can hear the CD drive spinning like it is trying to start up, then nothing.</p><p></p><p>I do not know what any of these icons mean, and so far have had no luck searching forums. I'm hoping to get an idea from these symptoms whether or not the logic board is failing, or if there are other areas I should pursue.</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ron6962, post: 1078001, member: 164270"] I am new to Mac, so please bear with me if I tend to slip into Windows thinking here and there. I have a iBook G4 14" that was not working when I received it and I was told the hard drive had crashed. I replaced the hard drive and now when I power up to load OS X from a valid install disk, I get a small flashing folder. If I hold down the C key while powering up, I get a circular arrow on the left side of the screen and a right arrow on the right side of the screen. The cursor is active, but yields no results when I click on either arrow. I can hear the CD drive spinning like it is trying to start up, then nothing. I do not know what any of these icons mean, and so far have had no luck searching forums. I'm hoping to get an idea from these symptoms whether or not the logic board is failing, or if there are other areas I should pursue. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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