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iBook won't load OS
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1078971" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Ron,</p><p></p><p>The only error message you mentioned so far was the folder icon with the blinking "?". That is definitely the indication that your iBook's hard drive does not have a valid OS on it to boot from.</p><p></p><p>"Kyle0614's" suggestion is a good one...except it doesn't help you, since you cannot boot your computer to follow those instructions.</p><p></p><p>Based on what I can find...(at a minimum) you need Mac OS 10.3 "Panther" for your G4 14" iBook...</p><p></p><p>- 10.2 is too old. </p><p>- You could install 10.4 "Tiger".</p><p>- depending on your iBooks cpu speed, you could install 10.5 "Leopard"</p><p>- you cannot install OS 10.6 "Snow Leopard"</p><p></p><p>Some of these OS install disks can run you more than $100 dollars...so not a inexpensive purchase.</p><p></p><p>The only other possibility is that your hard drive may be "dead". But in that case you would still need an OS install disk to install an OS on the replacement hard drive.</p><p></p><p>If you had an install disk...you could boot your computer from the OS CD/DVD...and that would also help us figure out if your hard drive is bad.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line is...you NEED a compatible OS install disk of some sort before we can figure things out further.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1078971, member: 56379"] Ron, The only error message you mentioned so far was the folder icon with the blinking "?". That is definitely the indication that your iBook's hard drive does not have a valid OS on it to boot from. "Kyle0614's" suggestion is a good one...except it doesn't help you, since you cannot boot your computer to follow those instructions. Based on what I can find...(at a minimum) you need Mac OS 10.3 "Panther" for your G4 14" iBook... - 10.2 is too old. - You could install 10.4 "Tiger". - depending on your iBooks cpu speed, you could install 10.5 "Leopard" - you cannot install OS 10.6 "Snow Leopard" Some of these OS install disks can run you more than $100 dollars...so not a inexpensive purchase. The only other possibility is that your hard drive may be "dead". But in that case you would still need an OS install disk to install an OS on the replacement hard drive. If you had an install disk...you could boot your computer from the OS CD/DVD...and that would also help us figure out if your hard drive is bad. Bottom line is...you NEED a compatible OS install disk of some sort before we can figure things out further. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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