Installing an OS onto a Powerbook G3 Lombard

[crisscross01]

Hi Luke

I have original 10.2.1 software install & restore discs, also Hardware Test, which came with my G4 Powerbook (still running!)

If you would like to borrow, send me PM with address & chuck in a stamp or two when you return

Chris

 

[pigoo3]

I have original 10.2.1 software install & restore discs, also Hardware Test, which came with my G4 Powerbook (still running!)

OP has a Powerbook G3. You have a Powerbook G4. Your original gray disks will not work on a Powerbook G3. Those gray disks are model specific.

- Nick

 

[hugtheslug]

Hi Luke

I have original 10.2.1 software install & restore discs, also Hardware Test, which came with my G4 Powerbook (still running!)

If you would like to borrow, send me PM with address & chuck in a stamp or two when you return

Chris

If these are grey discs, unfortunately they will only work for the PowerBook G4 they came with.

Cheers

Hugh

 

[hugtheslug]

You must have been posting while I was typing, Nick

Cheers

Hugh

 

[pigoo3]

You must have been posting while I was typing, Nick

lol Yes…it happens all the time.

- Nick

 

[Lukeno94]

I appreciate the offer, but I've already sorted out the hard drive arrangement with Hugh, and I do indeed have a G3 Powerbook.

Oh, and I thought you'd better have some pictures (even though they don't really show the bronzeness of the keyboard that well, and date from before I replaced the optical drive):

 

[Lukeno94]

Well, I have the hard drive from Hugh, but unfortunately it seems that the system no longer wants to spin the hard drives up (it won't spin the 6GB either) - which is odd, because I'm sure it was doing so before. I may try getting hold of another hard drive cable and see if that fixes it. but otherwise, I'm confused and stumped for now. And there's nothing wrong with the drive you sent Hugh - I just put it in a Dell Latitude C600, and it span up fine.

 

[hugtheslug]

Sorry to hear that, I wonder if a bad cable was the problem all along.
I still have a Pismo in bits up in the loft; I wonder if the HD cable would be the same as a Lombard?
Will try find out and let you know.

Cheers

Hugh

 

[hugtheslug]

Still can't tell if the cables are the same, but there's one on eBay definitely for the Lombard - maybe make a cheeky offer (as £14 is way too much) - Misc Cable Ribbon for Apple Macintosh Powerbook G3 M5343 | eBay and one from the States - Apple POWERBOOK G3 Hard Drive cable 632-0084-A | eBay.
It's probably not worth spending much more as you may find it something worse like the hard drive controller died

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Lukeno94]

Yeah, I'd seen the ridiculous prices of the hard drive cables on eBay for the UK-based one. It does look, however, like the Lombard and Pismo cables are exactly the same, and, in fact, that most Powerbook G3 models use the same cable - so if you'd be willing to send me it for the cost of P&P (or a couple of quid and P&P), I'd definitely be willing to try it and see.

 

[hugtheslug]

I'm at work at the moment so I'll have a look tomorrow as I'm day off ...

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Lukeno94]

I'm at work at the moment so I'll have a look tomorrow as I'm day off ...

Cheers

Hugh

Sure, no rush

 

[hugtheslug]

Well, I've found the defunct Pismo in the loft, and can send you the hard drive cable, but first a few diagnostic questions:-
Is there an life in the Lombard when you turn it on? Does the screen fire up?
If no life, check seating of CPU card.
If still dead, lift keyboard and disconnect PRAM battery, then try again.
If you've recently changed the RAM, check the modules are seated properly or try putting the old memory back in.

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Lukeno94]

Well, I've found the defunct Pismo in the loft, and can send you the hard drive cable, but first a few diagnostic questions:-
Is there an life in the Lombard when you turn it on? Does the screen fire up?
If no life, check seating of CPU card.
If still dead, lift keyboard and disconnect PRAM battery, then try again.
If you've recently changed the RAM, check the modules are seated properly or try putting the old memory back in.

Cheers

Hugh

Don't worry, the system powers on perfectly fine, makes the noise it's supposed to, accesses the DVD drive (or at least sounds like it does) and gets as far as the flashing question mark/floppy drive icon that shows there is no OS installed. I haven't touched the RAM, and I tried fiddling with the PRAM battery as part of my initial attempts to get it to boot off a CD. Previously, I could hear the hard drive spinning, but that no longer appears to be the case with either the 6GB drive I bought, or the drive you sent me. Both span up fine in a Dell Latitude C600 I have.

 

[hugtheslug]

OK great, I'll send you the cable then, probably tomorrow, and cross fingers for you that it's compatible.

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Lukeno94]

OK great, I'll send you the cable then, probably tomorrow, and cross fingers for you that it's compatible.

Cheers

Hugh

Perfect, thanks I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[hugtheslug]

Have posted the cable off, First Class in a padded envelope

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Lukeno94]

Have posted the cable off, First Class in a padded envelope

Cheers

Hugh

Perfect, thanks What were the P&P costs?

 

[hugtheslug]

Don't worry about that, it was only a stamp and my wife paid for it in with her post.

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Lukeno94]

Don't worry about that, it was only a stamp and my wife paid for it in with her post.

Cheers

Hugh

Well, thank you very much