Have you used a CD/DVD drive cleaner in the drive? Have you tried resetting the pram? Tried open firmware reset NVRAM, Reset all?
I'm running out of ideas. John > Yes I have tried through Prefernces, Startup Disk. Allows me to > select the DVD, I hit reboot, Mac then reboots. After reboot displays > the folder with a question mark for a second or two then continues > booting off my hard drive. > > On Apr 11, 2005 2:07 PM, John McGibney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> How about selecting the DVD from the Startup Disk section of System >> Preferences? >> >> John >> >>> No I have tried several different DVDs (10.3 Upgrade, 10.3 Retail my >>> friend bought, I even tried copying my 10.2 CD to a DVD). Bottom line >>> seems to be CD boots fine but DVD will not read for startup. Once I >>> am in 10.3 and open finder disc is there and I can read from it, but >>> it will not boot. >>> >>> On Apr 11, 2005 1:47 PM, John McGibney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> Is the DVD a machine specific installer/bootable CD? >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>>>> This is on a Titanium Powerbook. I did not know you could set the >>>>>> drive between master and slave. I did not see any jumpers on the >>>>>> drive when I examined it. >>>>> >>>>> Was it the original one that was in there ? >>>>> >>>>> Dunno if it is an issue, I was just thinking of things that might cause >>>>> problems. >>>> >>>> -- You can't please everyone. But it is possible to make'em all mad at the same time. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
