Folks,
I have a G3 iMac (450 MHz) that I haven't tried to start up since I
turned it on nearly a year ago. Now when I turn it on, just a folder
with a flashing question comes up.
Last year, I received it in the mail and on start up, the OS 9 desk top
loaded but Norton (systemworks?) started running and then I just got
gibberish (code?) on the screen.
Is the flashing question mark a sign of a hard drive problem?
Is there a way to just wipe the hard drive clean so that I can install
OS X? I assume that I need to install OS 9 first to be able to add the
firmware to make it OK for an OS X installation?
Do I turn/power the iMac on, insert the OS 9 disk and then hold the
'control' and 'c' keys to boot from the CD so that I can wipe the drive
and then install OS 9?
Thanks for any help.
Donald
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