Re: DVD Playback off USB DVD Drive?

2012-04-05 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Apr 1, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Xion Dracari wrote: > is it possible to get DVD Playback in OS9 from a USB DVD Drive? i > have from my Windows PC a USB DVD Drive i've gotten the imac to read > it and view files off discs in it but a DVD Disc in it.. the mac wont > show it as a DVD Disc (you dont s

Whew! So much help. Thank you

2012-04-05 Thread madamekelly
Ok, I read all of the lovely advice you all sent. I am still confused but getting better. I want to especially thank those of you who "dumbed it down" for me. Now, I have come up with what I hope are intelligent questions- First some background- I do not know how to back up my files. I have my ho

DVD Playback off USB DVD Drive?

2012-04-05 Thread Xion Dracari
is it possible to get DVD Playback in OS9 from a USB DVD Drive? i have from my Windows PC a USB DVD Drive i've gotten the imac to read it and view files off discs in it but a DVD Disc in it.. the mac wont show it as a DVD Disc (you dont see the DVD-Video Disc Icon just a Data Disc Icon) Mostly b

Re: Cant Boot/install OSX on DVi+ 400mhz G3imac

2012-04-05 Thread Xion Dracari
i tried resetting by holding in the Programmer button and resetting the Mac, On Apr 1, 12:15 pm, Dan wrote: > At 1:09 AM -0700 4/1/2012, Xion Dracari wrote: > > >it was working stangely.  the OSX Tiger DVD i had was taking its time > >to boot. about 40% into installing the Installer Fails powers

Re: iMac won't boot from hard drive that has had OS 10.5 installed via target disk mode

2012-04-05 Thread John Carmonne
On Mar 29, 2012, at 9:15 AM, Avery wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Afterwards, I shut down both computers, disconnected them and > started them up again. The Macbook was just fine, but the iMac won't > boot from the hard drive. I get a gray screen with a blinking folder > and question mark inside. Th

Re: iMac won't boot from hard drive that has had OS 10.5 installed via target disk mode

2012-04-05 Thread Christopher Satterfield
The reason is you have an Intel Mac-Compatible install of OS X on the PowerPC Machine. In Disk Utility on the OS X install disk choose "APM" I believe it is, or Apple Partition Map, to have a PowerPC bootable hard disk. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a gr