1st thing to do is try another connector cable, then try another drive.
On Sunday, June 3, 2012 12:34:45 PM UTC-7, Drew Alleman wrote:
I have a second hand 20 inch G5 iMac that I am working on. When ever I
install the DVD drive into the machine it refuses to boot. Does this
mean a bad
Thanks for your help what I did was I got a drive from a friends broken 17 inch
iMac and flipped the connectors and it works now.
Thank you,
-Drew
On Jun 4, 2012, at 9:52 AM, gifutiger wrote:
1st thing to do is try another connector cable, then try another drive.
On Sunday, June 3, 2012
I have a second hand 20 inch G5 iMac that I am working on. When ever I
install the DVD drive into the machine it refuses to boot. Does this
mean a bad motherboard? If not what dos it mean?
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Are you trying to boot a OS disk or just a regular disk in general keeping
it from booting? If you're trying to boot an OS disk you need to use a
10.2-10.5, 10.5 is the best as it provides the most usability and it runs
well on a G5.
Also, to boot from a disk you need to hold down the C key, and
I put a hard drive in it that already had a OS on it (10.5) and it boots when
the Superdrive is not installed. When I install the Superdrive the light on the
front turns on but nothing else.
On Jun 3, 2012, at 2:44 PM, Christopher Satterfield wrote:
Are you trying to boot a OS disk or just a
I would check to make sure it's properly connected. I'm not sure of the
connection on the drive as the only iMac newer than a G4 I've worked on is
a 2.16 GHz C2D one.
If that isn't the problem try and find a friend with a G5 they will let you
use to see if it's a drive or motherboard issue.
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