Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help out. I have an iMac that was donated to me by someone I don't know for classroom use. She had set it up so that I could only access a simple finder account meant for students. I wanted to reinstall OS 10.5 and erase the disk so that I wouldn't be responsible for any stuff she may have left on the hard drive. I followed the instructions on OSX Daily to reset the password (http:// osxdaily.com/2010/08/10/forgot-mac-password-how-to-reset-mac- password/) and then the instructions on Low End Mac for faking out the processor speed so I could install 10.5. (http://lowendmac.com/osx/ leopard/openfirmware.html). Then, I realized that the DVD drive is broken and won't read any CD or DVD, so I installed via target disk mode using the instructions found on Low End Mac. I had to repartition the disk as GUID and then zeroed the disk and installed as usual. Everything went smoothly and the computer rebooted on my Macbook just fine. 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. The funny thing is, when I connect it via firewire to my Macbook, I can see that everything is working just fine. Any suggestions?
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