Frank & Susan Malinowski9/20/01 9:14 [EMAIL PROTECTED][wrote]
> Just to follow up, I tried zapping the PRAM (with Tech Tool), haven't tried
> the CUDA switch, may have to. But the situation is as strange as it sounds
> and the tech detectives may have a clue, the SM will start up in OS 7.6
> from the original SM CD in the original IDE drive. It will not boot up from
> the Disk Warrior, Norton System Works or another emergency startup CD that
> works on a Powerbook G4Ti. Does not matter which CD I use, the original SM
> IDE 8X CD or the SCSI Yamaha CDRW and it does not matter whether I hold the
> C key or even select the disk in the Startup Disk Control Panel.
> So I am guessing that it is a driver on the CD that is needed which is not
> on the DW or Norton CD. It could also be a misfunctioning CD player in that
> I often put in a CD and get a message that it cannot read it, do I want to
> initialize it? but when reinserted it usually works fine.
> Still looking for some insight.
> System info: SM 4000MT w/G3, 160 MB RAM, OS 9.1, ATI card
If i read you correctly, you are running os 9.1, is that correct ?
Also you can boot from os 7.6 cd only, right/wrong ?
Again, you are running os 9.1, how did you get there if you don't
have any os cds in between 7.6 and including 9.1 ?
Now, did you get to 9.1 without any HD driver updates ?
jr
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