You'll probably need a 10.4 installer at a minimum level. Have a look at Apple's support page http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2191 Insert your installer and hold down the "C" key while booting.
If you have DiskWarrior, use it to check the HDD. Michael On 30/10/2011, at 8:50 AM, Wolfman <[email protected]> wrote: > Someone gave me an iMac G5. It is in very good condition but it has > trouble booting up. When I hit the power button, it chimes, the large > grey apple icon appears, and the small pinwheel is spinning but that > is as far as it goes as it does not boot up to the desktop. I put in > a Mac OS Tiger operating install disk thinking it would switch to that > instead but no luck. Any ideas? > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
