Hello,
Please help! I have always fancied trying a MAc and was given an IMAC 350 (on freecycle) with 256mb ram, cd rom with OS X 10.2 installed. I have no discs or anything, just me and this problem...!!
Now I have used windows for years and can happily install and repair with no problem, and here I have entered the twilight world...!! I know nothing...!!
Here's the problem and explanation.
The imac was wonderful when I got it a couple of days ago. I managed to get it connected to the internet via my pc's network - it sorted itself out on that one and could lok around. It uses Internet Explorer Mac 5.2 and could already see it needs updating as it wasn't abnle to see some flash. I didn't do anything about this element just yet.
The imac requested to do some updates in the background of four files. I'm not sure which they are as I didn't write them down, but one was an IE update.
It failed this a few times, some kind of missing file or something - again, didn't write it down. When I trued again and left, it said successful and needed rebooting.
On reboot, was a blue folder with black question - at least I went and found out it was asking for the system disc.
Now, I have all the original windwows disc but no mac discs, so I managed to download an OS 10.2. It accepted the disc and proceeded to install the system. The problem when it reach the select disc to install, there wasn't oneto install.
Other than throw it through the window as I feel put off with my first experience of MAC, can anybody help and advise?
I've sent an email to the person who gave it to me, and hopefully they might help, but I'm not sure. It's £75 here to see a specialist, and I cannot afford that right now.
I'd really like to have some pleasure form this machine.
Many thanks.
Krystyna
Please help! I have always fancied trying a MAc and was given an IMAC 350 (on freecycle) with 256mb ram, cd rom with OS X 10.2 installed. I have no discs or anything, just me and this problem...!!
Now I have used windows for years and can happily install and repair with no problem, and here I have entered the twilight world...!! I know nothing...!!
Here's the problem and explanation.
The imac was wonderful when I got it a couple of days ago. I managed to get it connected to the internet via my pc's network - it sorted itself out on that one and could lok around. It uses Internet Explorer Mac 5.2 and could already see it needs updating as it wasn't abnle to see some flash. I didn't do anything about this element just yet.
The imac requested to do some updates in the background of four files. I'm not sure which they are as I didn't write them down, but one was an IE update.
It failed this a few times, some kind of missing file or something - again, didn't write it down. When I trued again and left, it said successful and needed rebooting.
On reboot, was a blue folder with black question - at least I went and found out it was asking for the system disc.
Now, I have all the original windwows disc but no mac discs, so I managed to download an OS 10.2. It accepted the disc and proceeded to install the system. The problem when it reach the select disc to install, there wasn't oneto install.
Other than throw it through the window as I feel put off with my first experience of MAC, can anybody help and advise?
I've sent an email to the person who gave it to me, and hopefully they might help, but I'm not sure. It's £75 here to see a specialist, and I cannot afford that right now.
I'd really like to have some pleasure form this machine.
Many thanks.
Krystyna
