Installed new hard drive in iBook G4- circle with slash through it now!

TheScavenger · Oct 28, 2008

I just installed a 160GB 5400RPM hdd in place of my old 30GB 4200RPM hdd. I booted the computer from the Panther install disc one but all that appears is a grey screen with a circle/slash. I've tried resetting the PRAM and PMU and that didnt help.

Any advice?

clyde2801 · Oct 29, 2008

first things first

Did you format the new hard drive with your install disks?

TheScavenger · Oct 29, 2008

clyde2801 said:
Did you format the new hard drive with your install disks?

How do I do that? I don't have the original restore discs.

Its amazing how I can know so much about windows based systems and so little about Macs

TheScavenger · Oct 30, 2008

Anyone?

GreenEyed85 · Oct 30, 2008

TheScavenger said:
Anyone?

Doesn't sound like it's booting from the disk have you tried booting with "C"?

Press 'C' before you get to the grey screen and it should boot up from the CD.

TheScavenger · Oct 30, 2008

I've tried booting up with "C" to boot from the CD. When I do that by clicking on the picture of the install disc after holding down "C", the computer thinks for a bit and then the circle/slash comes up.

clyde2801 · Oct 30, 2008

What cd are you trying to boot from?

soberbrain · Oct 30, 2008

TheScavenger said:
I've tried booting up with "C" to boot from the CD. When I do that by clicking on the picture of the install disc after holding down "C", the computer thinks for a bit and then the circle/slash comes up.

Since holding down "C" didn't work, try holding down "option"

This will display available devices to boot from such as hard drive, external drive, CD.

FJ218700 · Oct 30, 2008

unless that new hard drive came with OS X installed, you're going to need the install DVD, assuming that the iBook has a DVD reader.

if you don't have the original discs, you're going to have to fins an external 2.5 inch adapter or another mac to clone an OS onto the new drive.

TheScavenger · Oct 30, 2008

clyde2801 said:
What cd are you trying to boot from?

Panther Install Disc 1

FJ218700 · Oct 30, 2008

TheScavenger said:
Panther Install Disc 1

did holding "option" work for you?

Keep it held down from before you hit the power until you see the grey screen with the CD icon in the middle, a refresh icon on the bottom left and a proceed icon on the bottom right of the screen.

select the CD icon and hit the proceed icon

TheScavenger · Oct 30, 2008

FJ218700 said:
did holding "option" work for you?

Keep it held down from before you hit the power until you see the grey screen with the CD icon in the middle, a refresh icon on the bottom left and a proceed icon on the bottom right of the screen.

select the CD icon and hit the proceed icon

I've tried this. After selecting the CD icon it goes to the circle/slash.

FJ218700 · Oct 30, 2008

TheScavenger said:
I've tried this. After selecting the CD icon it goes to the circle/slash.

what system did the iBook come with?

is it a retail Panther CD or a system restore disc?

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