Well i have an imac g3 333. but i upgraded the firmware without knowing to version-3.0.f3- build date 07/16/99. back in that time some of the pcs that shipped with this firmware had problems installing the os. my hd is not blessed, and due to this firmware i cant boot the original cd that came along eith it and always worked. is there any way of saving it without needing to replace the card?
found this https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5151247?tstart=0
"Since you have a grape-colored iMac, it's a 333 MHz model. Your problem sounds identical to one discussed seven years ago. The inability to run the 1.2 Firmware Update was attributed to a quirk with the last batch of 333 MHz models manufactured and the specific firmware version (3.0.f3) that shipped with them. You can read about it here."
found this https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5151247?tstart=0
"Since you have a grape-colored iMac, it's a 333 MHz model. Your problem sounds identical to one discussed seven years ago. The inability to run the 1.2 Firmware Update was attributed to a quirk with the last batch of 333 MHz models manufactured and the specific firmware version (3.0.f3) that shipped with them. You can read about it here."