Hi all, I have a PowerMac G4, Mirrored Doors. Has been great, dual 1Ghz. I had a drive go bad. I replaced it but I can't get it to start up. Powers up, fans work. get start up tone, but thats it. I tried starting up from startup disk but sill nothing also tried w/extensions off, no go. Any suggestions?
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You can't start up from your grey Restore CD/DVD (what you call "startup disk")?
Have you tried any of these steps?
Have you tried any of these steps?
Mac doesn't boot
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck
Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck
Troubleshooting: My computer won't turn on
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