JackT06 macrumors 6502 Original poster Jul 24, 2009 293 0 Jan 2, 2011 #1 Hello, My iBook G4 will not boot up right, it just gets stuck on the same screen (see attached). I have turned it on and off, took the battery out and replaced it and still nothing... Has anyone get any ideas? Eg, troubleshotting methods...? Attachments iBookG4.jpg 22.3 KB · Views: 120
Hello, My iBook G4 will not boot up right, it just gets stuck on the same screen (see attached). I have turned it on and off, took the battery out and replaced it and still nothing... Has anyone get any ideas? Eg, troubleshotting methods...?
S Strimkind macrumors member Jul 16, 2009 47 0 Jan 3, 2011 #2 The system may just be bad. I had a Mac Mini that literally took 40 minutes to boot. A quick reinstall of 10.4 fixed that quickly. Make sure you have a backup of anything important before you reinstall!
The system may just be bad. I had a Mac Mini that literally took 40 minutes to boot. A quick reinstall of 10.4 fixed that quickly. Make sure you have a backup of anything important before you reinstall!
JackT06 macrumors 6502 Original poster Jul 24, 2009 293 0 Jan 3, 2011 #3 Strimkind said: The system may just be bad. I had a Mac Mini that literally took 40 minutes to boot. A quick reinstall of 10.4 fixed that quickly. Make sure you have a backup of anything important before you reinstall! Click to expand... Is it possible to back my things up...? Just i can't get onto the Mac at all...?
Strimkind said: The system may just be bad. I had a Mac Mini that literally took 40 minutes to boot. A quick reinstall of 10.4 fixed that quickly. Make sure you have a backup of anything important before you reinstall! Click to expand... Is it possible to back my things up...? Just i can't get onto the Mac at all...?