I guess "disc" was a bad choice of wording on my part. I apoligize. This thing has 2 operating systems on it....a 10.3.4 and a OS 9. I was using the OS 10.3.4 with no problems. I switched over to the OS 9 from the OS 10.3.4. Apparently the OS 9 isn't working and I haven't been able to switch back to the good one.
nospam wrote: >> I recently switched from the Mac OS 10.3X, which was working, to the OS 9.5 > >there was no 9.5. > >> (start-up disc, I guess?) and now nothing works. It boots to an icon looking >> like a 3.5 floopy disc, with a question mark blinking inside it. > >that means it can't find a bootable system on either the hard drive or >the optical drive (or any attached hard drives but you didn't mention >additional drives). > >> I can hear a >> clicking sound and after a few minutes, the computer shuts down. I have tried >> all the shortcuts that I can find and still nothing as far as getting it to >> complete the boot. I'm open to all suggestions. Thanks in advance! > >that sounds like the computer works, but whatever system disc you have >in there is not compatible with it. for instance, it's possible that >the disc you have was bundled with a different model mac. or, the >optical drive is defective. > >what exactly does it say on the disc? > >also, why did you switch? especially since you say you don't have any >discs that came with it. > >> Sam >> iBook, M6497, made in 2001. color is white. I believe this is a G3? I am not >> that familiar with ibooks and I don't have any discs that originally came >> with the unit. > >google shows that it's an ibook 600mz g3.
