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    mac ibook g4 help

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by gmaster, Jan 21, 2009.

  1. gmaster

    gmaster Notebook Consultant

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    i got a used mac ibook g4 and it starts to load mac os X and shows blue indicator line.. it gets to the end but stays there forever. any ideas.. i got the os X install disc.. i tried that but it errors.. any help greatly appreciated
     
    gmaster, Jan 21, 2009
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  2. Colton

    Colton Also Proudly American

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    Boot from the disk, and then format the drive to Mac OS X Journaled, then try to install and see what happens.
     
    Colton, Jan 21, 2009
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  3. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    Try replacing the ram also.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jan 22, 2009
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