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The old IMac

  • 20-11-2005 5:06pm
    #1
    tom_ass19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,298 ✭✭✭


    hey, my uncle gave me a IMac today. dont know how old it is but ive still seen them around in offices and stuff. When i turned it on the screen is only showing a floppy disk with a question mark flashing over it, im guessing it something to do with booting. Is their free OS software that you can get to solve the problem...oh ya theres a noise aswell, it clicks inside, not from the speakers but from the hardware itself from what i can hear....


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  • #2
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    you'll get a better response in the MAC forum TBH.
    Is the noise coming from the FDD or further inside (HDD?) ?


  • #3
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    What can I do if my system starts up with a floppy disk and a flashing question mark on the screen?

    Something is wrong with the system file on your hard drive. Since the computer can't go any further, it is asking you to insert a disk with a system file, such as the Disk Tools floppy disk or system CDROM that came with your system. Insert the Disk Tools disk into your floppy drive and the computer should boot up and allow you to run Apple's Disk First Aid utility. If you have a system CD, open the CD drive door, insert the disc, and close the door again. Then hold down the "C" key on your keyboard, and the system will start up from the CD. You can run Apple's utilities from the CD, or insert a floppy disk with third-party utilities of your own. (We recommend the careful use of Norton Utilities for troubleshooting.)

    http://www.macwerks.com/faqs.html


  • #4
    tom_ass19
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,298 ✭✭✭tom_ass19


    cheers man


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