Hardware :: Mirror Door G4 Wont Boot?
Apr 8, 2010
First the problem started when the mac would go to sleep I couldnt wake it up. The monitor light would just blink green and the screen would be black. Also programs started just randomly crashing, for no reason. Mainly Firefox (tired Safari, same thing.) Now the computer will not boot. Meaning I start it, it chimes, i get the grey loading screen the little wheel spins for mabye 15 sec, then the screen goes black and the monitor light flashes green. HOWEVER, I can hear the computer continue to load, and if i move the mouse around and click I can hear things being accessed.
Specs
1.25g Dual processor
ATI Radeon 9200 video card
2g ram
so I have done the PRAM thing, I took out all the ram, and reseated it, and I moved the video card to different slots, I also tested the other 2 connection on the card, still with the same result... the s- vid didnt even pull a signal.
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Aug 26, 2009
My much loved G4, dual 1GHZ processor, mirrored door model, finally died. I bought a second hand G4 with the model spec just below this one - the 867 MHz processor - as I wanted to go on using my cinema display monitor with ADC connector. Newer MACs won't run this monitor without a special adaptor box (which costs more than buying a second hand G4!) The G4 I bought doesn't have a DVD-RW drive, just a CD drive. I had a DVD-RW drive on my own old machine. I was wondering - is it easy to take this drive out of my machine and put it in the one I bought? Or does the lower spec make this a problem?
The guy I bought the G4 from had looked after it well, added a second large hard drive, and updated to Leopard. I had still been using Panther on my own G4, as I still needed to use Classic for some software and games. So, second query is - can I easily reinstall the OS on the MAC I bought to go back to using Panther? Or is there a way to run both operating systems, leaving Leopard as it is - very useful to have for some new applications - and installing the Panther OS on the other hard disc? Ideally, I would like to have both available, but if not possible, then Panther use would take priority. I have the Panther install discs, but the G4 I bought did not come with Leopard install discs.
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Sep 25, 2009
I am having problems with a G4 mirror door that keeps coming up with a question mark. I have tried replacing the battery, and doing multiple pram resets. It will still start up to external drives, if I hold down the option key. I have tried booting from an external and setting the startup disk. This seems to work after it restarts, but if the computer is off for more than two minutes, it won't start up again (even if it stays plugged in). It will just go back to the question mark folder at boot?
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Jumpy mouse and shut-downs on G4 mirror door when putting to sleep or just random shut down, is now occurring after install of new 2nd internal WD IDE 320 GB hard drive, running OS 10.4.11, orig HD is WD 80 GB, RAM = 2 gig.
Info:
PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11), Apple Power Macintosh G4 1 GHz
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Oct 2, 2008
I don't know where I read about this, but I am getting ready to redo one of my systems. Currently it has 2 identical 250GB Hitachies, which use Super Duper every Sunday to backup. I tried doing a RAID 0 back in like 2004 on a system that had 4x60GB. I found out through trial and error and then later reading that you can't boot from a RAID in a Power Mac G4. But like I said earlier I don't know where I read this, but someone stated I could boot from a RAID 1 (mirror) in my Power Mac G4. Is this true? or not? Is it possible to boot from a RAID 1 in a Mac G4 but not RAID 0?
Something tells me this isn't going to work. I have a 10% glimmer of hope that maybe it will just see the drive as a regular drive. This would really be great. If anyone knows the answer to this puzzle please feel free to let me know...
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I'm having a problem getting my CD drive door to open (the CD drive was empty when the problem started). Have tried pushing and holding down keyboard eject key, holding down mouse key while restarting, and typing "eject cd" in open format. When I do these things, the drive repeatedly makes a sort of "grunt" (effort noise) but doesn't pop open, so this appears to be a mechanical problem. I removed the drive faceplate and was finally able to open the drive by pushing the manual eject button and pulling on the tray, though it requires some finagling and doesn't always work. When the tray does open this way, it does not automatically roll all the way out or back in, but has to be pulled/pushed, and once it shuts, it once more can't open without manual intervention. However, I discovered that as long as there's a CD in the tray, it opens and closes fine. While always keeping a CD in the drive is a temporary fix.
Information:
G4 Mirrored Drive Doors
Mac OS X (10.4.10)
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t seems that the screw in the memory access door is stripped, and I can't open it to install more RAM. Has anyone else had this problem? The screw just turns and turns and never comes out. I've never opened it before, and I'm the first and only owner of this iMac.
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I tried everything. All of the screwdrivers in my house, with no force and with full force. The damned screw wont move at all. I've had this iMac since 2008 and I just feel like adding more RAM, as the 1GB is kind of well, small.
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This is a case where that extra few millimeters in tray position meant the drive was physically incompatible with the Mac Pro. Before I go shopping for a new drive, I'd like to find out if you guys have recommended brand/models that you KNOW fits into your Mac Pros (because you installed it and it works, duh).
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i was just carrying my MBP in my hand today by my hip and i started hearing some noises when i started walking. It looks like its the back door, if i touch down on it a little, it seems like it moves up and down a little (up meaning up towards the machine when its closed). Are the screws just loose or is this normal.
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May 7, 2008
just received my new MP and noticed the same thing with the 08 Modell which is that the door sits slightly offset on the case meaning theres a little gap about 0,5mm between the closed door and the outer case.
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Upon booting the machine, the LCD display flashes a proper view of the login screen for about 1 second
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