Replacement harddrive for ibook g4 wont boot macrumors. Ive got an ibook 12 g4 1ghz machine that chimes, goes into option mode fine, etc. The only problem is that it has a cd drom drive and not a dvd drive. Boot from usb ibook g4 power pc i recently got an old ibook g4 512mb ram 1. Looking through mactracker, only the original powerbook g4 jan 2001 to oct 2001 would be old enough to boot from 9. D and i wanted to install ubuntu via usb the iso doesnt fit on a cd and the ibook doesnt read dvds, ive tried. If you have one of these, you need an external terminal or another pc that. Ibook g3 dual usb mac ox install without cd drive ppc. Boot your powerpc from a usb for mac powerpc through my epic research, i found great information that i want to share with all of you. Both ended with the universal no symbol after the apple logo was up for a few seconds.
When i rebooted with the install disc in the ibook s drive the screen did this weird flickering thing for a few minutes and then grayed out. Feb 10, 2008 ibook wont boot cd using c before startup. Ive tried booting in open firmware, resetting pram. I reset the pram and then tried the disc from a external cd reader and. Oct 05, 2015 you can boot from usb, i have done it several times on an ibook g3 and g4, as long as the external drive is properly set you wont have any problem. If you are using mac os x you must boot from a local mac os 9. Then, i have stumbled upon this site, and with superduper, i have made a complete. You might be able to boot your ibook into target disk mode by holding down the t key on startup. G4 ibook hard drive replacement problem apple ios macos. Mar, 20 booting a ibook g4 off a usb stick markus ulfberg.
I booted with the option key held and the screen came up. Booting as a firewire target connect the powerbook to another fwequipped system. Be sure the disc to boot from is actually bootable, most system restore and installation discs are. I am trying to erase a g4 powerbook but the disk utility erase tab is grayed out. Booting your ibook g4 from a usb stick so i spent the better half of the night trying to figure out how to make my ibook g4 boot from a usb stick. I want to do a clean install with tiger, but tiger is on a dvd.
As with all of apples consumer level i series machines, they are not very upgradeable. Booting off an external dvd drive apple ios os help. How do i access my ibook g4 hard drive from a macbook pro my ibook g4 has not been working for some time now. I just replaced the harddrive on an ibook g4 800mh with a 250.
But if you want to use the external drive as you main system, really i dont know, but will probably be a slow if you achieve it. I inserted the osx cd and tried the alt key boot again, and it showed the optical drive. So i went asearching the internet for ways to do this. On some macs with iomega zip drives, holding down option at startup when there is a zip startup disk inserted will cause the mac to boot from the zip disk. May 11, 2016 im trying to boot an old powerbook g4 macbook to do a clean install. It only had a cdrom drive, which meant i couldnt use it for burning disks or reading a dvd.
Wd 4tb my passport for mac portable external hard drive blue, usbcusba wdba2f0040bblwesn. I want a superdrive dvd burner for my mactop to replace my barely functional cd rwdvd reader. It is the only way to boot the machine from anything but the hard disk or the cdrom. I have a new toy to play with, someone ask me to have a look at a lonely ibook. There was an apple hardware test cd stuck in the cd drive. I tried both the safe mode boot and the boot from external drive boot. Even holding option at boot it wont detect a bootable disc tested to be bootable from another mac in both the internal drive and an external firewire drive. Howto boot apple powerpcs from a usb drive in open firmware. This is a replacement 24x cd rom for the white ibook. Let me first explain that i am completely mac illiterate. In order to boot your mac from a disk in the cd dvd drive, youll first want to insert disk into the drive, then. G3 ibook format hard drive october 2006 forums cnet. Dates sold, processor type, memory info, hard drive details, price and more.
I was wondering if its possible to boot my ibook from an external drive, and if there is any dyi instruction on how to. Feb 17, 2007 hi, i have a very similar problem to the person below. Last year i unsuccessfully tried to find information on how to boot my ibook g4 from a usb. I recently got an old ibook g4 as many of you might have noticed with all of my recent questions. Also, if your machine is defaulting to network boot. Replacement harddrive for ibook g4 wont boot macrumors forums. Unfortunately, the system is in german and the cd drive doesnt work, is there any chance i can use an external cd. I replaced the ibook hard drive and didnt have a cd version of tiger. If your mac boots to the external then you can narrow it down to the drive or drive flex cable like remacberlin suggested. I have an old emac that was given too me, g4 800mhz, etc. Ive heard that you cant boot from a usb only firewire external hd on a ibook g4 and i dont have the money to go out and by a whole new external drive just for firewire. Using option should give you a boot menu regardless of wether or not there is a bootable cd or drive available it should just list solely your hard drive. Thankfully, somewhere about the time the imac g5 with the ambient light sensor als was released, apple tweaked their open firmware, which allowed us to boot powerpc macs from usb2 drives. The two main pathways to access an internal hard disk drive in a powerpc mac portable such as the ibookg4 and others, would be the optical drive for use of disk utilities on disc media, or system boot installrestore discs.
I hear the cd tray run, but then it stops and displays the flashing question mark. I was wondering if it is possible to boot the disc off of an external dvd drive, and if so, how do i do it. When you buy a osx panther or tiger license youll get dvds by default this is a problem when you have to install 10. Upgrade memory, hard drive, battery, or the superdrive of any apple ibook g4. Buy new computer 8x dvd dvdrom combo player superdrive for apple ibook g4 imac g5 powerbook g4 2004 a1054 a1055 a1058 a1076 a1095 a1085 24x cd burner optical drive replacement. I shot this video really quickly using my iphone, which also explains my slow onehanded typing. This had no psu for a test, but the one from a powerbook g4 made the trick and i got a working ibook. You will need to transfer the bezel from your current drive to this one or order a new bezel.
When booting, it goes to the apple logo and then the little round icon shows its doing. As another option, im considering buying an external firewire dvd drive to boot and install linux on the powerbook. Boot your powerpc from a usb for mac powerpc mac powerpc. I have the leopard iso, but none of my dvd drives will burn dual layer, so i needed to use the usb route.
Drive works ok as an external, when installed cant get original install disc to book from cd. New 2nd hdd ssd caddy cd dvd superdrive optical bay for apple imac 2005 2004 ibook powerbook mac mini g4. Apple ibook firmware for mac free download and software. Some older g3 models can access open firmware via an external terminal. Unless you know someone with os 9 or os x on an external drive, you will need to get a.
I say stuck since the eject button did not eject the cd even though it spins up on boot up as well as you can hear the cpu fan spin up after some time. You can boot from usb, i have done it several times on an ibook g3 and g4, as long as the external drive is properly set you wont have any problem. If you have a cd or any other object jammed in your optical drive. Technical specifications for the ibook g4800 12inch original op. Also, since macs are not pcs, commandoptionshiftdelete is not the. I just picked up a clamshell ibook with a broken optical drive. I think it has mac osx installed and the previous owner may have had some security measures installed. Drive works ok as an external, when installed cant get original install disc to book from cd c key or option disc wont show up. Modern intelbased macs can boot from usb, but you will encounter some difficulties when you try this method on a ibook g4 or powerbook g4. Hi experts, as another apple n00b i want to ask a few questions. The wrinkle is that the builtin cd r drive no longer works. I did some research online and found sites that explain how to switch out the hard drive, but the trouble is i just dont have the time.
Ibook g4 hard drive error february 2009 forums cnet. You can hold down the c key when booting to boot from a cd dvd drive. Choosing boot device hold down the option key until the apple logo appears while powering on the laptop. Fix macbook stuck apple logo spinning wheel not loading start up wont boot. Your friends powerbook g4 is probably too new to be supported by your universal 9. Solved old powerbook g4 wont boot from any install disc. In order to boot your mac from a disk in the cd dvd drive, youll first want to insert disk into the drive, then you can either shut down the mac, or reboot the mac.
Commandshiftoptiondelete bypasses the disk selected in the startup disk control panel in favor of an external device or from cd rom on older macs. Unfortunately, the system is in german and the cd drive doesnt work, is there any chance i can use an external cd d. Feb 10, 2010 my ibook g4 has a 30gb hd, 256mb of ram, 12 in. The last few generations of macs which could boot mac os 9 require a modelspecific 9. When the os is running, it can read from the cd just fine. How do i access my ibook g4 hard drive from a macbook pro. First off, i have tried and tried again over the years to boot various powerpc macs via a usb2 disk. When i power it on it gives the mac fanfare sound every other time but the screen stays black, from time to time i could see that it is lightened up a little but basically no picture. How to install windows 10 on mac using an external drive. The g4 ibooks are osx only, so cannot boot into os9. Oct 31, 2014 i have a new toy to play with, someone ask me to have a look at a lonely ibook. Aug 17, 2010 booting your ibook g4 from a usb stick so i spent the better half of the night trying to figure out how to make my ibook g4 boot from a usb stick.
I have a powerbook g4 12 on which i want to install linux. Find answers to ibook g4 12inch black screen on bootup from the expert community at experts exchange. I started off trying to boot from the usb stick via holding down option after the chime. Replaced hard drive on ibook g4 not recognized by deftmanuvering jan 15, 2009 4. When booting, it goes to the apple logo and then the little round icon shows its doing something. Make bootable usb flash drive for tiger, leopard, lion. If it wont boot when holding c down you either have a bad cd dvd rom drive or invalid os boot media. Once i press the power button, a fan would come on and the screen is blank. Jun 10, 2009 i did boot from an external optical drive and learned that i had left a disc in there. Booting from external firewire dvd drive macrumors forums. How do i boot the computer from a panther cd in the. Another thing, i would remove the drive and see if it boots in another machine. That includes the dual 800 mhz power mac g4 as well. Buy new 8x dl superdrive for ibook g4 14 powerbook g4 aluminum 12 a1010 a1104 15 a1106 a1103 17 a1085 super multi dvdrw dvdr dl burner 24x cd writer optical drive replacement.
But the builtin cd rom drive is no longer functioning. You could boot from an external drive, firewire in the case of the ibook. My ibook g3 recently had a new 40 gb hard drive put in. The first ibook g4 was released in october 2003, with an 800mhz 12 model, and 933mhz and 1ghz 14 versions. You would need to put the drive in an external firewire enclosure, and connect that to your computer via a firewire cable for it to show up as a bootable device in option mode. I popped my os 9 cd in the cdrom drive and cannot get to any screen where it allows me to boot from the cd. Youll see an icon for each bootable device hard disk, bootable cd, network, etc.