 Restoring 8.6 On My Imac, Why do you need to hold down C? |
 Sun 29 Dec 2002, 02:59
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O.K. my imac is a mess and I want to completely erase my harddrive and reinstall 8.6 from scratch.
I know I need to use my software restore disc but everytime I try to start the computer (disk is inserted) and hold down the c key I get a black screen. What's the difference between just clicking on the restore cd Icon on my desktop and actually restarting it and holding the c key? -------------------- Hey Ringo------Have a banana!
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Mon 30 Dec 2002, 15:44
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 28-May 02 From: Worcester - US Member No.: 4,846 |
Well what happened was I installed 10.2 without updating the firmware resulting in a completely messed up mac. The screen either has this red tint to it or even worse fades to black. Anyways, the computer has 8.6, 9.2 and 10.2 all on the same harddrive. My mom started the thing in 8.6 and now I can't get back to 9.2 or 10.2. For some reason the computer won't recognize the other OS's when I go to my startup disk. So I'm thinking my best bet is to do a fresh resinstall of 8.6 (I don't care if I lose everything) then 9.2 (where I can update the firmware) and then 10.2. Hopefully this works. So I'm not a total dumbass as my first post probably implied ( although I did upgrade to 10.2 without the firmware update doh!). Does this sound right to Ya'll.
-------------------- Hey Ringo------Have a banana!
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gorillacake Restoring 8.6 On My Imac Sun 29 Dec 2002, 02:59
formatj Have you tried starting up from the 8.6 system dis... Mon 30 Dec 2002, 05:28 Bart S. I might be wrong but I think the Restore CDs came ... Mon 30 Dec 2002, 13:17
gorillacake O.k. for the benefit of any newbie who has followe... Tue 31 Dec 2002, 00:19 |
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