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G4 MDD Dual 876 MHZ won´t boot
« on: September 03, 2014, 02:54:28 AM »

Hi there,
my old G4 MDD won´t boot. If I switch the computer on, I can see grey and an apple, then there is onlx black screen. What could it be?
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Re: G4 MDD Dual 876 MHZ won´t boot
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2014, 11:26:28 PM »

a corrupted OSX system folder.

is the screen really black? or is there a insert mark. if yes, try typing "/login" to boot into darwin. you should then either get into OSX or at least get an error message.

i would also remove all PCI cards and reset PRAM.
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Re: G4 MDD Dual 876 MHZ won´t boot
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2014, 01:02:44 AM »

grab a new 80gb drive at your local store for 20$
and do a clean install
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Re: G4 MDD Dual 876 MHZ won´t boot
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2014, 01:06:10 AM »

First of all, try reinstalling the OS. If that fails, then think about getting a new hdd.
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