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Do you have the original hard drive which came with that? Use that as a test to prove my theory.

Powermac G4's and powerbooks before I think 2003 don't support large drive 48-bit LBA, so this could be the problem. In this case, you will need intech's hi-cap tool in order to format and use the drive.
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I noticed your install disks have 10.1.4 - THIS IS PUMA and I believe your powerbook precedes those powerbooks which have large drive support. How old is your G4 Powerbook? By the way I see it your powerbook might have a drive limitation of 128GB and lower. try loading Tiger's cd and see if you can format the drive from there. if its new, there could be some kind of firmware issue preventing it from being used on the mac.Īnother test I would do. Ok, do you hear any clicking noises in this hard drive? First of all, is the HDD new? If no, I suspect it might be faulty. The only disc I could get to show up on this screen was the AHT disc and this would only display an error such as not compatible with hardware / system.Ĭould someone please explain to me if I am doing something wrong or if you can see any other problems. I have also tried booting up with the option key and I only have a sceen with 2 buttons a circular arrow and a (->). I have tried the OS 9 & X Disc whilst pressing C on boot and the PB only displays a icon with a face / ?.
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PowerBook G4 - Software Restore 1,2 & 3: Mac OS Version: 10.1.4, 9.2.2 This HDD is not formatted and is fresh from the supplier.Īpple Hardware Test: SW Version 1.2.2 (PowerBook G4) I have just replaced the HDD with a 320GB WD Scorpio Blue WD3200BEVE and now I am trying to install the OS on the PB G4. I have been given a PowerBook G4 1.5 GHz with a faulty HDD and a collection of CD’s / DVD’s. I am new to the Apple world and I have very little experience in Apple software and so my apologies for any mistakes or my lack of knowledge.

But I have only found bits and pieces and I would like a confirmed answer if possible. We provide old Mac file transfer and conversion services, along with research into old Mac technologies for patent prior art searches or academic purposes.I have been reading around the forums to see if I could find an answer to my problem. The Vintage Mac Museum is a private, working collection of the pre-Intel Apple Macintosh. This is a handy way to keep the formatting of old documents you can’t otherwise convert.
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PrintToPDF– a free utility to create PDF files on classic Macs running System 7 through Mac OS 9.
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Play and convert many vintage audio formats with this useful utility.Ĭlassilla and TenFourFox – ports of the current Firefox web browser, optimized for Mac OS 9 (Classilla) and PowerPC Macs running OS X Tiger (TenFourFox). SoundApp – a swiss army knife for old sound files. This is a fully-functional 16-track version of the program which runs on many 68k Nubus Macs and old PCI PowerMacs. ProTools 3.4 Free– Pro Tools 3.4 Digital Audio Workstation software was released free of charge by Digidesign in 1997.
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It can also be used as Classic Mode on any PowerMac running Mac OS X 10.1-10.4. This is a copy of Mac OS 9.2.2 included on the MDD bundled Software Restore CDs which is able to boot these G4 models into OS 9 (FireWire 400 models only). Mac OS 9.2.2 for PowerMac G4 MDD– Retail Mac OS 9 installers do not work on the last generation PowerMac G4 MDD models. The Internet Archive – the grand attic of the internet adds software to its collection MacFixer Mac Software Library – a growing compendium of early Mac system, utility and game installers The Mac Driver Museum – old hardware drivers for Mac printers, disks, video cards and related items (partial archive) PowerPC Software Archive– links to the most current PowerPC compatible versions of many programs – installers for superceded and obsoleted Mac OS X software The Gryphel Project – 68k era Mac software and home of the Mini VMac Mac Plus emulatorĮ-Maculation – dedicated to emulation of the classic Macintosh computer in OS X, Windows and Linux Max1zzz’s Classic Mac Server – another vast collection of Mac system and application software U-Mich Software Archives – large legacy software collection, for Macs and other platforms Mac OS 9 Lives – tips and software for running the Classic Mac OS audio-centric focus Mac GUI – customize your Mac’s look and feel with Themes, Desktops, Icons, Widgets, etc. Macintosh Repository – a sanctuary for old software of the classic Mac OS era Rescue My Classic Mac – old Macintosh boot floppies and applications available for purchase Macintosh Garden– great site for old Mac games, system software and abandoned applications If you’re looking for old Mac software, there are a number of sites on the interwebs that are worth checking out:
