mac OS X

m3z · 03-12-2004, 01:23 PM

i am just getting a prompt when i boot up my mac its also giving me a happy mac with a "?" with is can anyone help me please

g5orbust · 03-13-2004, 06:10 PM

That means the ROM cant find the OS.

Unfortunately its very hard to remedy the situtation without reinstalling the OS.

mac_mogul · 03-19-2004, 01:10 PM

Is it a dual boot mac? (meaning does it run 9 and X?)

If so, you can hold down the option key when you hear the gong sound at startup. You will get a prompt to select your OS and then the computer should start up accordingly.

If you have OS X installed on your Mac, then when you boot up, hold down command (apple) and 'X' and that forces the mac to boot up using OS X.

03-12-2004, 01:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
m3z Junior Techie Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 81	mac OS X i am just getting a prompt when i boot up my mac its also giving me a happy mac with a "?" with is can anyone help me please __________________ Motherboard:Gigabyte GA-8KNXP SATA 8X/4X AGP PRO Processor:Pentium 4 3.4 Video: NVidia TNT2 RIVA, Sound Blaster Live Ram: 4 gig of Kingston DDR Ram (3200) Hard Drive:maxtor x2 120 gig ATA133 w/ 8meg buffer

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g5orbust Ultra Techie Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 818	That means the ROM cant find the OS. Unfortunately its very hard to remedy the situtation without reinstalling the OS. __________________ Apple, Mac OS , and Power PC

03-19-2004, 01:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
mac_mogul Monster Techie Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,295	Is it a dual boot mac? (meaning does it run 9 and X?) If so, you can hold down the option key when you hear the gong sound at startup. You will get a prompt to select your OS and then the computer should start up accordingly. If you have OS X installed on your Mac, then when you boot up, hold down command (apple) and 'X' and that forces the mac to boot up using OS X. __________________ "Who are you?" "Me? I'm the living embodiment of all that is evil in the computer world." "You're Bill Gates?" iBook G4 1.2ghz PowerPC G4 // 1.25gb PC2700 DDR // ATI RADEON Mobility 9200 32mb DDR // 60gb Ultra ATA/100 Hitachi HDD // Matshita 24x CD-RW/DVD Combo // M-Audio Sonica Theater 7.1 USB Sound Card // Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround

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