Thankfully I do have a full backup on an external WD MyDisk.
In the meantime, looks like I'll just use PSE on the PC to re-size my photos. It doesn't appear to be the board or anything "serious" as everything else works fine when I do boot from the OS DVD including the USB ports, Firewire, DVI output - the PowerBook G4 just isn't finding the hard disk.Īny Mac Guru's have advice? I'm in Mac withdrawal and really need the photo editing software on there (full photoshop package, $$ software). I can boot from my OS DVD (OS X 10.5) but that doesn't find the hard disk either. I'm thinking the hard disk may have gone bad (or perhaps a connection to the hard disk ?) - for whatever reason my Mac just isn't finding the hard drive on startup. All that does is restart the machine when I try it now. I did have an issue once where the Mac couldn't find the OS, but I used the option + open apple + P & R and it worked. I don't know what it was I did at the hotel that got it started or if it was just dumb luck after two hours of frustration. However, now that I am home I can't get it going at all - have tried all the different startup key combo's. I then turned it on again, it found the hard disk/OS and started. option - open apple - P & R) I was ready to give up. The Mac would then go to a gray screen and eventually go to the "no disk" icon.Īfter two hours of using the various key combos I know of (i.e.
When I tried to boot my PowerBook G4 in LIR I would get the chime, I would hear the hard drive start and then stop. My PowerBook G4 has all of my photo editing software and is the main machine I use. I took many fantastic pics using my Cannon G9 P&S thanks to the help over on the photography forum. I brought my Mac PowerBook G4 with me, but didn't use it until the last night when I ended my trip in Liberia, CR ( LIR). This may not be the best place to ask for help, but I know there is some great knowledge here.
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