Q: When iMac G4 Boots up everything loads then I get a blue screen
I recently purchased an iMac G4 in really good condition off of craigslist. It is a 15" 700 MHz early 2002 model. When it turns on I get the loading screen and the progress bar goes all the way through like normal. However, once it finishes then it goes to the desktop which is just a blue screen. It has no bar on the top and no application list on the bottom. This is not the blue screen of death. The mouse still moves. I borrowed an OS X 10.4 install disc from a friend and the only way I can get it to open to put the disc in is to click and hold the mouse when I boot it up. The disc never regesters when I put it in. If anyone can help that would be awesome!
Thanks!
iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11), 15" 700 MHz 512 MBs RAM 40GB HDD.
Posted on Aug 18, 2015 8:23 AM
Okay, so I was able to fix it, however a different method was needed. I got the disc and it was not a full install. You will need a full install. My buddy had a full install disc laying around that he didn't see. So with the blank hard drive and the full instal disc I was able to boot up and install OS X 10.4.0. Then the computer updated it self to 10.4.11. It now functions as it should. Please go over to the eMac form for an update about it.
Posted on Sep 22, 2015 8:15 PM



