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How to I make abootable usb to examine g4 ppc. The cd/dvd drive seems to have died so I want to boot from a usb. Thanks, jola1019
G4 PPC-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.5.8), 1gHz 512RAM
How to I make abootable usb to examine g4 ppc. The cd/dvd drive seems to have died so I want to boot from a usb. Thanks, jola1019
G4 PPC-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.5.8), 1gHz 512RAM
A G4 (or any PPC Mac) will only boot via Firewire.
Generally true Klaus, there are those who have managed to get USB to boot PowerPC Macs, with a some hacking:
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20060301112336384
Or finding a lucky USB drive that actually works. With the time you spend doing that, you might as well buy a new machine, or just get a Firewire USB enclosure to put your drive into.
Optical drives may appear to die, but in reality all that is near death is the PRAM battery. Have you tried replacing it to see if it fixes issues?
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