ibook g4 (2005) wont boot from cd. always wants to boot from hd. how do i change the boot sequence?

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ibook g4 (2005) wont boot from cd. always wants to boot from hd. how do i change the boot sequence?

so my ibook as i wrote will not boot from the cd rom. it always wants to boot from the hd but i had the hd wiped b/c it had linux and it would not allow me to access the firmware. now that the hd is clean i was able to access the firmware but i dont know how to change the boot sequence. the starts to spin in the drive and acts like it want to boot from the cd but the cd just keeps spinning and i get a screen with a blinking question mark and smiley face.

iBook, Other OS

Posted on Aug 13, 2013 9:30 AM

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Aug 13, 2013 1:47 PM in response to tmalvey

Hello and welcome to the support community.

Why do you need to go into the firmware?

If the disk is a boot disk like Mac OS X, then all you need to do is hold down 'C' key or the option key while the disk is in the drive and the iBook is booting up (After the chime)

If either doesn't work, then there must be an issue with the disk not being a boot disk or corrupted. Alternatively a problem with the optical drive. You don't need to go into the firmware to change any boot selection.

Hope this helps

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Aug 13, 2013 3:13 PM in response to Knucklesmac

well thats also a problem. there are no scratches on the cd so i dont think there is a problem with that. if i hold c, nothing happens. when i had linux still on the hd the ibook still would not boot. of course i got the software off ebay. do you think skipping the hd boot by holding (option,command,shift,delete) would do anything?

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Aug 14, 2013 8:51 AM in response to tmalvey

does anyone know if simply replacing the motherboard would solve the problem?

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