DVD drive will not boot Tiger just makes a continuous bumping noise sound and not detecting it on main desktop. What do I do?
PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.3.x)
When the Mac is started up normally, and you put that Tiger installation disc into the optical drive, is it recognized and does it appear on the Desktop?
Also, what type of Tiger installation disc do you have? If it's a Tiger installation disc that came with an Intel-based Mac, it will not work on a PowerPC-based Mac like your Power Mac.
No, it is not an intel based disk
Does it read other DVDs, or just CDs?
At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac.
Then click on More Info>Hardware and report this upto but not including the Serial#...
Hardware Overview:
Machine Name: Mac mini
Machine Model: PowerMac10,1
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.2)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1.42 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.8.9f1
The Tiger disc does not get recognized when starting up normally? Does that mean your optical drive is broken? Does it read other discs?
Yes, it reads other discs.
If it reads other discs that are DVDs (not just CDs) and it does not read the Tiger installation disc, the Tiger disc may be damaged and not readable. The single-disc Tiger installation is on a DVD. Is your Mac's optical drive is CD-only?
It reads other DVD's but it won't install from Tiger DVD at all. I am frustrated.
Since that Tiger installation disc is not readable in that drive when you start up normally, it is not going to readable when you try to boot from it. If your optical drive reads other DVDs, there must be something wrong with the Tiger installation disc.
NOTE: The Tiger retail disc is black with a big silver "X." Like this one on eBay.
DVD drive
