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Q: Harddisk Mac G5 malfunction after name change

I changed the name of my harddisk because I plan to sell my old Mac G5, but now it doesn't work anymore. The Mac won't start and I get the message as is seen in the picture. I'm not sure which OS I used, probably Leopard or Snow Leopard. I tried to reboot with a Snow Leopard DVD but nothing happened and it didn't seem to be recognised at all. Any suggestions how to fix this?WP_20150706_14_20_57_Pro.jpg

Posted on Jul 25, 2015 5:23 AM

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Q: Harddisk Mac G5 malfunction after name change

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  • by rccharles,

    rccharles rccharles Jul 25, 2015 10:03 AM in response to annedev
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    Jul 25, 2015 10:03 AM in response to annedev

    We should get the exact model of your mac.

     

    Snow Leopard will not run on a g5. Hence, no boot.

     

    This site provides more information.  Best for older machines.  Note, serial number is sent in the clear.

    "A serial number is a unique, identifying number or group of numbers and letters assigned to an individual piece of hardware or software. It's used for various things depending on the product / brand but what is your Mac's serial number for and more importantly... what is it hiding and what can it do for you ?"

    http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php

     

    or

    This site provides more information, but lacks security too.

    "A serial number is a unique, identifying number or group of numbers and letters assigned to an individual piece of hardware or software. It's used for various things depending on the product / brand but what is your Mac's serial number for and more importantly... what is it hiding and what can it do for you ?"

    http://www.appleserialnumberinfo.com/Desktop/index.php

    http://www.chipmunk.nl/klantenservice/applemodel.html

        ( hint by K Shaffer  )

  • by Drew Reece,Helpful

    Drew Reece Drew Reece Jul 25, 2015 10:11 AM in response to rccharles
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    Jul 25, 2015 10:11 AM in response to rccharles

    The first line of the crash lists PowerMac7,3.

    It's a 2004 G5.

     

    As explained you need to use an OS below 10.6. I suggest you look for an older OS install disk (between 10.3.4 and 10.6) or find a hard disk with a lower Mac OS installed. If you don't own OS X for that Mac you will need to install a free OS like Ubuntu. Older versions support PowerPC, Ubuntu Mate PPC gets some good reviews from old Mac users.

  • by Drew Reece,

    Drew Reece Drew Reece Jul 25, 2015 10:15 AM in response to Drew Reece
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    Jul 25, 2015 10:15 AM in response to Drew Reece

    P.S. Renaming a hard disk should not cause this - please explain what steps you took to rename the disk, did you do it in Finder or some other way?

     

    I can't see how you can repair this unless you have a suitable bootable Mac OS disk, single user mode may not be able to undo what changed.

  • by annedev,

    annedev annedev Jul 26, 2015 3:22 AM in response to Drew Reece
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    Jul 26, 2015 3:22 AM in response to Drew Reece

    Ok thank you very much! I will try and get a hold of an older OS disk somewhere...

  • by rccharles,

    rccharles rccharles Jul 26, 2015 10:21 AM in response to Drew Reece
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    Jul 26, 2015 10:21 AM in response to Drew Reece

    Drew Reece wrote:

     

    The first line of the crash lists PowerMac7,3.

    It's a 2004 G5.

     

     

    Your eyes are a lot better than mine.  I "knew" I should have read the picture more carefully.

     

    Robert