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Jul 13, 2016 8:05 AM in response to g1mmeby Allan Jones,Welcome Back! Looks like you have been gone a while.
The computer cannot recognize a USB drive or run a slide show without a valid operating system and at least a slide show application. The icon you see indicates the computer cannot find a valid MacOS system folder, either because is not installed or the hard drive is damaged of missing.
Also most PowerPC Macs cannot boot from a USB device. They relied on FireWire (IEEE 1394) connectivity for remote booting.
You may not be out of luck yet but we need to know more about this PowerMac to see if we can conjur up a workabout. Look all over the outside of the case until you find a serial number, typically on a label that has a bar code or two. (Note: if it has a door over the optical drive, some models have the serial # on the inside of the door. Now use this web site:
http://www.everymac.com/ultimate-mac-lookup/
to identify your exact model. Post back with the model and we will see if there are options, like installing Linux, for example.
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