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...can anbody suggested a SCSI card that will be capable of driving simple external peripheral devices on my G4 MDD FW800 1ghz (single) OSX Tiger? I'm assuming here that suitable low cost SCSI card are available?? ...I've tried to source a SCSI card but it just appears to be a mine field! I...

..well I finally managed to source a copy of OS Classic for my G4 MDD FW800 1ghz PowerMac. I found an identical Mac, and copied the Classic System Folder to a CD. Then I copied the CD folder to my Mac - hay presto! ...it was as simple as that!!

Can anybody advise how best to create an OS 9.2.2 iso under OSX? What I need to do is to create an OS 9.2.2 Restore CD/DVD, so that I can clean-install Tiger and then restore OS 9.2.2 again. My Mac is a G4 MDD 1Ghz (single-processor) FW800 - lots of memory and disk space. Steve

...well I have finally loaded OSX 10.2.8 and OS 9.2.2 onto my G4 - horray!! I did this using the Disk Utility-Restore from an identical Mac to my own. How can I now create an iso of OS 9.2.2 on CD (or DVD); reload Tiger, and then restore OS 9.2.2 back onto my G4? Is it best to partition my...

...have received OS 9.2.1 Full Retail Box - and yep, it won't install... Steve

Hi Al ...as I see it, all that I can do is clone the (other) PowerMac Hard Disk (I don't think that it is partitioned?) using Carbon Copy Cloner - onto my external Firewire Hard Disk (I've tried this on my Mac and it worked perfectly - I even booted up directly from the FireWire Disk). I am...

I have at last managed to find another Mac (the same as mine!) that has original OSX 10.2.8 and OS 9.2.2!! What would be the easiest way to create restore/installation media for just the OS 9.2.2 System? Steve

Does anybody have OS Restore Disks for PowerMac G4 FW800 - Original or current? I'm (trying to!) rebuilding this G4, but have no software. ...according to Apple the following builds are OK 6H58 OS 9.22; 10.2.3 6H60 OS 10.2.4 6J54 OS 10.2.6 Thanks Steve Kimpton

Thanks for the advice. I have already (!?) purchased an Original Apple/Mac OS 9.2.1 Full Retail Cd Box from ebay. I'll try this and report back. If any kind person using the same configuration of PowerMac G4 FW800 MDD 1Ghz single-processor, could let me have a copy of their restore discs - I...

...when I access any hard drive (which are all Apple formatted) I sometimes get the "rotating colour disk" - which eventually requires a hard reset. I don't get this when I use a single hard disk? Steve

Thanks for your reply Jerry ...unfortunately, I don't have any of the original software. Can I install/restore from a OS 9 CD/DVD? Steve

...am I the only one to conclude that one Big hard disk is (a lot) more liable (less susceptible to software crashes) than several hard disks? ...or is this a specific problem with PowerMac G4 FW800?? Steve

...the Belkin USB KVM Switch (now featuring on the Apple site) works really well with both a PowerMac, and a Windows XP PC. You have to "press" the toggle on the switch to work between these different PCs... More importantly however, I have found that my "Tiger" PowerMac G4 FW800 doesn't like...

Thanks Bob ...but I've read this a dozen times over Christmas and I'm still unclear as to what I need. Has anybody successfully installed OS 9.2.2 on a PowerMac G4 FW800?

Can anybody advise how to load/restore OS 9.2.2 on:- PowerMac G4 MDD FW800 1Ghz Single-Processor running clean-boot Tiger? Steve

Can anybody advise how I can load/restore OS 9.2.2 on my PowerMac please? ...Configuration PowerMac G4 MDD FW800, 1Ghz Single-processor, 2GB memory, Big HDD, Pioneer DVD-110 Optical DVD and a "standard" DVD/CD Reader. I didn't have any software for this PowerMac, so I bought and...

My DVD/CD (Optical Drive) has died! What is the best replacement please? Steve