Beige G3 + OS X: PRAM ZAP = death?

dstranathandstranathan
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
I have noticed that if I install OS X 10.2 on a beige G3 (internal SCSI or ATA drive, HSF+), and I ZAP the PRAM for whatever reason later, the G3 won't boot anymore. I get the "blinking ?". I run Norton, DiskWarrior, etc and they think the drive is fine, but it wont boot until I reformat from scratch!



Any ideas on how to fix this? I have seen it happen on 3 different beige G3s, ranging in specs and configs.

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    1337_5l4xx0r1337_5l4xx0r Posts: 1,558member
    Is OS9 installed as well? Cuz if not, I have a feeling the mac is looking for a System Folder and not finding one. Make sure OS9 is installed, then after zapping Pram, boot OS9, choose the OSX startup disk in "Startup Disk" prefs.
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    dstranathandstranathan Posts: 1,717member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by 1337_5L4Xx0R

    Is OS9 installed as well? Cuz if not, I have a feeling the mac is looking for a System Folder and not finding one. Make sure OS9 is installed, then after zapping Pram, boot OS9, choose the OSX startup disk in "Startup Disk" prefs.



    Nope, OS 9 has never been on the disk. Good idea.
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