iMac won't boot...

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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Ok I just picked up a 350mhz slot-loading imac free from a friend who said that it comes up with an error every time it tries to boot...



I tested it out an it gets to the MAC OS 9.1 screen then gives an error #102 and asks me to restart it.



What is an error # 102???



I zapped the PRAM and tried to boot holding shift. But the same error comes up.



Any help would be great... I really want this free iMac to work.



(Also I don't have the system cds but my friend told me when he tried to boot off one it gave the same error)



Thanks

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    darren smithdarren smith Posts: 26member
    From Apple's Support pages:



    Error #102 System is too old for this ROM



    Sounds like the version of the ROM file on the iMac is a newer version than is compatible. To fix it, you will probably have to boot from another drive (e.g transfer this drive to a tower, boot from the tower's drive) and replace the ROM file with a compatible version. See this article to determine the correct ROM version.



    Note: you will need the system discs in order to get the ROM file.



    Hope this helps,



    Darren
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