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exholt
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Problems loading OS on Powermac 9500 - 2006/10/17 21:19 Hello,

I have a Powermac 9500/132 with around 576 MB of RAM, a 4 Gig SCSI hard drive, and the stock CD-ROM drive. For some reason, the machine would only boot my OS 8.5 disc about 10% of the way before it stops going any further. After about 20 minutes, I had to pull the power plug from the power supply to shut the machine off.

Just in case, I tested the OS 8.5 disc on a Powermac 7200 and it booted and installed the OS without any incident. Also, I switched the PM 7200's CD-ROm drive to the PM9500 and tried booting the OS 8.5 disc...and it froze just like before?

What possible issues should I be looking for and how should I go about troubleshooting/solving this problem?

Thanks to anyone for any help in this matter.

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Problems loading OS on Powermac 9500

exholt

2006/10/17 21:19

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krowmagnum

2006/10/19 04:05

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exholt

2006/10/20 13:22

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krowmagnum

2006/10/20 19:48

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