School Lab:eMac 700 MHZ.

#1 Mon, 3 Aug 2009 - 21:06 68kMLA

Hey everyone! Just got my eMac 700. It was a teachers and had a trillion stickers. I haven't powered it up, but dang this thing is heavy!!!

I might put OS 9 on it :beige:

I'll put pics on in a sec. I worked on this machine during the school year and it has a wonky CRT that dims. Hope I can fix it.

#2 Mon, 3 Aug 2009 - 22:26 68kMLA

Hopefully you don't have as many problems w/ your eMac as I do w/ mine.

My eMac is "special".

Here is the ritual of getting it started up:

1. Cross fingers and press power button, hoping it doesn't explode.

2. When it kernel panics, restart and hold down Apple-Option-O-F

3. type "reset-nvram"

4. type "reset-all" and hold down Apple-Option-P-R as it starts up, and wait till it bongs about 5 times

5. If it kernel panics, repeat 1-4 until it turns on. If, after 20 minutes, you haven't managed to get it to work, dig out the OS X Installer Disks, and nuke the harddrive

6. By now it should turn on.

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#3 Mon, 3 Aug 2009 - 22:59 68kMLA

Very nice

Mine has a undecided CRT, It is sometimes DIM and sometime Bright...

[Edit] Since I cant edit my OP I'll put it here:

Pictures:

#4 Mon, 3 Aug 2009 - 23:47 68kMLA

What's it running? I guess X.3

#5 Tue, 4 Aug 2009 - 00:04 68kMLA

Check the video cable connector, I've heard just insulating it with electrical tape can fix alot of bs depending on what is up with yours. (google a bunch, dont dye on crt, etc...)

#6 Tue, 4 Aug 2009 - 03:16 68kMLA

It had 10.4 and I wiped it because it had a bunch of teacher crap.

I plan to put 9 on one partition and 10.5 on the other.

I've restarted the Machine a few times, and the CRT is now Brilliant and Perfect.

So yeah.

#7 Tue, 4 Aug 2009 - 03:38 68kMLA

I've always wanted to take a screenshot of a school computer, the delete everything on the desktop and set that screen shot to the desktop. }

#8 Tue, 4 Aug 2009 - 06:23 68kMLA

I've always wanted to take a screenshot of a school computer, the delete everything on the desktop and set that screen shot to the desktop. }

What a fun idea! :lol:

#9 Tue, 4 Aug 2009 - 15:15 68kMLA

OK So I have a small problem installing 9.

I boot the 9.2.1 CD I have it hangs at the Happy Mac Classic... Help?

#10 Tue, 4 Aug 2009 - 18:54 68kMLA

OS9 takes a while to boot.

is the disk scratched?

try copying it and booting from that

#11 Thu, 6 Aug 2009 - 07:58 68kMLA

OS9 takes a while to boot.

No it doesn't. Booting any OS from a CD usually takes a lot longer than booting from a hard drive.

#12 Thu, 6 Aug 2009 - 08:00 68kMLA

Have you tried booting an OS X Live CD?

#13 Thu, 6 Aug 2009 - 19:07 68kMLA

I got 9 installed. And DAMN it flys.

#14 Fri, 7 Aug 2009 - 05:27 68kMLA

Hee-hee, yeah, OS 9 is a performance monster on my G4/500DP

#15 Fri, 7 Aug 2009 - 13:32 68kMLA

Well I ripped it to shreds. I installed a DVD Burner and an Airport Card, and its a freaking monster to open. My hands got all cut up. So while there I examined the video cable. It seems fine, and I disconnected it and put it back in, and it seems dandy now... Very strange.