Re: iMac 333 tray no boot

In article <1139200531.792189.324280@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
arepechu@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

fixing up an old iMac for my son
boot-up gives me good os9 chime but no light on screen, no hard drive
spin up
very faint 'weep-weep-weep' sound like HD getting initial signal to
spin up but getting overridden
will not boot from CD
are there any key combos I can try on boot-up?
any known weak spots on an old iMac that might need replacement if it's
been sitting a few yrs?
suggestions appreciated

Two questions.

1. How big is the hard drive? If it is larger than 8 GB, you MUST
partition it. The first partition MUST be less than or equal to 8 GB and
the system MUST be installed in the first partition.

2. What CD are you trying to use to boot it? In nearly 100% of all cases
where I have seen or heard of someone say "it will not boot from CD,"
the problem is simple: the person is using the wrong CD. Either it is
not a bootable CD, or it is a CD that can not boot that particular
machine.

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