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    From matthewgillie@matthewgillie@nl.rogers-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (radio-years) to comp.sys.mac.system on Friday, April 14, 2006 12:59:02
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    hi , i need help , i am up gradeing my stock iMac 350 from a 6GB HD
    to a 20GB hard drive and from a 64 MB RAM to a 256 MB ram , i am
    also upgradeing from OS 9.0.4 to OS X 10.2 , how do i do this , i
    am told that if you dont do it right ehn the internal CRT will not
    work ,so how do i do this with out screwing up ? and can i boot up
    the computer through a USB CD drive ? the slot laoding one inside
    the iMac is broken. Thanks for any help

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  • From matt@matt@tidbits.com (matt neuburg) to comp.sys.mac.system on Friday, April 14, 2006 22:18:49
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    radio-years <matthewgillie@nl.rogers-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote:

    hi , i need help , i am up gradeing my stock iMac 350 from a 6GB HD
    to a 20GB hard drive and from a 64 MB RAM to a 256 MB ram , i am
    also upgradeing from OS 9.0.4 to OS X 10.2 , how do i do this , i
    am told that if you dont do it right ehn the internal CRT will not
    work ,so how do i do this with out screwing up ? and can i boot up
    the computer through a USB CD drive ? the slot laoding one inside
    the iMac is broken.

    (1) You are right about the CRT, and the fix is probably this, which you
    must apply *before* attempting to upgrade. You will probably need to
    upgrade to 9.1 before you can apply the fix. Make sure this is the one
    that applies to your model.

    <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75130>

    (2) I am pretty sure that you can NOT boot up from a USB-based CD.
    However, all is not lost. Borrow another computer, connect it to yours
    with firewire, boot up yours in firewire target mode, and you can
    install Mac OS X from that other computer.

    (3) Don't install 10.2. It's atrocious. You're just opening yourself up
    to a world of problems. There is a reason why there are system updates.
    Install Panther or Tiger.

    m.

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  • From Dave Balderstone@dave@N_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca to comp.sys.mac.system on Friday, April 14, 2006 17:27:59
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    In article <u1145032456@aknode.invalid>, radio-years <matthewgillie@nl.rogers-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote:

    hi , i need help , i am up gradeing my stock iMac 350 from a 6GB HD
    to a 20GB hard drive and from a 64 MB RAM to a 256 MB ram , i am
    also upgradeing from OS 9.0.4 to OS X 10.2 , how do i do this , i
    am told that if you dont do it right ehn the internal CRT will not
    work ,so how do i do this with out screwing up ? and can i boot up
    the computer through a USB CD drive ? the slot laoding one inside
    the iMac is broken. Thanks for any help

    Matt said what I was going to , but likely in fewer words.

    You will not be able to boot your iMac from USB.

    Make sure you've done any and all firmware updates BEFORE installing OS
    X.

    256 Megs is bare bones. If you can go to 512 or 1 gig, do it. It DOES
    make a difference.

    At least install 10.3, not 10.2. If you don't have 10.3, check the
    resellers or eBay, or email me. I have a retail version of Panther,
    totally legit, original CDs, that I can sell.
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  • From matt@matt@tidbits.com (matt neuburg) to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, April 15, 2006 05:04:26
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    matt neuburg <matt@tidbits.com> wrote:

    Borrow another computer, connect it to yours
    with firewire, boot up yours in firewire target mode, and you can
    install Mac OS X from that other computer

    A helpful correspondent points out to me that the iMac 350 lacks
    firewire (I misread MacTracker on this point). Sorry about that. At this
    point I am forced to throw up my hands. Unless you want to remove the
    hard disk and install onto it using an external firewire enclosure from
    another computer, your best bet may be to see about having the internal
    slot fixed. For what that will cost you, though, it might be worth while
    to consider another machine; I see an iMac DV (one step up from yours)
    with Tiger and enough RAM for $130 on eBay. m.

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