I put the original HDD back in and it chimes and the screen comes on, but it doesn't show the happy mac or boot into os9. I kept the CD drive out of it as I don't think it's working. Is the big SIMM in the logic board RAM or ROM? I also notice the smaller SIMM on the outside, which I assume is...
I wanted to replace with an ssd adapter, which is now plugged in.
When I turn it on it the fan spins for a moment, and then turns off.
I haven't removed the ssd yet, but wanted to know if there was anything else to look out for while I have it open
I tried getting an m.2 adapter, but it appears to be for a laptop and the connector (idk the name of it) is too big.
What should I be searching for? Or does anyone have an amazon link to something that would work?
Update:
I clean installed os9 and it then saw the airport card. I was able to connect it to my phone's hotspot with no security, but the connection drops and it won't actually connect to a website. Classilla also crashes on startup. I think the HD isn't in great condition. Are they sata drives...
I should have another card in another machine, but I'll have to check. Good call on the pins, I'll check those, and I didn't know the base stations had cards in them! I think someone is selling one near me, so I might get it just for the extra cards/stations.
I reseated the card already, and I think 10.4 is installed, but I'll have to double check. I looked in Apple Profiler but under airport it doesn't show the card, so I don't think the computer sees it.
Got an iMac G4 finally recently after always wanting one as a kid. It works well, but it doesn't see the Airport card at all. I'm not sure if I need drivers as it's been so long since I worked on one of these machines.
I'd also like to install os9 if I can, but idk if I need CDs or if I can do...