OMG What do I do

[icesac26]

I just got a G4 tower, with lots of ram, from a friend and it is giving me an error when I boot it up after the Initializing Internet connection. the error is "Fatal Card Reader error". and I want to erase it all and start it up as I have with my eMac. However, it is not working, what do I do. Please tell me step by step. Heeelllppp.

Thanks in advance,

Donny

 

[GimmeSlack12]

Initializing Internet Connection? Do you mean after you re-install OS X? I would try and avoid that internet stuff and take care of that setup once you get up and running.

Not sure what the Reader Error is but do you have any peripherals connected?

 

[dpaanlka]

You're getting fatal card read error before or after Mac OS X boots?

What do you mean initializing internet?

 

[AmbitiousLemon]

"initializing internet" is one of the things that shows up in the white box with the progress bar when the computer is booting. It usually goes by so quickly you can't read it. If you don't have an internet connection the boot seems to hang on it for a little while.

I might guess that there is something wrong with the NIC.

 

[icesac26]

Init. Internet as the prev person said is what it does on the white box durring boot up. I will be buying a Airport card for it (still wondering, on that model where exactly to put it, but) Why is everything I try to reinstall and erase the HD not working, If I can just do that, I could prob fix this. btw... I know a lot about macs, and I know I used to know, but have forgot, what is an NIC again.

Thanks,

Donny

 

[GimmeSlack12]

This error shouldn't occur when you boot up holding down "C". Or does it?
NIC card is your Network Interface Card (it's not a Mac thing).

 

[AmbitiousLemon]

This error shouldn't occur when you boot up holding down "C". Or does it?
NIC card is your Network Interface Card (it's not a Mac thing).

Macs have NICs. Its what is on the other end of that ethernet port.

 

[GimmeSlack12]

Macs have NICs. Its what is on the other end of that ethernet port.

NIC's are not a Mac only thing is what I should have said.

 

[icesac26]

gimmi, yes I hold c at start and it still does