Symptom
The computer starts up to a blinking folder icon.
Solution
1. Restart the computer from the Restore DVD disc.
2. Open Disk Utility and turn on the option to install the Mac OS 9 drivers.
3. Erase the hard disk.
4. Reinstall Mac OS X and the additional software components.
Warning: Be sure to back up any files you wish to keep from the destination volume before erasing it.
Related documents
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Mac OS X: About the 'Install Mac OS 9 Drivers' Option in Disk Utility"
Additional information
All PowerBook computers come with DVD Install/Restore software. They will not be able to start up using Mac OS 9 if you use this disc to erase the computer's hard disk and then restore the software. This is because the Mac OS 9 disk driver is disabled by default. The standard settings will not install the Mac OS 9 drivers.