I have a PowerMac 7300/180 with no operating system installed. I found an OS
8.5 install CD, and tried to install OS 8.5, but every time I do it says OS
8.5 cannot be installed onto the system. I cannot figure this out, because
8.5 was previously installed on the system and it ran fine. I also have the
OS 8.5 restore CD (they say iMac on them), so I could use that to restore
the computer. However, it restored it as an iMac so everywhere it says "for
your iMac." Also, I cannot connect to the internet through my LAN since I
now only have AOL Link, AOL Link Enhanced, and AppleTalk. Can someone please
help me?

On 11/25/03 10:02 PM, in article
6BVwb.22268$Wy4.17711@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink .net,
"news.east.earthlink.net" <bradinski2@earthlink.net> wrote:

> I have a PowerMac 7300/180 with no operating system installed. I found an OS
> 8.5 install CD, and tried to install OS 8.5, but every time I do it says OS
> 8.5 cannot be installed onto the system. I cannot figure this out, because
> 8.5 was previously installed on the system and it ran fine. I also have the
> OS 8.5 restore CD (they say iMac on them),

That's why. You need the factory 8.5 install sold at retail, not a model
specific restore for a different model.

Brian

I also have the regular install CD. Shouldn't that work? Why would the
restore CD allow my computer to even operate? I know someone that got an
iMac with OS 9 and used the iMac install CD to install OS 9 onto all 4 of
her other PowerMacs. Why wouldn't mine work?

"Brian Paul Ehni" <behni@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:BBE988FF.4E311%behni@comcast.net...
> On 11/25/03 10:02 PM, in article
> 6BVwb.22268$Wy4.17711@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink .net,
> "news.east.earthlink.net" <bradinski2@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > I have a PowerMac 7300/180 with no operating system installed. I found
an OS
> > 8.5 install CD, and tried to install OS 8.5, but every time I do it says
OS
> > 8.5 cannot be installed onto the system. I cannot figure this out,
because
> > 8.5 was previously installed on the system and it ran fine. I also have
the
> > OS 8.5 restore CD (they say iMac on them),
>
> That's why. You need the factory 8.5 install sold at retail, not a model
> specific restore for a different model.
>
> Brian
>

On 11/26/03 6:36 AM, in article
u71xb.22565$Wy4.4984@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink. net,
"news.east.earthlink.net" <bradinski2@earthlink.net> wrote:

> I also have the regular install CD. Shouldn't that work? Why would the
> restore CD allow my computer to even operate? I know someone that got an
> iMac with OS 9 and used the iMac install CD to install OS 9 onto all 4 of
> her other PowerMacs. Why wouldn't mine work?
>

I don't have an answer for that. I do know that some restore/install CDs
that come with a system (like the 9.2.2 CD I got with a PowerBook) will
install on other systems. Other restore/install CDs won't.

Brian