An old PowerMac 5500/225

I have an old PowerMac 5500. I cannot access the information stored on the hard drive because the computer cannot find the start up information when I turn it on. I get a floppy disk with a ? mark flashing inside when I try. I do not need the computer for every day use, but there is information on the hard drive that I would like to retrieve. Does anyone know what I could do that wouldn't involve putting a lot of money in it? I asked about it at our local Apple store, but they said it would probably take quite a bit of money for them to do it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I asked about it at our local Apple store,..
If your local Apple store is anything like the ones I know, the folks there will have no idea about macs older than the last model!
The stock drive in this model was an ATA/IDE 2 gB hard drive.
You have at least two options. The easiest and the least expensive is to find a local store - not Apple - that will transfer the files from the drive to a CD or DVD. all you need to do is to extract the drive from the 5500. In Toronto, this type of service costs about $20.
Alternatively, you can buy an external hard drive enclosure, install the 5500's drive in it, and connect the enclosure to your current mac. (It could be a USB or Firewire enclosure.) You can then copy files from the external drive to your new mac.
The most difficult task is to open the 5500 and extract the drive. If you decide to go this route, post back - preferably in the area devoted to older Macs (link provided by DaddyPaycheck, above), and we can take you through the steps.

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nerowolfe wrote:
24Golfer wrote:
Do I have to?
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BDAqua,
Thanks for the response.
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Machine Name:          Power Mac G4
Machine Model:          PowerMac3,5
CPU Type:          PowerPC G4 (2.1)
Number Of CPUs:          1
CPU Speed:          800 MHz
L2 Cache (per CPU):          256 KB
Memory:          768 MB
Bus Speed:          133 MHz
Boot ROM Version:          4.3.3f2
Serial Number:          XBxxxxxMK9
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My main reasons are that my Mac has become really sluggish of late especially with multiple application open and viewing video. I mostly use my computer for photoshop, watching video and the internet. I have 512MB ram
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also does dual 1.8ghz mean two 1.8ghx chips or 1.8 in total, because it it's 2 1.8ghz chips then wouldn't that still be faster (combined) than the new iMac, i'm confused???
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Is there a 3rd party app that could help and that would not relie on iTunes.
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Mail can not update your mail boxes because your home directory is full....
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Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), it will try to repair your Disk Directory while the spinning radian is happening, so let it go, run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, then move this folder & file to the Desktop.
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