Lost system disks - help!

I have a G4 at work that was running 9.2.2 and recently the hard drive died. My system disks have been 'borrowed' and not returned by someone so IT Support have tried installing 9.1 disks from an earlier Power Mac onto the new hard drive but that doesn't work. They also think a generic 9.2.1 disk won't work either. Is that right and if so how can I get hold of the right disks? Thanks!
G4 Mirrored drive doors Mac OS 9.2.x

Hi, Neet -
Welcome to Apple's Discussions.
... IT Support have tried installing 9.1 disks from an earlier Power Mac onto the new hard drive but that doesn't work. They also think a generic 9.2.1 disk won't work either.
Is that right and if so how can I get hold of the right disks?
If the G4 in question is a Mirrored Drive Door (MDD) model, then yes, that's correct.
The original disks that came with the machine installed a model-specific version of OS 9.2.2. No earlier version will install - and there are no retail (universal) OS 9.2.2 Install CDs.
The only source for a bootable OS 9 install for those models is from the original disks that came with the machine. You may be able to get replacement original disk by contacting Apple's Customer Support -
http://www.apple.com/contact/phone_contacts.html
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If you need OS 9 solely for use as Classic under OSX, there are other possibilities -
• copy a working OS 9 System Folder from another machine (OS 9.1 or later; OS 9.2.x would be better).
• copy the System Folder from an OS 9.2.1 Install CD. Note, though, that there are very few control panels and extensions in the System Folder on an OS 9 Install CD; many services will not be available.
OS 9 System Folders retain their integrity and functionality when copied using a simple Finder copy process (drag and drop) - cloning is not necessary.
However, neither of those two options will result in a bootable OS 9. If you need a bootable OS 9.2.2, you will need to use an original disk set for that model.

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