Power Mac G4 Wont boot in Mac Os X 10.3.9

My mac won't boot in mac os x 10.3.9 it gets almost to the login screen then goes blue. I can't insert a disk because the optical drive is broken. I have an external drive but when i boot a disk it has the os X spin wheel but it has a picture of a folder ripped in half. The computer boots in System 9.2 fine but won't boot in 10.3.9.

Sounds like you have a PowerBook, not a desktop machine. You've landed in the PowerMac G4 forums for late-model desktop machines like the picture under my name at the left. The G4 PowerBooks have separate forum areas, broken down by model and screen size. Find your specific version and follow one of these links:
G4 PowerBook Titanium case 15-inch
G4 PowerBook Aluminum case 12-inch
G4 PowerBook Aluminum case 15-inch
G4 PowerBook Aluminum case 17-inch

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