Trying to boot a G3 B/W for cd/dvd drive

Hi, I am trying to help a friend with his G3. I am trying to boot from my Tiger disc to see if I can get any responce but holding down the "C" key does nothing it just boots up with the folder/? symbol. I want to get his data of the hard drive but I have also found out that I can't use target mode on this model. Any tips?

Hi, PhotoShooter -
I have tried boot from the OS9.1 disk and that tell me that the hard drive is not recognised and want to format it.
That's usually the result of the drive having been reformatted using OSX's Disk Utility, and the option to install OS 9 drivers having not been selected. In the absence of the OS 9 drivers, no OS 9 can mount the drive, including when booting to an OS 9 Install CD.
Article #106849 - Disk Is Available in Mac OS X But Not in Mac OS 9
That article mentions one possibility for recovery - while booted to the OS 9 Install CD, run Drive Setup from the Utilities folder on the CD. Select the drive in the list (it will probably appear as 'uninitialized' or something like that), then choose Update Driver from the Functions menu. If this works, you should be able to mount the drive with OS 9. Note - the Update Driver function is non-destructive, meaning it will not erase any data on the drive.

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I have a dual CPU 533 mhz G4 with OS 10.4.10 installed. It will run classic mode and will also boot from OS 9.2.2, which is still on the hard disk.
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Hey folks,
Sorry about the late reply. I hope it gets noticed, somehow.
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The markings on the front of the drive drawer are strictly generic. I haven't removed it from the case, yet. That's sort of a hassle.
Does this give any clues about how to ID the drive?
Come to think of it, I don't really remember where this drive came from.
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i think KH21 is newest firmware for that dvd drive.
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Seeing lots of the same posts with the same solutions being applied (mostly upper/lower control filters/MS Fixit)... so I thought I'd put this up for everyone.
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Drive Cannot Write to Writable Discs (Windows 7)
Drive Cannot Write to Writable Discs (Windows Vista)
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2) Try burning at a slower speed (not the best option, but can often get the job done if the laser is fading).
3) Remove drive from Device Manager and remove upper/lower filters (see below).
4) Use MS System Restore to go back to a time when it was working.
5) Use PC-Doctor/HP Hardware Diagnostic software to check for a bad drive.
6) If the drive is not bad - save your files and use HP Recovery to put the system back to the beginning.
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Drive Cannot Read Discs in Windows Vista
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{restart the PC at least once to see if the drive shows up on boot}
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6) Use MS System Restore to go back to a time when it was working.
7) Use PC-Doctor/HP Hardware Diagnostic software to check for a bad drive.
CD/DVD drive is missing (not in Windows Explorer or My Computer or in burning software)...
CD/DVD Drive is not Detected (Windows 7)
CD/DVD Drive is not Detected (Windows Vista)
CD or DVD Drive is not Detected (Windows 98, ME, or XP)
Summary:
1) See if the drive is listed in Device Manager (troubleshoot based on what you see).
2) Reset Power: Unplug power cord, press Power button for 10 seconds.
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4) Remove upper/lower filters (see below).
5) Reinstall burning software
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7) Use MS System Restore to go back to a time when it was working.
Stuck Drawer...
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Summary:
1) Press eject button on case, on drive, button on keyboard (if exists).
2) Right-click drive icon in Windows and select Eject.
3) Turn off PC and inert a straightened paper clip into the manual release hole on the drive.
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First... try to use the MS Fixit (for Vista) if you are on the computer having the problem)...
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2) Uninstall your CD burning software (make sure you have the installation disc or you can resinstall from Start, Programs, PC Help and Tools, Recovery Manager (or Driver/Application Recovery). If you don't have the installation discs, skip this step - it might still work).
3) Open the registry editor (Start -> Run -> enter Regedit) ... might want to make a backup of the registry at this point.
4) Open the following keys:
+ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
+ SYSTEM
+ CurrentControlSet (or the current control set with lowest number if that is all that is listed)
+ Control
+ Class
5) Select 4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318. It has to be this exact key - make sure you can see the last numbers!!!
6) Delete the UpperFilter and or the LowerFilters value in the right window if either exists.
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8) Reinstall your burning software and restart the computer again.
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That's why you want to make a backup of the registry. If you didn't make a backup, use MS system restore to go back. The only values you should remove are UpperFilter or LowerFilter - one or both may be in there and can be removed. If neither value exists, then that is probably why you can't burn and Windows is not recognizing your drive as a writable drive.
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