Mac troubles

i hav recently aquired a mac powerpc 5500/225 to mess around with so i can see if i would like to buy a brand new mac
the hdd went out and so did the os, i got another hdd and downmloaded a copy of mac os 8.5
before the keyboard and mouse worked now only things that work on the keyboard is the power button. whats wrong, i hav switched out the keyboard with a different one but the results are the same
any ideas out there?


also once i get mouse and keyboard up how do i install to hdd, just click on the cd or is there a process please help
thanx

I can only show you this: http://www-edlab.cs.umass.edu/~ahelblin/misc/mac.html

Sorry bout going off topic.. :D

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Thanks, :-\ , I needed that!

I don't know much about Macs but have you tried going to http://www.info.apple.com/ and looking for the users guide on it. I am sure it will help you :)

Well, MacFixit is the place to go to troubleshoot Mac issues. And I don't know if you'll be able to open up that Mac given it's an all in one concept (for those curious, visit here and select 5500). Unless it's an external SCSI drive.. You'll be awfully close to the CRT and that can be dangerous. You might want to look around for a Mac specialty shop who can do it for you or find an external case.

Generally speaking the Mac will detect the drive right away. You should consider, once the system is running, putting OS 9 on the Mac. There are built-in tools to format and prepare harddrives called Apple Disk Tools.

Hope this helps.

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to mess around with so i can see if i would like to buy a brand new mac

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I think you'll find that any comparison between an "old-world" Mac and a new Mac to be weak at best. The current mac operating system is completely different than MacOS8.5, they've completely redesigned it to actually make use of the expensive hardware that Apple uses.
If you manage to get the HD in successfully, why not install Yellow Dog linux or something and save yourself the hassle of dealing with classic MacOS, I try to avoid at all costs.

i figured out my problem, the mouse was bad so it made my keyboard not respond and i was planing on installing yellow dog in fact i hav a copy of it so as soon as i can install mac os i can install linux cause i was told that u hav to hav a mac os to install linux.

Glad to hear that all it was was a bad rodent :D