7.5.2 was the first for the 9500, but I wouldn't recommend it as your day to day OS. Fine for testing and anything later is usable for real use.You can boot it from the CD drive, at least to test it out. You'll need a bootable Mac CD, such as an OS install disk. System 7.6.1 was the first on CD I think
Sounds like you need a battery also. Even with out the HD you should see a flashing question mark.Hi all! I have purchased PowerMac 9500/132 a few days ago too, but without HDD. Could anyone tell how to boot it without hard drive? It seems like it boots even startup tune sounded, but there is no any response on the display. Was that bound to happen without hard drive or there is other reason?
As Charlieman said, 7.0 won't boot the 9500. You can download Disk Tools PPC from Apple's older software downloads page. For directions to make a Mac bootable floppy disk from an image on a Windows PC, see macwindows.comI have some 7.0? macintosh boot floppy image. I've already tried to boot from it with no success. Need I have a newer version and on CD?