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Why oh why do I make things harder for myself? I always forget Live CDs! Great trick. I'll have to try it out as a third alternative!

To edit the previous statement: UNCHECK Install Mac OS 9 drivers because they're PPC code and will cause the Performa to Sad Mac.

As promised, here's some updates based on tanaquil's suggestions: iMac G3/233 Rev. B MacOS 8.5 Boot CD - FAIL: OS doesn't recognize USB dongle. MacOS 9.2.2 Boot CD - FAIL: OS recognizes dongle, but Drive Setup refuses to initialize an "unsupported device". Mac OS X 10.3 on Hard Disk - PASS...

Macdrone: If there is such a thing, that would be plenty helpful. My process refers to a "restore" ISO for a 630CD that I downloaded and tried, but a) that ISO isn't bootable on my 640CD and B) the Internal IDE tool right on the root of that disk doesn't detect any ATA devices with or without...

First post. Woot! I thought I might share some knowledge and get some feedback on my process, but first the backstory. I have a Performa 640CD I acquired from a longtime client around 12 years ago. She donated it to me because the power supply failed from a lightning strike. I happened to have...