This document provides steps on how to create a bootable Mac OS 9 CD in Mac OS X. At present, there is no Apple-supported method for creating a Mac OS X bootable CD. If you have a new 12" or 17" G4 PowerBook, these models cannot boot from Mac OS 9. Please read Apple no longer supports booting from Mac OS 9 on computers released after December 2002.

 

Note

Symantec provides this information to you as a service and does not directly support the creation of a bootable CD to work with your computer. If you have questions or problems when you create a bootable CD, please refer to the provider of the CD mastering software that you use.

 

Requirements to create a bootable CD for your Macintosh with your Symantec software on it

• A CD-R or CD-RW drive
• Mac OS X
  If you do not have Mac OS X, please read How to create a bootable CD for a Symantec Macintosh product in Mac OS 8.1–9.2.2.
• The original "Mac OS 9 Install" CD that came with your Macintosh
  If you have one of the newest Macintosh computers, it may not have a "Mac OS 9 Install" CD. If not, you must use a Mac OS 9 CD that will boot your computer. If your computer was purchased before 2003 and did not come with a Mac OS 9 Install CD, you may order one from Apple.
• Your Symantec software for Macintosh, such as Norton Utilities or Norton SystemWorks
• A blank, recordable CD

 

STEP 1		Print this page
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STEP 2		Create an image of your Mac OS 9 Install CD
		Follow the steps for your version of Mac OS X: I have Mac OS X v10.2.x (Jaguar) 1 Insert the Mac OS 9 Install CD that came with your Macintosh into your CD-ROM drive. 2 Click Go, and then Applications. 3 Open Utilities, then Disk Copy. 4 On the File menu, click New > Image from Device.   5 Click the arrow next to the disk that shows CD_ROM under Description.   6 Click and highlight the CD-ROM disk that shows your Install CD name. 7 Click Image. 8 In the Image Device window, in the Save as box, type a name for your CD, such as Norton Bootable CD. 9 In the Where list, select a location in which to save the image. Be sure it is a location that you will remember.   10 In the Image Format list, select read/write, and in the Encryption list, select none. 11 Click Save to create the CD image. 12 Eject the Mac OS 9 Install CD, and put it away. I have Mac OS X v10.1.x 1 Insert the Mac OS 9 Install CD that came with your Macintosh into your CD-ROM drive. 2 Click Go, and then Applications. 3 Open Utilities, then Disk Copy. 4 On the Image menu, click New Image from Device. 5 Click the arrows next to the disks until you see the disk that shows CD_ROM in the description.   6 Click and highlight the CD-ROM disk. 7 Click Image. 8 In the Image Device window, in the Save as box, type a name for your CD, such as Norton Bootable CD. 9 In the Where list, select a location in which to save the image. Be sure it is a location that you will remember.   10 In the Image Format list, select read/write, and in the Encryption list, select none. 11 Click Image to create the CD image. 12 Eject the Mac OS 9 Install CD, and put it away.

STEP 3		Copy your Symantec product to the CD image
		Follow the steps that describe the format of your Symantec product: I have the product on CD 1 Double-click the CD image that you created.  The window for the CD image that you created opens with the contents of the Mac OS 9 Installation disk. Note When mounted, the CD image has the same name as the CD from which you made the image, not the name that you gave the image. 2 Insert the Norton SystemWorks or Norton Utilities CD into your computer. The Norton product CD window opens.  Note If you have the Norton SystemWorks CD, then open the Norton SystemWorks folder on the CD. 3 Drag the Norton Utilities folder from the CD, and drop it in the open window for the CD image that you created.  The Norton Utilities folder is copied to the CD image. 4 Eject the Norton Utilities or Norton SystemWorks CD and put it away. I downloaded the product from the Symantec Store 1 Double-click the CD image that you created.  The window for the CD image you created opens with the contents of the Mac OS 9 Install disk. 2 Open your hard drive, and then open the Norton Utilities folder.  Note You must have Norton Utilities 6.0.3 installed in Classic mode on your computer. 3 Drag the Norton Tools folder onto the open window for the CD image that you created. 4 On the drive on whichyou installed Norton Utilities, open the System Folder folder. Note Be sure to open the folder named System Folder, not the folder named System. 5 Open the Extensions folder. 6 Drag Norton Shared Lib onto the Norton Tools folder, which is located in the window for the CD image that you created.

STEP 4		Burn the image onto a recordable CD
		1 Click Go, and then click Computer. 2 Unmount the CD image that you created by dragging it to the Trash. 3 Do one of the following:   In Mac OS X 10.2.x, open Disk Copy, on the File menu, click Burn Image. In Mac OS X 10.1.x, open Disk Copy, and on the Image menu, click Burn Image. 4 Select the CD image that you created, and then click Burn. 5 Insert a recordable CD into your CD-R or CD-RW drive, and then click Burn.  You should now be able to start your Macintosh from your custom CD and use Norton Utilities to scan, repair, or optimize your hard drive.  For more information on how to start from a CD, see the product documentation.

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