Os X install trouble

[Stuerror]

Hey

Im pretty new to Apple and I recently recieved a eMac thats has no os x installed and has been formatted...

My eMac is the 1.25ghz version by the way!

I got an emac install disc for Puma (os x 10.1.4) and put it in the drive and nothing happen just the folder icon... do I need a more recent os x to install on this eMac or is there something else wrong?

 

[cwa107]

There were several different versions of eMacs. The gray discs are usually specific to the variant of computer they were sold with originally.

You'll need either a retail version of OS X or a restore disc from the vintage of eMac you have.

 

[harryb2448]

OS X.4 is Tiger and as cwa107 advises make sure you get a black coloured full retail install disc. The silver grey model specific discs have blockmers installed so they will usually only install on the model machine they were released with.

When the eMac, and all Macs for that matter, were new they came with the latest OS and to prevent wholesale illegal installations, the discs were made model specific.

Adequate memory is vital for OS X and your eMac can handle two 1GB sticks of low density RAM. Do not use PC RAM which is high density.

 

[Stuerror]

cheers for the help guys... anyone got os x panther or later for emac i can buy?