Questions about eMac G4

jacatone · jacatone #1 (**permalink**)

04-25-2012, 08:13 PM

Recently got an old eMac G4 and wanted to reinstall OSX 4. I have the disk, but how do you install the OS on this machine? Thanks.

OlderMacUser · OlderMacUser #2 (**permalink**)

04-25-2012, 08:21 PM

Put the OS 10.4 install disk in the CD drive, and hold down the "c" key while it's booting up.
You may need to update the firmware first however; in which case you may need to install OS9 first.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #3 (**permalink**)

04-26-2012, 01:30 AM

As far as OS 9 is concerned helps if you provide eMac details. Only the first two models, 700MHz, 800MHz and 1GHz models are capable of running Classic and later models do not require then update mentioned.

jacatone · jacatone #4 (**permalink**)

04-26-2012, 10:06 PM

It's a 800MHz model. Holding down the C key doesn't seem to do anything. The OSX 10.4 disk is a DVD, and just seems to spit it out every time I put it in. Any other ideas?

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #5 (**permalink**)

04-26-2012, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jacatone

It's a 800MHz model. Holding down the C key doesn't seem to do anything. The OSX 10.4 disk is a DVD, and just seems to spit it out every time I put it in. Any other ideas?

Two possible reasons for this:

1. If this 10.4 DVD is a gray colored disk...it won't work...they are model specific.

2. There were two 800mhz eMac models. One had a DVD drive...and the other had a CD only drive. If the 10.4 OS DVD is NOT gray (but the appropriate "black" 10.4 OS DVD)...then you probably have the 800mhz eMac with the CD drive.

- Nick

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #6 (**permalink**)

04-26-2012, 11:54 PM

Check out what Nick had told you. Only the later models, 1GHz and upwards, came with the DVD as standard. On 700/800MHz DVD was an optional extra.

OlderMacUser #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 23, 2012 Posts: 21 Mac Specs: iBook G3 Clamshell 366mhz+Firewire, PowerMac G4 MDD 2003 1.25Ghz(Single), Mac LC520 25MHZ	04-25-2012, 08:21 PM Put the OS 10.4 install disk in the CD drive, and hold down the "c" key while it's booting up. You may need to update the firmware first however; in which case you may need to install OS9 first. IMO: If Your Computer Does What you Need it to do, You don't need a new one. I Shudder at the thought of an Intel-Based Mac. My Posts are often Tediously long and have little actual relevance to the topic at hand. I'm trying to fix that... Last edited by OlderMacUser; 04-25-2012 at 08:21 PM. Reason: Eliminating Useless Info
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harryb2448 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,086 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	04-26-2012, 11:54 PM Check out what Nick had told you. Only the later models, 1GHz and upwards, came with the DVD as standard. On 700/800MHz DVD was an optional extra. *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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jacatone #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 04, 2007 Posts: 20	04-25-2012, 08:13 PM Recently got an old eMac G4 and wanted to reinstall OSX 4. I have the disk, but how do you install the OS on this machine? Thanks.
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jacatone #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 04, 2007 Posts: 20	04-26-2012, 10:06 PM It's a 800MHz model. Holding down the C key doesn't seem to do anything. The OSX 10.4 disk is a DVD, and just seems to spit it out every time I put it in. Any other ideas?
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