OS 10.4 - Is there a way? 10.4 upgrade question.

Dillinger-63 · Dillinger-63 #1 (**permalink**)

03-31-2007, 03:55 PM

My son has an iMac G4 with a CD drive. It currently has OS-X 10.3 installed. I bought the 10.4 upgrade disk but is on a DVD and his iMac has just the CD reader. Do I need to return this DVD, which brings up another question, is there a 10.4 upgrade on CD? or can I burn this DVD to one CD?

schweb · schweb #2 (**permalink**)

03-31-2007, 03:58 PM

You can contact Apple for the CDs or you can also install it via Firewire:
http://lowendmac.com/misc/06/0710.html

christm · christm #3 (**permalink**)

03-31-2007, 04:42 PM

as 'schweb' said - there are cd version if you ask.

Dillinger-63 · Dillinger-63 #4 (**permalink**)

03-31-2007, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schweb

You can contact Apple for the CDs or you can also install it via Firewire:
http://lowendmac.com/misc/06/0710.html

I'll have to contact Apple as there is no Firewire on his Mac.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #5 (**permalink**)

03-31-2007, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dillinger-63

My son has an iMac G4 ..... there is no Firewire on his Mac.

If you have an iMac G4, then there is most certainly a Firewire port on that iMac.
Is this one of the "desklamp" iMacs, or is it one of the "gumdrop" ones? If it is the latter, then that is a G3. Even so, the later G3 iMacs had FW ports as well. You might want to double-check the ports to be sure.

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #6 (**permalink**)

03-31-2007, 05:11 PM

Well you could use your iMac or MBP for this.

Just insert the DVD in the optical drive of either one of those and connect your son's G4 iMac via a FireWire cable using the Target Disk mode.

I have a G4 iMac and have a FireWire port.

DOH! DB posted before I did. Yeah the iLamp iMac has a FireWire port. Two of them in fact, I just checked. :girl:

Dillinger-63 · Dillinger-63 #7 (**permalink**)

03-31-2007, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacHeadCase

Well you could use your iMac or MBP for this.

Just insert the DVD in the optical drive of either one of those and connect your son's G4 iMac via a FireWire cable using the Target Disk mode.

I have a G4 iMac and have a FireWire port.

DOH! DB posted before I did. Yeah the iLamp iMac has a FireWire port. Two of them in fact, I just checked. :girl:

Yep, there is in fact two Firewire ports. I'll go back and read the link on the post Schweb did to install 10.4

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Guest Posts: n/a	03-31-2007, 05:11 PM Well you could use your iMac or MBP for this. Just insert the DVD in the optical drive of either one of those and connect your son's G4 iMac via a FireWire cable using the Target Disk mode. I have a G4 iMac and have a FireWire port. DOH! DB posted before I did. Yeah the iLamp iMac has a FireWire port. Two of them in fact, I just checked. :girl: Last edited by MacHeadCase; 03-31-2007 at 05:13 PM.
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