[KB3GZW]

Ok thanks, archive and install it is.

[saxnbass]

You could also partition your HDD and install Leopard on the new partition. Since you can still access the other partition when you boot into Tiger, you can still access your apps from the other partition without a problem.

[jnrg18]

Hello,
I'm a newbie to the MAC world. I just purchased an IMAC with Leopard installed. I need Tiger since I want to run Pro Tools. From what I've gathered throughout the forums, I need to do an Archive and install or a clean install. I understand the concept but is there some kind of tutorial floating around that I can use. I don't want to ruin a new computer.

Also, how do I partition a HD.

Thanks in advance.

[saxnbass]

Originally Posted by jnrg18

Hello,
I'm a newbie to the MAC world. I just purchased an IMAC with Leopard installed. I need Tiger since I want to run Pro Tools. From what I've gathered throughout the forums, I need to do an Archive and install or a clean install. I understand the concept but is there some kind of tutorial floating around that I can use. I don't want to ruin a new computer.

Also, how do I partition a HD.

Thanks in advance.

PMed you.

I will copy and paste my PM in a reply to this post bellow for everyone else's reference.

[saxnbass]

If it's only because of one or two I'd recommend partitioning your harddrive into to sections. You do this in "Disk Utility". Open Disk Utility, select the internal harddrive from the left hand side (the top one, not the "Macintosh HD"), then click the Partition tab in the right hand side, then click the little plus under the diagram that shows how much is being used from the harddrive. Then size the second partition and give it a name ("Tiger" would be logical, but anything you want works). Then get a Tiger install disc and put it in the computer. It will tell you to reboot from the disc, do so. Once it comes up tell it to do a clean install and it will ask you what drive to install it on, just select the new partition that you will put Tiger on. Let it install. Once installed, you select what to boot into by holding down the Option (Alt) key at bootup (just like with bootcamp and windows). You can access your Leopard files when in Tiger, and vice versa. So I'd suggest making the Tiger partition just big enough to hold the Tiger instillation and the application(s) that need Tiger, plus a bit of excess for various files ProTools writes and software updates.