G4 iMac from 2002

I am right now using my brand new duo core iMac with Leopard.

Before I give my 2002 iMac with 10.3.9 on it to my Mom, I wanted to wipe it clean (for obvious reasons)... Of course the Leopard install DVDs that came with the new one will not work on the old one.

When and IF I purchase Leopard for the old iMac, will it work and do I need to specify? Is the DVD I get in the store different than the one I got with the new iMac?

So I am now reinstalling the original software that came with the old iMac and trying to remember how and where I got the 10.3.9 (I probably "found it")

What is the speed of the G4 CPU in that iMac? If it's 867Mhz or higher it will install. Give it as much RAM as you can also.

The Leopard DVD in the store is a Full Install and will run on any Mac. The one with your new iMac is Machine Specific and will only work on the exact model it shipped with and also it's NOT Universal so will not install on a Power PC Mac.

I think it is 800 Mhz (can't look right now since it has installer running).
It has 768 RAM (limit of 1 gig). I wish I could put in the 1 gig Ram chip that is left over from the new iMac (but highly doubt it will fit-LOL).

Is there a place where I can purchase or download 10.4.9 legally?

800 Mhz

It is only 800 Mhz.
I guess I can only go up to 10.4.9 then?

You won't be able to download and purchase OS X Tiger legally.

Try eBay for a Tiger full retail install DVD. The disk has to be black.

If it is grey, it's a restore disk which is hardware specific and it won't work on your iMac because those iMacs were released with OS 9 and OS X Jaguar if I'm not mistaken.

This is exactly what the disk should look like:



And the latest Tiger version is 10.4.11 which is what I am using at present.

thanks

thank you. It was shipped with 10.2

Yeah ok, 10.2 is/was Jaguar. Tiger is OS X 10.4.x.