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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 918194" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I'm sort of surprised that you were able to use an iBook CD to install the OS on a Powermac G4. </p><p></p><p>These grey/silver disks as "dtravis7" mentioned are model specific...and usually do not work very well (if at all) on other Mac models.</p><p></p><p>It seems like you got lucky (in a way)...but because that iBook CD is model specific, it may not be installing the "exact" files that a Powermac G4 needs...which could lead to problems.</p><p></p><p>It would really be best to get a "retail" install CD/DVD (black colored) to install the OS.</p><p></p><p>BTW...in your initial post you said that you: <em>"erased the Hard Drive, tried to format it with 10.5 leopard".</em> Where did this DVD install disk come from, and why don't you have it now?</p><p></p><p>Also in your initial post you mentioned: <em>So then I put an 10.3 Tiger installation disc in and when it is done installing it prepares the disc then it freezes and gives me the "You need to restart your computer" warning.</em></p><p></p><p>OS 10.3 isn't Tiger...Tiger is OS 10.4.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps. Good Luck,<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 918194, member: 56379"] I'm sort of surprised that you were able to use an iBook CD to install the OS on a Powermac G4. These grey/silver disks as "dtravis7" mentioned are model specific...and usually do not work very well (if at all) on other Mac models. It seems like you got lucky (in a way)...but because that iBook CD is model specific, it may not be installing the "exact" files that a Powermac G4 needs...which could lead to problems. It would really be best to get a "retail" install CD/DVD (black colored) to install the OS. BTW...in your initial post you said that you: [i]"erased the Hard Drive, tried to format it with 10.5 leopard".[/i] Where did this DVD install disk come from, and why don't you have it now? Also in your initial post you mentioned: [i]So then I put an 10.3 Tiger installation disc in and when it is done installing it prepares the disc then it freezes and gives me the "You need to restart your computer" warning.[/i] OS 10.3 isn't Tiger...Tiger is OS 10.4. Hope this helps. Good Luck,:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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