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Installing Tiger OSX using external DVD drive
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<blockquote data-quote="NanoBite" data-source="post: 406595" data-attributes="member: 13565"><p>Hi,</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkGreen">1.</span></strong> To upgrade your iBook to Tiger via an ext DVD Drive:</p><p></p><p>Basically the external DVD drive needs to be modern, self powered, FireWire equipped and using the latest firmware available for it AND it's got to allow you to boot from it when it's connected to the iBook.</p><p></p><p>So let's start, connect the external drive to the Mac, insert the Tiger DVD into it and restart your iBook while holding the <em><span style="color: Sienna">“Option”</span></em> key.</p><p></p><p>After a while, your iBook should present you with a list of available boot volumes, which should include the external drive — you may need to wait a few minutes until you can click on it but that’s normal. </p><p></p><p>From there on, simply follow the installation instructions.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: DarkRed">2.</span></strong> Regarding the installation discs, there are two types: Full Retail Software & Install Discs & the Model Specific System Restore Discs which are sold with any new mac.</p><p></p><p>The Retail version has, in the case of Tiger, a large white X on the Label while the System Restore Discs are grey.</p><p></p><p>So the CD's that are labelled iMac are only for whatever specific iMac model that they were made for so you won't be able to use them on the iBook. The same goes for the upgrade to Tiger ... you'll need to buy the Retail Version of the Discs, AFAIK.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NanoBite, post: 406595, member: 13565"] Hi, [B][COLOR="DarkGreen"]1.[/COLOR][/B] To upgrade your iBook to Tiger via an ext DVD Drive: Basically the external DVD drive needs to be modern, self powered, FireWire equipped and using the latest firmware available for it AND it's got to allow you to boot from it when it's connected to the iBook. So let's start, connect the external drive to the Mac, insert the Tiger DVD into it and restart your iBook while holding the [I][COLOR="Sienna"]“Option”[/COLOR][/I] key. After a while, your iBook should present you with a list of available boot volumes, which should include the external drive — you may need to wait a few minutes until you can click on it but that’s normal. From there on, simply follow the installation instructions. [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]2.[/COLOR][/B] Regarding the installation discs, there are two types: Full Retail Software & Install Discs & the Model Specific System Restore Discs which are sold with any new mac. The Retail version has, in the case of Tiger, a large white X on the Label while the System Restore Discs are grey. So the CD's that are labelled iMac are only for whatever specific iMac model that they were made for so you won't be able to use them on the iBook. The same goes for the upgrade to Tiger ... you'll need to buy the Retail Version of the Discs, AFAIK. [/QUOTE]
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