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Installing Tiger OSX using external DVD drive
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<blockquote data-quote="ibookmobile007" data-source="post: 407363" data-attributes="member: 31967"><p>The DVD will be here today.This is what i did to test to see if the External DVD(Which is a Sony DVD RW Model number:AW-Q170A)player will do any kind of booting.I put one of those iMac disks in.well i tried to boot from it(I think i held it down for 45 seconds and nothing,even though i could hear it whizzing the disk in it)It booted up normally.well it opened the installation folder and when i clicked the installation icon,it said something like(this is in short of course)Your machine will know shut down once you hit restart to start the installation.then there is a big restart button at the bottom of the words.Thats as far of a test that i have done.</p><p></p><p>Ending,</p><p>My external drive has the most current firmware.A friend told me that all i need to do is just pop the dvd in and im good without having to hold the button down,that it will tell me installation will began once i hit restart.</p><p>My machine states in the about this mac the following:</p><p>memory:320MB</p><p>Processor:500 Mhz</p><p>Power PC:G3</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The final verdict......I upgraded successfully without having to hold any buttons down.This is what i did:</p><p>1.let my ibook boot up with the firewire and tiger dvd within the external Sony DVD RW.</p><p>2.It recognised the external and opened the dvd content menu.There was a big button that said install tiger.I clicked that and it said in order to install this software your machine needs to be restarted.I did so.</p><p>When my ibook restarted i did not push any buttons,but inturn let it start the boot up process(just to see if it would work without pressing/holding any keys down )and then my external burner/player started whizzing and then the option to install tiger was there!Its installed and successfully.It gave me the option to delete my old OSX and replace with tiger(which i did).</p><p>So for those who dont want to purchase the combo drive and want the dvd for tiger.As long as your ext. dvd burner/player is current this process will work!</p><p>mind you i never had to do a firmware update or none of that.My external dvd player is between 3-4 months old...!!!!thanks for all the help guys!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ibookmobile007, post: 407363, member: 31967"] The DVD will be here today.This is what i did to test to see if the External DVD(Which is a Sony DVD RW Model number:AW-Q170A)player will do any kind of booting.I put one of those iMac disks in.well i tried to boot from it(I think i held it down for 45 seconds and nothing,even though i could hear it whizzing the disk in it)It booted up normally.well it opened the installation folder and when i clicked the installation icon,it said something like(this is in short of course)Your machine will know shut down once you hit restart to start the installation.then there is a big restart button at the bottom of the words.Thats as far of a test that i have done. Ending, My external drive has the most current firmware.A friend told me that all i need to do is just pop the dvd in and im good without having to hold the button down,that it will tell me installation will began once i hit restart. My machine states in the about this mac the following: memory:320MB Processor:500 Mhz Power PC:G3 The final verdict......I upgraded successfully without having to hold any buttons down.This is what i did: 1.let my ibook boot up with the firewire and tiger dvd within the external Sony DVD RW. 2.It recognised the external and opened the dvd content menu.There was a big button that said install tiger.I clicked that and it said in order to install this software your machine needs to be restarted.I did so. When my ibook restarted i did not push any buttons,but inturn let it start the boot up process(just to see if it would work without pressing/holding any keys down )and then my external burner/player started whizzing and then the option to install tiger was there!Its installed and successfully.It gave me the option to delete my old OSX and replace with tiger(which i did). So for those who dont want to purchase the combo drive and want the dvd for tiger.As long as your ext. dvd burner/player is current this process will work! mind you i never had to do a firmware update or none of that.My external dvd player is between 3-4 months old...!!!!thanks for all the help guys! [/QUOTE]
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