[G4] G4 will not accept OSX

s* scart at sympatico.ca
Tue Nov 8 11:56:11 PST 2005


I have both and Imation Superdrive and a VST floppy drive for my macs  
so, if it works, I should be good to go and I would definitely be  
willing to beta test for OS X.

-s*

On 8-Nov-05, at 2:53 PM, Aaron Willems wrote:

> You are probably going to have to upgrade your firmware first  
> before you
> can install OS X. See this link. Go down to the G4 section, and  
> check for
> a firmware update. These older machines sometimes require you to  
> upgrade
> the firmware before you can install OS X.
>
> http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86117
>
> -- 
> Aaron Willems
> aaron at macmanifest.com
> http://www.MacManifest.com
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>
>> Hi. Just signed up. Couple concerns.
>> 1. I have a 350Mhz G4, bought in early 2000, still running 9.2.2  
>> but it
>> won't accept OSX. It just gets to the point with the blue screen  
>> with the
>> Apple logo and the little spinning wheel. I just keeps spinning.
>> I changed the original 10gig hard drive to a 40gig for operating  
>> software
>> and application., I also put in an 80gig for my working files. I am
>> running
>> with about 896 megs of ram. Why will it not accept Panther or Tiger?
>>
>> 2. I am thinking of a processor upgrade from 350Mhz to 1.4Mhz. Any
>> thoughts
>> about this?
>> What is the best upgrade for this machine?
>>
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