[G4] 450 OSX question

[Rob Marles]

Thanks Hal.  That was specifically what I was asking - can I use a Mac Mini CD to upgrade a G4 tower to a clean install of OS X...

-Rob

----- Original Message ----
From: Hal <kastegir at mac.com>
To: A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers. <g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:22:54 PM
Subject: Re: [G4] 450 OSX question


Um, yes. I do. I have tried to use a Powerbook G4 install CD on a G4  
tower and had it not work. I've also (unsuccessfully) tried to use a  
Mac Mini CD on a G4 Tower and had it fail.

This has been the case on several occasions since I upgraded to OSX  
back with version 10.1.x.

-Hal

On Apr 19, 2007, at 11:25 AM, Philip J Robar wrote:

>
> On Apr 19, 2007, at 8:58 AM, Hal wrote:
>
>> ... In many cases, system CDs that are made for specific systems  
>> (like this one) will not install on other systems. They look for  
>> specific hardware to key the install and will not properly install  
>> on another system.
>
> Do you have any evidence or references to support this assertion?
>
> Phil
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