[G4] firmware: update needed?

[Karen H]

Thanks John for your speedy reply. I borrowed a hard drive and have successfully updated the firmware to 4.2.8. It might be my imagination, but I think it's running faster. Thanks for your comments, and suggestions on newer OSs... 

I might have access to a *legal* copy of Tiger install disks once the current user upgrades to Leopard. Would those work on a G4 if they came with an intel 2.4GHz aluminum imac? I'm a little hesistant to try a new OS when I have a 30GB hard drive and 640MB of ram...

Thanks again..

-Karen


> The latest for that machine (same as mine) is  Boot ROM Version:	4.2.8f1.
> Definitely update the firmware. Get an external HD or anempty partition of one
> of your multiple internal HDs, install OS 9, update to 9.2.2
> (), and then boot with
> that volume and install the firmware.
> 
> You may be happy with running Panther, but Tiger's significantly better
> andfaster. If you use one of the available hacks listed below, you can also
> install Leopard, which is significantly better and faster. I've been running
> Leopard on mine for over eighteen months (beta-tester). I do have two 128 GB
> HDsinternally and 1.5 GB RAM.
> 
> 
> 
> 


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