[G4] Installing Tiger OS

keith_w keith_w at dslextreme.com
Thu Nov 29 17:46:52 PST 2007


Greg Nembhard wrote:
> I have G4 800Mhz 512mb QuickSilver 2002 with OS 10.1 
> My sister has a Mac Book Pro with Tiger Installed and she has the discs.
> The discs say OS X 10.4 for Macbook Pro.  Will this work as an OS on my 
> G4.  Help, this is my first Mac and I don't want to screw it up.

Most probably not.

Assuming those discs came with her computer, she's several CPU upgrades above 
(released later than) your QuickSilver, and as I understand it, Apple issues 
each set of OS discs for the machine it's intended to accompany.

IOW, I don't think they'll work with yours...

keith whaley


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