[G4] Upgrading to Leopard

[John Baltutis]

On 7/20/08, diane <diane at mathermotorsports.com> wrote:
>
> FW800, 2gb ram, how long does it take for it to restart after an
> install? Fans are going like rocket launchers here. Patience was
> never my virtue with a "is it hung or not" boot. :(

Which computer? PPC or ICBM? Normally, based on my experience beta-testing the
cat on an unsupported G4, 450 MP, startup can take 2-6 minutes or longer. As
for the runaway fans, see the results at
<http://search.info.apple.com/?q=fans&type=&search=Search&lr=lang_en&search=Go>.
>
> I did an upgrade from Tiger. It did not give me an options for a
> upgrade or clean install, just did an upgrade on its own.

Definitely wrong; however, you need to select it as an optional or customized
installation. See <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1545?viewlocale=en_US> for
details.