i have a version of os 10.4 early one that i got from my MUG group at UMass... and then i have the version with the macbook which is 2 disks.. not sure ot the version there..but i got it 2 months ago.. Janice F. Jorgensen janicejorgensenatcharterdotnet ----- Original Message ----- From: Shawn Harley To: A place to discuss Apple's iBook computers. Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10:14 PM Subject: Re: [iBook] re.: install os x 10.4,optical drive gone on dual USB ibook 500 MB What version of OS X came pre-installed on the MacBook? What version of OS X is the DVD you are trying to use? The MacBook may not be able to boot from a version of OS X earlier than the one it came with. On Jul 18, 2007, at 10:08 PM, Janice F. Jorgensen wrote: I did that. first it asks for my firmware password..and i put that in and then it just shows my harddrive..no dvd...hmmmmmm Janice F. Jorgensen janicejorgensenatcharterdotnet -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/ibook/attachments/20070718/4b0bc99c/attachment.html