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    New hard drive, which OS?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by the_flying_shoe, Jun 10, 2009.

  1. the_flying_shoe

    the_flying_shoe Notebook Evangelist

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    So I have to swap out the current hard drive on my old Power Mac G5 because it's become unreadable. I've decided on the hard drive to replace it, but I have no idea how to go about installing the operating system. Moreover, my Power Mac G5 came with 10.3.5 Tiger, so is it safe to upgrade to Leopard even if I have older components?

    Thanks,
    TFS
     
    the_flying_shoe, Jun 10, 2009
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  2. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    yes, you can upgrade to leopard just fine.
     
    masterchef341, Jun 10, 2009
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  3. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    Power Mac G5 can run Leopard just fine... and 10.3 was Panther, 10.4 was Tiger. All you have to do is have an OS install disc, and boot off of it. Put it in the drive and hold down C when you hear the chime until it boots off the disc... or you can hold down Option instead to see a list of all bootable devices, and choose the disc to boot off of, then follow through the guided installation.
     
    doh123, Jun 10, 2009
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  4. haquocdung

    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    You can buy the disc from ebay for $35
     
    haquocdung, Jun 11, 2009
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  5. the_flying_shoe

    the_flying_shoe Notebook Evangelist

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    Thank you all.
     
    the_flying_shoe, Jun 12, 2009
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