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#10
December 14th, 2008, 08:45 AM
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You have to burn a DVD to carry you file. You need to install from the DVD.
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#11
December 14th, 2008, 09:06 AM
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I am afraid I don't have the DVD, this is from a USB pen with an image of Leopard that I purchased. I don't have the DVD anymore only the IMG file. This is from the copy of Leopard that I had when I bought my G4. Are you saying this is the technical reason that Leopard will not install from a USB pen? Thanks. D |
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#12
December 14th, 2008, 09:29 AM
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What are the hardware specs of your G4? Processor speed? Amount of RAM? Leopard has minimum install requirements that your machine may or may not meet. There are two possible reasons you would receive the "Installation checks failed" message: 1) Your computer does not meet the minimum specs required to install Leopard (which are detailed on Apple's Leopard page) 2) The Leopard installer you're trying to use is from a Mac OS X Restore CD/DVD, which is machine-specific, and not specific to your machine. If you're simply trying to install a new hard drive and reinstall Leopard, there's a much easier way: 1) Download Carbon Copy Cloner. 2) Install the new 60GB drive alongside the 40GB drive inside the machine. 3) Use Carbon Copy Cloner to "clone" your existing installation from the 40GB drive to the 60GB drive.
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#14
December 14th, 2008, 02:01 PM
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Ah, OK - Leopard won't install because your processor is Too slow. Leopard installation is not supported on G4 processors below 867 MHz. There is a utility that can bypass that limitation. If your hard drive ALREADY has Leopard installed, and you move that drive to your old G4, either as an internal drive, or a FireWire external drive, then your system will work fine (within the performance constraints of the slow processor.) Here's a link to LeopardAssist, which can allow you to install on your unsupported G4. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/33657
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