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July 4th, 2009, 05:59 PM
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| how do i upgrade my mac os x 10.3.9?
Hi - any advice on the following greatfully appreciated: I have a mac powerPC G4 with 256 MB. It has mac os x 10.3.9. I use it mainly for the internet and it has served me well for about four years. But now I cant use lots of internet sites properly because my browser needs to be updated and my computer keeps crashing. But when I tried to update my browser I found out that I need to be on a later version of OSX before I can update to safari 4. I am pretty much a technophobe so have no idea what specifically I need to do - what version of OSX I need to get or how/where to get it/ how much it might cost/what process I need to follow. If anybody can give me any advice that would be great. Thanks! Maire  |
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July 4th, 2009, 07:17 PM
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Go to macsales.com and plug in your machine. It'll tell you which & how big you can update your RAM. Get as much as you can. RAM is very cheap right now. Also how to do it. While you're at it, purchase a retail version of OS 10.4 (Tiger). IMHO, that is the most stable for your Mac.
__________________ MBP, 17", 2.6GHz Core 2 Duo, 4G RAM, 200G 7200 drive, Hi-Def. Glossy screen; iPhone |
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July 4th, 2009, 10:28 PM
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If you want to buy ram and install tiger, and your processor doesnt meet the 867mhz requirement, type this into the open firmware 1. dev /cpus/PowerPC/G4@0 Press enter and ok will be displayed, 2. d# 867000000 encode-int " clock-frequency" property 3. boot cd:,\\:tbxi Push enter after each of the lines, i numbered them to make it a little bit easier. I'd recommend having at least 1.5-2 gigs in your powermac if you want to run leopard on a slower processor, otherwise leopard will lag. But if i were you, and my experience with leopard on an unsupported G4, just run Tiger, it will run much better. But also Note: Make sure that you type that in with all of the space's and capitalization that ive put there, otherwise it wont work. Good Luck. Http://crucial.com also has a system scanner that will show you compatible ram upgrades. |
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July 5th, 2009, 12:27 AM
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July 5th, 2009, 02:17 AM
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10.4 Tiger comes as a DVD. If your G4 doesn't have a DVD drive then you will not be able to install it. I believe you can get Tiger in CD form. Might be worth ringing the Apple Store.
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July 5th, 2009, 02:22 AM
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Im pretty sure that the Powermac's all have DVD drives, unless its the Yikes! version, im not too sure about those.. it should be though, and i thought you couldn't buy tiger from apple anymore, if you want tiger on CD's, it comes with 4 or 5, i'd look on ebay
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July 5th, 2009, 02:40 AM
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Im pretty sure that the Powermac's all have DVD drives, unless its the Yikes! version, im not too sure about those.. it should be though, and i thought you couldn't buy tiger from apple anymore, if you want tiger on CD's, it comes with 4 or 5, i'd look on ebay
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