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Yes I use it all the time. I currently use it on a Mac Pro Tower from 2012 w/ 10.13.6. I can only upgrade to 10.14 with this hardware. Im thinking of getting a newer laptop but still want to be able to launch this older OS to use my Music production and Video editing software. I will check...

Hello! Im wondering if I can launch Mac OSX 10.7.5 from my bootable external drive from a newer Mac laptop? I tried researching but I keep getting mixed answers. Any help would be appreciated! Thank you,

Thanks for the info..I got it and it worked perfect! Thanks again

Hello! I have an older Mac Pro running 10.6.8. I am looking at getting an external HD so I can back it all up before upgrading my OS. All of the external drives I find say they need a minimum of 10.7 to be compatible? Im looking at this one now...

Hello all! (I searched this site for a while reading a bunch of stuff, but i never found anything about buying used Macs and comparing them to others) I am in the market for a used Mac Pro. Basically i would like to get the most for my money (obviously) but i have some questions on...

I did it and it didnt change it. it took about 15 min for it to complete the rebuild. Any other ideas? Thanks,

Sorry i mised your reply...LOL Im not sure how it is formattd? I will look in the book and post back.. When you say mount, you mean start up the external drive,(thats the only periphial)then start up the G4 with OS9, and hold apple+option while it boosts? Just making sure... Thanks for...

Thanks for the reply..... But i didnt say anything about OSX. I dont even have OS9 and OSX on the same machine? So how did it do this? I would literally have to move the files from the G4 with OS9 to the G4 with OSX to try out your idea. Is there anyway to do this in OS9? I still just...

Hey guys, I have a 500g AcomData external firewire drive that i use w/ one of my G4's running OS9.2. I have been using the drive for about 3 months with no issues. Yesterday i went to work on some music files, and when i tried to open my session, a bunch of the drums were missing. When i...

But this G3 is using OS9.2?

I see.... But like i said this seems to happen every 6 months or so...I actually posted about it last time, but searched and cant find my post? But i cant remember what someone told me to do....LOL Thanks for the help,

Anyone?

Hey guys, i started my G3 laptop this morning(9.2), and it came up with the '? in folder' icon....So i put in my Nortons cd in, and booted from that. I went to run disc dr, and it doesnt even see the HD? I even put in the Os9.2 cd, and same thing? I tried holding down apple/option as it...

Its 2.5 gig....LOL I am running TechTool Pro right now...Thanks for the heads up. Peace,

Does anybody know if i need to keep the 'previous system folder' ? Im not sure if it has anything in it i will need...All my programs seem to work fine? Thanks again,