upgrading

I've Upgraded from 10.3.9 to Tiger on g4 533MHz and computer won't reboot. The startup drive for the Tiger OS is a 40 gig partition of a Maxtor 160 gig second internal drive. Do I have any recourse? I didn't back up. Don't want to reinstall if I don't have to. I've come across Disk Warrior...

Hello, I just inherited a G3 from a friend. It's currently running OS 8.x, and I'd like to upgrade it to OS X. I was told that it should be feasible to make the upgrade. My major problem is that I am a total n00b about anything Mac. Just making an upgrade from OS 8 to OS 9.2 is driving me...

I recently upgraded my computer to Mac OS 10.3 from the classic OS and in the process have been unable to import my messages from OE to Mail. The process was complicated by the fact that, at first, I was running 9.1 and, so, had to first upgrade to 9.2.2 in order to install the firmware...

I'm planning to sell my iBook (G4, 14.1", Panther, Jan 2004, 3-yr Applecare) and 'unswitch' back to a Windows XP laptop (My 'switching' has not been a happy experience, unfortunately). If I upgrade to Tiger before I sell, is it likely to make the machine more attractive to a potential...

I've got an iBook G3 that I upgraded to Tiger the weekend it came out with no problems. I ran software update tonight and upgraded to the new 10.4.1, restarted and I am stuck in command line, which I know nothing about. I've tried booting from the install disc holding down c, same problem...

Does anyone know how to upgrade a version 10.2.8 OS X to version 10.3.9?

Ever since I upgraded to 10.3.9 I have noticed that every day or two, preview will no longer open images. So this means I have to delete the .plist file, which will fix it for a day or so more. I eventually ended up installing Preview again with pacifist, but it didn't fix it. Has anyone ever...

Well, I tried the free mac mini website and got the base 1.42Ghz Mac mini model out of it. Success, but not without cost :) I would really like to add the dvd-r drive to it and also the airport and bluetooth module however I am nowhere near an apple store and I don't have personal access to a...

I am trying to upgrade a 10.1 Apple Mail Server to OSX 10.3.8. However when I get to the mail database conversion step using amsmailtool the conversion never occurs, I get a successful message instantly but nothing actually happens. I will post more detail in a later thread, I just found this...

I would like to keep the setting we have just done on the 10.1.5 setup. I have 10.2 coming in the mail (only paid $14 for it...lol) Do I have to nuke it all or can I install over the top? Thanks! cb

Hello I want to upgrade my 466 MHz Power Mac G4 tower, at the moment it has just a normal CD-RW drive i want to update it to a DVD-RW drive. What drive specification shall i look for? Can i buy a pc drive? This is my specification of my cd drive: SONY CD-RW CRX140E...

How can I tell how much memory I can add to my iBook? If I buy some online is it easy to install at home by myself, or should I bring it to an Apple place and have them install it?

I have a 1 GHz Ti Powerbook and from what I've read on this board, I'll need a new graphics card (I think I've currently got an ATI Radeon 9000) to take full advantage of Tiger. Can anyone tell me To what extent is it possible to upgrade the graphics card? How much should it cost? How much of...

I've got a G4 933 (Quicksilver) with the original 60 GB drive and an additional 80 GB. Currently the OS and my applications live on the 60 GB, and the 80 GB is split up with partitions for mp3s, digital pix, work stuff (design), video files, etc - I have about 5 partitions going. Well, now I'm...

Hi All, Im interested in starting to play with php 5 but im having some issues installing the binary from Entropy. http://www2.entropy.ch/ I didnt uninstall my php 4.3 and just ran the php 5 pkg file, I just did a php info and php 4.3 is still being used by apache. 1) Where does php 5...

I have a 450MHz 10 GB G4 that I have really outgrown. Of course, I'd love to just get a new Mac, but that isn't looking like an option. What can I do to increase the performance of my G4? I am looking to start with a bigger internal HD. Any brands to recommend? How much can my Mac handle...

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OK, around the time of the 10.3.5 release, there were... 'mixed' reactions. I have a 1GHz PowerBook G4 FW800 running 10.3.4 Now that everyone's settled into 10.3.5, is it worth my spending hours and hours downloading it on dial-up? One word - yes or no?

I'm having problems with Adobe Acrobat to 6.0.1, when it the upgrade gets about half way it stops updating and the following message occurs : Unknown Error, 11002:2, -14 any help?

I'm trying to upgrade the hard disk of a 14" G3 iBook. Anyone know of any sites that describe the process? After Googling, I've found the following site, but I think it only deals with 12" iBooks, or are the 14" iBooks similar in design, but just larger? Failing that, what's the best place to...