My friend bought a mac mini, and I also have one. He bought it off ebay, and I told him I would help him do a fresh install of OSX. The problem is that his mac mini only came with the first install disk for 10.4, and his is an intel mac. Mine is a G4 mac, and I have both my install disks for 10.2. Is there any way to use his first disk and my second disk to install OSX on his computer? If not, how do I get my hands on the correct disk 2 to finish his install? My friend has a macbook with an intel, but I believe that the disks that are shipped with the hardware are specific for the machine they are on. Would there be any chance that apple would send me a disk 2 by itself? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Only 1 install disk !?!?
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DeltaMac
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If you need the Disk 2 to finish the software restore on the mini, I think you could try the disk 2 from the MacBook. It will either work, or not 
You won't be able to mix disks, or install any system from a non-Intel Mac, as that just won't work.
Just for your information, Apple does not have a commercial set for installing OS X on the Intel Macs. Your only choice at this time, is to install with the provided restore DVD set.
If you still need the restore set, you could call AppleCare, as they can send replacement restore sets for a nominal fee, maybe $20.
You won't be able to mix disks, or install any system from a non-Intel Mac, as that just won't work.
Just for your information, Apple does not have a commercial set for installing OS X on the Intel Macs. Your only choice at this time, is to install with the provided restore DVD set.
If you still need the restore set, you could call AppleCare, as they can send replacement restore sets for a nominal fee, maybe $20.
Mikuro
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Tiger ships on only one DVD, so I think it's fine. If you lack a DVD ROM, you can get Apple to send you CDs (I think it's a 3-disc set, but I'm not sure), but the CD version would not ship with any Intel Mac.
Mixing discs from different versions would either fail or fail miserably.
Mixing discs from different versions would either fail or fail miserably.
DeltaMac
Tech
Tiger ships on only one DVD, so I think it's fine. If you lack a DVD ROM, you can get Apple to send you CDs (I think it's a 3-disc set, but I'm not sure), but the CD version would not ship with any Intel Mac.
Mixing discs from different versions would either fail or fail miserably.
But, Apple has not made a stand-alone Tiger installer for the Intel Macs. You can only install from the restore DVDs, which usually are a set of two.
Not with my MacBook Pro, it didn't. I got 2 DVDs.