theprizefight
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Hi all.
I am currently running a Powerbook G4 verison 10.5.8, 1.5 GHZ, 1GB Ram.
I found my original 2 disk set that came with my Mac (not someone elses, not a retail version, the OG install disks) and I want to do a clean erase and re-install Tiger (I don't have the snow leopard disk anymore). I need to do this because I am giving the computer to a friend. But I am having trouble getting the install to boot.
Here is what I have tried so far -
1. I have run disk utility on both my HD and the Disk itself and both appear to be okay.
2. I have tired with the disk inserted I have reset the PB computer and pressed "c". It flashes a grey screen, sometimes flashing a apple folder with a finder icon and a question mark, then continues to boot like normal, bypassing the install.
3. I have tried clicking on the disk itself and clicking install osx and pressing the reset button. Same results, just boots like normal, bypassing the OSX install.
4. I have tried holding down option during a boot of the computer and the only option it gives me is the HDx hard drive, no disk option.
5. I have tried the above things using my girlfriends computers disk drive via a firewire (using her disk drive, held down "t") and have experienced the same results.
Does anyone have any other options or things I can try? I reset PRAM and tried again but no results. I called apple but they refuse to talk to me about it because it's out of warranty and want to charge me $49 for phone support (even though I dropped cake on an iMac 2 months ago). The apple support forums didn't help because they just assumed these weren't the right disks, but they are and went round and round for two pages and I was no further than before I posted.
This disk clearly has OSX on it and is in mint condition. There is reason that because I have leopard installed I can't restore the computer to OG condition and install tiger right?
Pllllleaseeeeee helpppp!
- Kyle
I am currently running a Powerbook G4 verison 10.5.8, 1.5 GHZ, 1GB Ram.
I found my original 2 disk set that came with my Mac (not someone elses, not a retail version, the OG install disks) and I want to do a clean erase and re-install Tiger (I don't have the snow leopard disk anymore). I need to do this because I am giving the computer to a friend. But I am having trouble getting the install to boot.
Here is what I have tried so far -
1. I have run disk utility on both my HD and the Disk itself and both appear to be okay.
2. I have tired with the disk inserted I have reset the PB computer and pressed "c". It flashes a grey screen, sometimes flashing a apple folder with a finder icon and a question mark, then continues to boot like normal, bypassing the install.
3. I have tried clicking on the disk itself and clicking install osx and pressing the reset button. Same results, just boots like normal, bypassing the OSX install.
4. I have tried holding down option during a boot of the computer and the only option it gives me is the HDx hard drive, no disk option.
5. I have tried the above things using my girlfriends computers disk drive via a firewire (using her disk drive, held down "t") and have experienced the same results.
Does anyone have any other options or things I can try? I reset PRAM and tried again but no results. I called apple but they refuse to talk to me about it because it's out of warranty and want to charge me $49 for phone support (even though I dropped cake on an iMac 2 months ago). The apple support forums didn't help because they just assumed these weren't the right disks, but they are and went round and round for two pages and I was no further than before I posted.
This disk clearly has OSX on it and is in mint condition. There is reason that because I have leopard installed I can't restore the computer to OG condition and install tiger right?
Pllllleaseeeeee helpppp!
- Kyle