Upgrading from 10.3.9 to 10.5?

Doing that big of jump just do a fresh install. I say this because that is such a big jump in core code so the only data that can be transferred are text documents, email and pictures! You just have to list your Mac because early iBooks will run much better with Tiger (10.4.11).
 
You dont need to buy tiger, that would just be a waste of your money, insert your leopard DVD, and boot up from it, from there, push command shift U, or just click on GO, and select disk utility, select your hard drive, and erase it, Make a new Partition, as OS X journaled, and from just install leopard and enjoy!!

Make sure that your computer meets the requirements- At least an 867ghz processor, And at least 512mb.
Good luck!
 
I've got an iMac G5 with 1.8GHz and 512MB Ram ( I know I need more). So will I have a problem with Tiger? Will I have to reload all of my applications?
Thanks!
 
No, you wont have a problem with LEOPARD, dont even worry about tiger you dont have to do that step, just follow the steps that i left about, and you can install leopard no problem, You dont neccasarily need more ram, but leopard will run alot smoother if you add a gig or so, but as of right now your machine will run it, Leopard will probably come with most of the apps you have, but if you mean stuff like limewire, yes you will because leopard and panther are quite a few years apart, so your going to have to get the updated apps instead of the version you have, so even if you could just upgrade from 10.3 to 10.5 and keep your applications, it wouldnt matter because they wouldnt be compatible with leopard.
if you have anymore questions, let me know
 
Here is a solution worth the about $200 which includes the cost of Leopard (10.5):

  • 1. Obtain an External HD of sufficient size if not greater than your iMac's HD.
    2. Obtain the program SuperDuper and "clone" your drive--make a "bootable copy." Takes about an hour or so depending on size.
    3. Obtain a Leopard DVD by full approved legal methods all rights reserved avoid where prohibited by law no really cute animals were harmed in the making of this post.
    4. THEN erase your Internal HD.
    5. Loadeth Thou Leopard:--you may Erase, check the disk with Disk Aid and other fun things. Then, if you need to save space, you can Custom Install to limit the printer drivers, languages, blah blah.
    6. When the Installer Asks if you would like to transfer a previous account, clicketh thou "yes."
    7. Sacrifice a Virgin to the Gods of Apple [Tm.--Ed.]

That should give you a nice, happy OS 10.5 with your data. Anything lost you can then go to your External Drive and bring it over manually. Keep that Ex-HD--you can use it to back up your HD whenever you want. This will SAVE YOU in the future. I once screwed up my volume in my usual incompetence, started to run diagnostic program when I remembered, "hey! I have a [CENSORED--Ed.] Ex-HD that was cloned last night!"

Spend a bit more and up your RAM. Assuming your iMac G5 is the 17" "Hero," you can get a wonderful 2.0 GB of RAM for about $80 to 100. I have dealt with the first and have had a very good experience.

Oh, and finally, rather than online updating your Leopard, go to the www.apple.com, and download the Combo Updates. THEN click and go. I generally let Al Gore's Internet handle the automatic updates, but I read of people having problems afterwards. I did experience this once--downloaded the Combo-Update--voila!

A Guru can tell you whether you should download and update with EACH Combo-Update, or if you can just use the last one. Once your system is up-to-date--10.5.7--you can run System Update to update your iTunes, QuickTime, Porn-Finder, et cetera.

--J.D.
 
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