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May 5, 2011 3:23 PM in response to Ronda Wilsonby Enrico CHP,I'd download a 10.4.11 combo update from Apple, then boot from an external HD (your old backup may be just fine) and apply the update to your iBook's disk...
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May 6, 2011 4:51 PM in response to Ronda Wilsonby Callie3,Are there more detailed instructions anywhere on how to do this exactly?
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May 6, 2011 9:49 PM in response to Callie3by Ronda Wilson,The download:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL170
Do you have a backup on an external hard drive? If so, turn off the computer. Connect the hard drive to the iBook with the cable you used to make the backup. Turn on the hard drive. Start up the computer, holding down the Option key as the startup chime is ending. This will take you to Startup Manager, and should allow you to select the external hard drive to start up from.
Once you're started up from the external drive, download the Mac OS X 10.4.11 Combo Update from the above download link. Once downloaded, it will give you the option of which hard drive you want to install it on. Choose the internal hard drive. Once it's installed, go to System Preferences > Startup Disk, choose the internal hard drive as your startup disk and restart.
If this works and you are now started up from the internal hard drive, then go to Applications > Disk Utility and Repair Permissions on the internal hard drive.
Go to the Finder and click on the external hard drive to highlight it. Use the key combination Command + e to eject the external hard drive before removing the cable and turning off the hard drive. Do not disconnect the external hard drive without ejecting it properly or you may damage it and/or the installation on it.
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May 7, 2011 2:15 AM in response to Ronda Wilsonby Callie3,Yes my backup hard drive is an external. I will try this process.