Q: How to Format HDD and Install newest OS on a Powerbook G4 Titanium (1Ghz, 512mb Ram)
I have just recently acquired an old Tibook from a friend. The thing is slow and just needs alot of internal work done. Not to mention it's running OS X 10.2 which doesn't allow me to do much.
I have never owned a Macintosh (Apple) in my life so I'm a serious layman when it comes to this albiet I am very litterate with PCs (don't hate).
I would simply like to format the HDD and install a fresh OS because the computer has multiple problems that I have been troubleshooting for hours without any luck. Let me know if and how I can just do an installation over the current OS while wiping all of the old data. I just want a fresh install.
So how do I go about doing this? And whats the newest version of OS X that I can run on this computer? I think this computer is from 2002. If you need more information just let me know!
I'm really excited to learn the other spectrum of computing!
PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.2.x)
Posted on Sep 22, 2011 8:56 PM
Once you get a copy of Panther, boot from the panther CD by restarting your computer and holding down the "C" key. Your Mac will boot from the CD. You will then given several options, one them is to "Erase, and Install" which will wipe the hard drive and install a fresh copy of the new OS. Once installed, you will create your user account. Then run Software Update (click on the Apple logo in the upper left hand corner). Keep running software update until all updates have been installed.
Enjoy your new (old) Mac!
Posted on Sep 22, 2011 10:12 PM