Q: Do I need to buy a particular 10.5 Leopard DVD for my Power Mac G5

I have been having problems with my Power Mac G5, which can only be resolved by reinstalling leopard, and since I don't have the DVD, I have been looking for a 10.5 Leopard DVD for my Power Mac G5. However I have noticed that some discs say they only work for a particular kind of mac ( which is true, since I attempted installing leopard with a macbook pro dvd, which did not turn out well ). Do I have to look for a 10.5 Leopard DVD that is particularly for a Power Mac G5? If so, where can I find one?

Mac OS X (10.5), The computer cannot upgrade

Posted on Apr 11, 2014 9:40 AM

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BDAqua Apr 11, 2014 11:53 AM in response to Mac_Journal
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Apr 11, 2014 11:53 AM in response to Mac_Journal

Yes, Gray Install Discs, the ones that come with Macs are Machine specific.

You need the Retail version.

Trouble is Apple no longer sells it, check eBay & such for the Retail version, not the Gray Discs...
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=mac+os+x+leopard+retail+10.5
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