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G4 Powerbook 1.25 15" Model M8981LL/A Will a 12" Restore Disk work.

I recently purchased a used M8981LL/A G4 1.25 15" Powerbook. I have found that I managed to save an original set of Powerbook G4 Software Install and Restore Disk set for 12" with OS 10.3.3. Wondering If I can use these to restore the 15" system to factory.. If all else I do have original copies of Panther and Tiger I bought from Apple a zillion years ago. Would be nice to do a factory restore and use OS9 and some of the old games.. that don't work on my newer MBP. TIA

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Posted on Apr 28, 2020 8:07 PM

PowerBook G4 15in and 17in Installation Discs .

PowerBook G4 15in and 17in Installation Discs is one of goods that you should have today.

For PowerBook G4 Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, AHT version 2.5 disc version 1.0 Install Disc 1 #2Z691-5433-A , Disc 2 #2z691-5499-A --------OR-------

PowerBook G4 12-inch Software Install and Restore 2 DVDS - Mac OS X 10.3.5 AHT version 2.2 Dvd version 1.0 Dvd 1 #691-5208-A , Dvd 2 #2Z691-4974-A .


There may be a way to use them by editing some file on the install disc,can't quite remember, maybe another old timer on my site would know?


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Apr 28, 2020 8:07 PM in response to WendyS

PowerBook G4 15in and 17in Installation Discs .

PowerBook G4 15in and 17in Installation Discs is one of goods that you should have today.

For PowerBook G4 Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, AHT version 2.5 disc version 1.0 Install Disc 1 #2Z691-5433-A , Disc 2 #2z691-5499-A --------OR-------

PowerBook G4 12-inch Software Install and Restore 2 DVDS - Mac OS X 10.3.5 AHT version 2.2 Dvd version 1.0 Dvd 1 #691-5208-A , Dvd 2 #2Z691-4974-A .


There may be a way to use them by editing some file on the install disc,can't quite remember, maybe another old timer on my site would know?


https://x704.net/bbs

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G4 Powerbook 1.25 15" Model M8981LL/A Will a 12" Restore Disk work.

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