TS1394: Troubleshooting Mac OS X installation and software updates (Mac OS X v10.6 and earlier)

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Q: I HAVE OS X TIGER 10.4.11 NSTALLED ON AN OLD G5 - CAN I UPDATE THIS VERSION? IF SO HOW / WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? Thanks for any help. Graham F. 9-9-12

I have an old G% with OS X tiger 10.4.11 installed - Cn I update this? If I can how do I do it / what Are the options?? Any help appreciated. Graham F. 9-9-12

iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11), can I update this??

Posted on Sep 8, 2012 1:43 AM

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Q: I HAVE OS X TIGER 10.4.11 NSTALLED ON AN OLD G5 - CAN I UPDATE THIS VERSION? IF SO HOW / WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? Thanks for any help. ... more

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    Klaus1 Klaus1 Sep 8, 2012 2:05 AM in response to 1grahamf
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    Sep 8, 2012 2:05 AM in response to 1grahamf

    A G5 PPC Mac can run Leopard 10.5.8 but not any further upgrades to OS X as these are for Intel macs only.

     

    You can find a Leopard install disk on eBay (at a price) but make sure that it is a black retail install disk, as grey update disks are machine specific and will no work.