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Unable to upgrade to Panther?

I have an Imac G4 1ghz and want to put panther onto it, I bought a 10.5 SLIM install DVD off Ebay but it won't install, any idea

iMac, Mac OS X (10.3.x), Power Pc G4 1 GHz 786 MB DDR SD RAM

Posted on Jul 4, 2013 4:56 AM

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Posted on Jul 4, 2013 5:41 AM

If the disc you are using is a DVD, grey in color, it is machine-specific and will not work with any iMac other than the exact same model it was intended for.


You need the black CDs with a large X logo like this


User uploaded file


The retail version of Panther was only distributed on CD and you need all three.

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Jul 4, 2013 5:41 AM in response to ket5bia

If the disc you are using is a DVD, grey in color, it is machine-specific and will not work with any iMac other than the exact same model it was intended for.


You need the black CDs with a large X logo like this


User uploaded file


The retail version of Panther was only distributed on CD and you need all three.

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