Diesel0416

Q: I Have a powerman g5 late 05

I Have a powerman g5 late 05. and its been wiped completely and every OS i through at it doesn't get recognized or it gives me the grey screen with the apple and then the circle slash. can anyone help with my situation?

Posted on Jul 28, 2013 11:37 AM

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Q: I Have a powerman g5 late 05

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  • by DieselFuelForLife,

    DieselFuelForLife DieselFuelForLife Jul 28, 2013 1:21 PM in response to Diesel0416
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    Jul 28, 2013 1:21 PM in response to Diesel0416

    10.5.8 is the newest you can install.

  • by iRomel,

    iRomel iRomel Jul 29, 2013 12:40 AM in response to Diesel0416
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    Jul 29, 2013 12:40 AM in response to Diesel0416

    First be certain that you have the install disk that came with your powermac, it is gray disk and should be Tiger 10.4.

     

    If you happen to install leopard, it should be a retail disk.

     

    Also when you wipe the hard disk, remember to check the partition it should be Apple Partition Map or APM and HFS+ journaled in order for it to be bootable. GUID is only for Intel Macs.

     

    Also try to boot in "verbose" in order to see what is the hold up.