ok i bought my powerbook of ebay the guy included the 10.3 10.4 and 10.5 dvds the only problum is when i try to install 10.5 leopard it says this software cant be installed on your computer they are the grey discs that say for use with a mac computer

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ok i bought my powerbook of ebay the guy included the 10.3 10.4 and 10.5 dvds the only problum is when i try to install 10.5 leopard it says this software cant be installed on your computer they are the grey discs that say for use with a mac computer

Ok so i got a powerbook g4 off ebay. late 2004 1.5 ghz 1gb ram the seller included the 10.3 panther 10.4 tiger, and 10.5 leopard cds with this mechine. the only problum i am having is when i boot from the leopard cd i get a message after choosing english that says this softtware can not be installed on your computer. they are grey dvds there are two of them and on the discs it says for use with a mac computer. i dont get it this is a mac it is older but its still a mac and leopard can run on powerpc thanks in advance

PowerBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11), laptop is compatible with leopard i

Posted on Nov 2, 2013 12:15 PM

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Niel

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Nov 2, 2013 1:32 PM in response to asikainen7811

Machine-specific DVDs can't be used on a different Mac model. You need a retail one.

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Nov 2, 2013 2:38 PM in response to Niel

the discs dont say they go with a specific model they just say for a mac computer i have a mac computer they dont say imac, macbook ,macbook pro , mac mini or any thing just for use with a mac computer i havve onee with above minimum specs i dont see whats wrong here. is there any way fire wire disc or somthing that i could use theese two dvdsds for leopard i am tired of tiger

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a brody

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Nov 6, 2013 7:24 PM in response to asikainen7811

Leopard won't give you access to Classic. The only Leopard installer disc that will work with the Powerbook looks like what I have on my tip.

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K Shaffer

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Nov 8, 2013 1:44 PM in response to asikainen7811

If you have no need to run any 'classic OS' applications and do not need Tiger 10.4.11, the last upgrade step for most late PPC Macs is the Leopard 10.5.8 DVD install disc set.

When/if the computer shipped with an OS X version older than Leopard 10.5.x, then a retail/full version 10.5 can be used to upgrade from Tiger 10.4.x However those Macs which shipped with the Leopard disc set, would probably need a replacement original install-restore set; & harder to come by.

You may have to call Apple Support or maybe the main/online Apple Store to ask if you can order this final version; others in Discussions have mentioned they were able to order that disc set (a retail or full-install not for a specific computer) version for about $20.

Hopefully this helps. (edited)

Good luck & happy computing! 🙂

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