Hi to all
I recently purchased a 17inch powerbook g4 for my parrents just for web use. It has 2gb ram 17 inch. The guy sold it me gave me also the box but with no dvds? Said I can download these. Can anyone tell me where can I download these from? the model number is A1085 and the box has outside a sticker with all the barcodes and serial numbers. Thanks
The Powerbook G4 1.5 Ghz can be operated with Mac OS X 10.3.3 (original) up to OS X 10.5.8. You will need to purchase the disks as there is no free download of these systems. You were given erroneous information by the seller.
If I purchase this disk with this i.e. 10.3.3 software, all the drivers are going to operate after I format it such as graphics card etc or do I need another disk for these drivers? thanks
I recommend 10.5 as it will enable the G4 to function at it's most advanced level. You can purchase the retail OS X disks from dealers (Expensive) or from eBay (reasonable) On eBay search for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard in software.
Two kinds of disks will be offered. The gray colored ones are those shipped with a specific Mac computer and are not compatible with anything else. The retail disk which will install on any G4 Mac are dark purple with a large black X. They come with all the drivers needed and can be updated to the last and latest (which is 10.5.8) via software update or manual download.
FYI there are two paths to change Mac OS X software. One is an update which is free to download and makes a version the latest available (for instance update from 10.5.1 to 10.5.8).
The other is upgrading to a later newer version (for instance upgrade from OS X 10.4 to 10.5) Until 10.9 Mavericks a person had to purchase an upgrade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=mac+os+x&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p20455 73.m570.l1311.R3.TR4.TRC1.A0.Xmac+os+x+10.5&_nkw=mac+osx+10.5+leopard&_sacat=0
Thanks a lot for the info mate. If these are all true, youve been more than helpful!
I will try to find a used disk then!
Safe!
A1085 model 17 inch powerbook 1,5Ghz DVDs??
