I have a Powerbook G4, OSX 10.3.7. Can I upgrade the OSX? If so, how?

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I have a Powerbook G4, OSX 10.3.7. Can I upgrade the OSX? If so, how?

I have a Powerbook G4, OSX 10.3.7. I reinstalled the OSX 10.3.7 to wipe the data. Before the installaion, I could get online via my wireless home network. The installation process said if I installed 10.3.7, I would overwrite and wipe a newer version. Stupidly I went ahead and overwrote. After installation, I have attempted to get on line using existing wireless network. I won't connect. I can connect using an ethernet cable. I ran the Update program while on line via Ethernet and got that the software is up to date. Any ideas? All response will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Posted on Mar 20, 2014 10:03 PM

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a brody

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Mar 21, 2014 3:37 AM in response to JDGinPS

Identify your Powerbook:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3065

Also look in the battery door for any indication of how many Mhz/Ghz the machine is.

That will tell us how far you can upgrade.

If you have any data to recover, see this FAQ if you didn't make a backup:

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-1689

And only get a data recovery tool that will boot into the operating system known to work with your machine, once we have identified it.

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JDGinPS Author

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Mar 21, 2014 7:21 AM in response to a brody

I do not see any indication of the Mhz/Ghz in the batter door. I have attached pictures of the interior. Hope this helps. I do not, necessarily, want to recover any data. My intention was to only wipe existing data, and then use this older unit just for accessing the internet. Since I could access the wireless network before the wipe, it did not occur to me that I would not be able after the reinstall. Thanks