Q: G5 needs a new OS arrrgh

Processor Memory Processor speed: - 2 x 1.8 GHz Processor Type: - PPC, G5 Number of Cores: - 1 Bus Speed: - 900 MHz Cache: - 512K per processor 64-bit Support: - No Turbo Boost: - No Installed RAM: - 512 MB Max. Amount: - 4.0 GB Amount of Slots: - 4 RAM Speed: - 400 MHz RAM Type: - PC-3200, DDR, SDRAM

	Storage and Media Graphics Hard Drive: - 160 GB, 7200rpm. Hard Drive Brand: - Unknown. Drive Bus: - Serial-ATA Optical Drive: - This unit has a 4x SuperDrive built in. Optical Bus: - Ultra-ATA/100 Other Media: - - Display Size: - - Graphics Card: - NVidia GeForce FX 5200 Ultra. Card Memory: - 64 MB Max. Resolution: - - BLU / Coating: - -

	Networking Ports and Expansion AirPort: - Optional Airport Extreme (802.11 a/b/g). Ethernet: - 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45). Bluetooth: - Optional Bluetooth 1.1 Infrared: - None. Modem: - 56k v92 USB: - 3 ports (USB 2.0 / 480 Mbps) FireWire: - 1 port (FW800) and 2 ports (FW400) Display port: - - Card Slot: - - Thunderbolt: - -

	Operating System and Software Temperature and Cooling Original OS: - 10.2.7 Jaguar or 10.3 Panther. Maximum OS: - Mac OS 10.5.8 Recommended OS: - Mac OS 10.5.8 Leopard iLife Supported: - Coming Soon Fans: - - Speeds: - - Exhaust: - Backside. Intake: - Coming Soon

	Power Size and Weight Usage: - 100-125V or 200-240V AC. Adapter: - None. Battery: - - Battery Life: - - Battery Cycles: - Coming Soon User Replaceable: - Coming Soon Height: - 20.1 inches (51.1 cm) Width: - 8.1 inches (20.6 cm) Depth: - 18.7 inches (47.5 cm) Weight: - 44.5 to 48.8 pounds (20.2 to 22.1 kg)

I have this G5 and want to give it away to a local charity... its easily perfect for them... I just need to get a system onto it... and do you think I can ?!?

My MacBookPro has the latest Mavericks... so can't run the OS installer I have - 10.5.8 DMG I downloaded from Apple... and I have a ML and Lion installer apps but no way to get them onto the G5 that will boot. I have 2 USB drives but one has Mavericks as an installed OS on it [won't boot the G5] the other is clean so I can put anything on it... but CAN'T run System installers as Mountain Lion and Lion OS Intallers will not run on Mavericks.

The G5 has both 400 & 800 Firewire... as does my MacBookPro... so I can Target boot the G5 form my MacBookPro... BUT... can't install a boot volume on it as those installers won't run on the Mavericks on my MBP. Arrrrrrgh.

I do not have a bootable G5 DVD with a system on it - if I did this wouldn't be a problem.

So... problem solving is needed... any parallel thinking is WELCOME.

Cheers

Guy