Anything a system restore disk can do that a system install disk won't?

Hi, I am eBaying a set of Jaguar installation disks (from an old system that I later upgraded). A fellow asked if they would work the same as a "recovery" disk. Apparently he has a powerbook G4 that only displays a blue screen when he boots up, and Apple support told him to use his recovery disks (which he doesn't have). Any reason he couldn't use these original system disks to do the job? PS. I also have an Apple Hardware Test disk that I have leftover from my powerbook G4 that I'm going to throw in for free- think that might help?

Gray colored discs that came with a specific model computer are not universal and are only intended to work on the model with which they were supplied. There may be numbers on the discs that will help delineate compatibility but somebody else would have to help you with that.
AHT too applies to groups of machines. [X-Lab: The Apple Hardware Test|http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/aht.html]
[Apple's AHT support|http://www.info.apple.com/support/aht.html] - Apple Hardware Test Images and Information
Here's the list and downloads for AHT if you have an old G4: http://www.info.apple.com/support/aht.html
If your discs are black retail installation discs, those will work on any model capable of booting Jaguar. However, retail version discs do not have a complete set of software for "restoring" a computer. For example, they often omit Classic, and bundled software such as iMovie. etc.

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