Can someone please help me load 10.4?

Question

Have not used this laptop in a few years and pretty dumb when it comes to Macs.
So I've got 10.2.8 and want to install 10.4 but after I hit the install icon it tells me to restart then once rebooted, nothing.
Could someone please dumb it down for me and help me install it.

Answer 1

First, you need the retail Tiger package with the installer DVD. Has a black label with large gray "X".
Insert DVD in the optical drive and restart the computer. After the chime press and hold down the "C" key. When the gray startup screen appears wait for the spinning gear then release the key.
Your machine will need to have a DVD drive and at least 256 MBs of installed RAM plus at least 10 GBs of free space on the hard drive.
Be sure to use Disk Utility to repair the hard drive and permissions before attempting the upgrade or you will run the risk of having to erase the drive if the installation fails.
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. Then select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.) After DU loads select your OS X volume from the list on the left, click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now shutdown the computer for a couple of minutes and then restart normally.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (3.0.3 for Tiger) and/or TechTool Pro (4.5.1 for Tiger) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X. Note that Disk Warrior will not work on Intel Macs.