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I've just purchased a new iMac, and am sending this 1st gen iMac G5 to our daughter.
I erased the drive in preparation for shipment, and just now realized that she may have problems installing OS X Leopard on it. The iMac has a bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Will she be able to install Leopard with these, or will she need to connect a wired keyboard/mouse for the installation?
(BTW, after I'd erased the drive, I had to eject the Leopard DVD via firmware, as the eject button on the keyboard didn't do anything).
Will she run into problems, or should I recommend that she carry it in to her Apple Store?
Thanks!

Wow!!! Talk about a quick reply!!!!
Thanks for the advice. It's already been shipped, so testing it isn't an option at this point (my bad!).
She's pretty excited about getting it, as she's been "limping" along on an old, processor-upgraded G4 for quite a while now. (I'd installed Leopard, and the processor upgrade made it VERY unstable. Unfortunately, it's a 3rd-hand computer, and the original owner can't remember where she got the processor upgrade. It's now running Tiger, and a lot of the iLife functions no longer work).
This computer, on its way to her, should be able to run just about everything except iMovie 08.
Thanks again!

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