First mac. G5. No Os . which osx and how?

i bought a Power Mac G5.  PowerMac7,2. M9020LL/A. for what i thought was a very reasonable price.
i have never owned a mac before, and i want to use this to get more familiar with mac.
it seems there is no OS installed. 
the person whom i bought it from said the hard drive was wiped and there is no disks.
when it boots up it takes me to a screen with a blinking folder.
what version os do i need to find?
~john

If you want this Mac to be as current as possible, then you should purchase and install any OEM retail disc version of OS X 10.5 Leopard.
Try online sources like amazon.com.
Here is the last 10.5.6 OEM retail disc version.
It has to be an official, retail disc version. Grey colored discs will NOT work.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Version-10-5-6-Leopard-VERSION/dp/B000FK88JK/ref=sr_ 1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1412238236&sr=8-2&keywords=OS+X+10.5+Leopard

Similar Messages

  • TS1362 I have a Mac Pro tower, am running osx and iTunes will not work.. It basically just stopped working after having run faultlessly for...years... I can see all the songs, playlists etc, but the progress bar will not progress..it's 'stuck'. Suggestion

    I have a Mac Pro tower am running OSX and iTunes will not work. It has always worked flawlessly. I can see all my iTunes content- my playlists, my songs et cetera, But I cannot play anything. The progress bar is  'stuck'...any suggestions?

    Thanks. I have been using iTunes since its inception and have never had a problem...I'm using the latest version. The progress bar is the bar that moves when you're playing a song..it just won't start when I double click on a song,..have tried quitting, rebooting etc but nothing works. Apple are useless-they have told me twice they've tried to call me 'momentarily', but I've been waiting by the phone, and they definitely have not tried to call...

  • I just updated my mac book air with the OSX and now my ethernet adapter isn't working anymore

    I just updated my mac book air with the OSX and now my ethernet adapter isn't working anymore
    Help!

    Hi daisy_riggs,
    To restore the Back button to your Safari Toolbar, you can go to the View menu and select Customize Toolbar. Drag the Back/Forward button to the actual toolbar. See this article -
    Safari 6 (OS X Mountain Lion): Customize the Safari window
    Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
    Best,
    Brett L 

  • Hi there. Can a MacBook from mid 2007 running OS X (10.6.8) be upgraded to a later version? If yes which one and how can I get it please? Many thanks. Franck

    Hi there. Can a MacBook from mid 2007 running OS X (10.6.8) be upgraded to a later version? If yes which one and how can I get it please? Many thanks. Franck

    10.7 Lion is still available from Apple. You will have to call Apple Customer Care 1-800-692-7753 or 1-800-676-2775. to purchase it. Then within 3 days you will get an email with a code which you can use to download Lion from the App Store.  The price is $19.99.
    You must have at least a Late 2006 model 2,1 MacBook.
    The model 2,1 (Late 2006 & Mid 2007) can use 3gb of 200 pin 667mhz PC2-5300 RAM
    The model 3,1 (Late 2007) can use 6gb of 200 pin 667mhz PC2-5300 RAM
    Lion will require at least 2gb of RAM but really needs 4gb to run smoothly. You can put two 2gb RAM sticks in the model 2,1 but it can only use 3,3gb. This is a hardware limitation and cannot be changed.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_GB_barrier
    http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/faq/macbook-pro-core-2-duo-3-g b-memory-limitation-details.html
    OWC tests have found that there is a slight speed increase with having two 2gb sticks in rather than one 1gb and one 2gb. the model 2,1 is in the gray lines at the bottom of the graph. http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/Memory_Benchmark/Apple_MacBook/
    As for third party programs see this list for compatibility with 10.7 http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
    Also Lion doesn't run any Power PC programs. To see if you have any Power PC programs go to the Apple in the upper left corner and select About This Mac, then click on More Info. When System Profiler comes up select Applications under Software. Then look under Kind to see if any of your applications are listed as Power PC. Universal and Intel will run under Lion.
    Before Mac switched to Intel processors in 2006 they used Power PC processors from 1994 to 2005. Power PC 601 through 604, G3, G4 and G5. Applications written for the Power PC processors need the application called Rosetta to run on Intel processors. This was part of the Operating System in 10.4 and 10.5 but was an optional install in 10.6. With 10.7 Lion Apple dropped all support for Power PC applications.

  • I'm trying to download office 365 small business package, and every time I try the website it says there is a runtime service error in the '/' application. Is this my mac or is it the website, and how can I fix it?

    I'm trying to download office 365 small business package, and every time I try the website it says there is a runtime service error in the '/' application. Is this my mac or is it the website, and how can I fix it?

    If a phone is sold from one friend to another and wants to use it on a different carrier the friend can contact the carrier it was sold by to request it unlocked.  I know AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint will give you the steps to unlock it as long as the original contract it was bought under has been completed.  eBay/Craigslist is really not the best place to try to get "unlocked phones" from, if it turns out the phone isn't unlocked then I'm really sorry you got stuck with that one and as stevejobsfan said above I would report them immediately and see if you can recover your money.  I sell phones for a living and this happens a lot

  • While doing the backup via iTune, my contacts in iPhone AND iPad have been completely wiped out. They are still all available on my Address Book on my Mac. Any idea what happened and how to resolve this ?

    While doing the backup via iTune, my contacts in iPhone AND iPad have been completely wiped out. They are still all available on my Address Book on my Mac. Any idea what happened and how to resolve this ?

    Install ClamXav and run a scan with that. It should pick up any trojans.   
    17" 2.2GHz i7 Quad-Core MacBook Pro  8G RAM  750G HD + OCZ Vertex 3 SSD Boot HD 
    Got problems with your Apple iDevice-like iPhone, iPad or iPod touch? Try Troubleshooting 101

  • HT1766 Hello, I am using iphone 4 with softward 4.3. Can I update software and to which version and how?

    Hello, I am using iphone 4 with softward 4.3. Can I update software and to which version and how?
    Thank you for your advice.

    You can go to ios7.1
    UPDATING iOS
    Over the air updating of iOS needs iOS 5 or later so unless you have iOS 5 or later you will not see updating in setting
    The following link explains how to update http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4972
    This link explains how to update using wireless http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4623
    This explains how to transfer purchases to your computer http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1848

  • Mac Pro - Separate HD for OSX and Windows?

    Hello Mac Pro users - maybe some of you can help...
    Are going to buy a Mac Pro soon - which will be used for graphic artwork and Windows games. Today I have a Mac and a PC - for the same purpose - and now I want to build the Mac Pro with a harddisk for OSX - and another harddisk for Windows (XP or Vista). Is it possible to have 2 separate HD's (or more) with each systems using the standard setup by Bootcamp - or do I have to make a partition on the OSX HD and then install Windows there?
    I'm asking this pro forum because I can't get a clear answer here in Denmark where I live - a Apple supplier first said it was impossible - then 2 days later, that it was possible, but they will charge me for 2 hours of support - and in another forum some have told me it was easy - but have given me no help how to do it - and again some have told me to use some software called "rEFIt".
    So is it possible - and hard to do?
    If possible, please tell me in steps how to do...
    BR FLASH

    Boot Camp will allow you to
    utilise an entire disk for Windows. If you go to the
    Boot Camp web page you can actually see it in a
    picture…
    http://www.apple.com/bootcamp/
    The only thing you need to be wary of is that the
    Boot Camp Assistant will not wrok from a Mac OS X
    installation that is on a RAID set. As long as you
    boot mac OS X from a single drive then it's really
    easy.
    I had a setup for awhile of two drives in RAID-0 for my Startup drive, a backup single drive, and a separate 300GB drive just for Windows.
    In Windows the "Startup" drive in Control Panel would not show the RAID-0 Startup volume, but I could startup from it by hitting Option when it rebooted.
    Steve

  • HT4413 once windows migration is done to MAC, where did the files go and how do I transfer them or combine them (i.e. email, documents, etc.)

    Hello,
    I performed the Windows Migration from a Dell PC to my new MacBook Pro successfully.  It created a new user on my new notebook.  How do I transfer or combine my old files (that were migrated from my old PC) onto my notebook?  I have loaded Office for MAC 2011 on the new notebook and had Office 2007 on the old PC, so I would like to transfer email (outlook) and documents (word & excel).  As well as pictures, internet favorites and i-tunes.
    Thank you.

    Hi Niel,
    Sorry, I am not a techie and I am not very familiar with MAC (this is my first one).  Where exactly are the files I migrated my old PC?  How can you drag them from one home folder to another?  Not sure how to authenticate myself.
    Sorry for all the questions, but I am completely lost.
    Thank you.

  • Which font and how to add a chinese font into font book that can be used in CS6 programs

    I am wondering which chinese fonts are useable for Mac OS X. Which to buy and how to use. Should I use Font Pack or other programs to get the font to be used. Any advice is useful. Thank you

    Are you planning on using the Chinese language in Illustrator?  Or, do you just want a Chinese looking font, but using the English language?  I use Font Agent Pro for font management.  It allows you to install the font, view it and print a sample.  You can look for Chinese looking fonts online ( i.e., myfonts.com ).  As far as Chinese fonts themselves, I have no clue.

  • I want to transfer my copy of elements 12 from a windows laptop to mini mac system, can I do this and how?I want to trans

    I want to transfer my copy of Photoshop Elements 12 from a Windows laptop to a Mini Mac os. Is this possible and what do I need to do, Thanks.

    Did you buy the boxed version of pse 12 or the download version of pse 12?
    Does your Mac Mini have a dvd drive?

  • Shiladitya Mukherjee help...so which version and how??

    on which version of the webdb or portal can it be done...
    and how...
    please heeeeeeeeeeeelp

    -------<your query>--------------
    Chetan ,
    so if i want to do the same thing than cami, what is another way to design this...
    i have the right only to use the tools of the webdb to do this
    do two forms on the same page???
    how do i do that
    -------</your query>--------------
    Hi Damien,
    If I have understood your problem correctly, then I guess your are trying to have two forms in the same right ??
    steps :-
    1> Make your appicalition as a provider
    2> Expose the relevant forms as portlets
    3> create a new page, choose the provider that contains your form portlets and include them in the page.
    4> View the page -- both the forms should be visible.

  • Fierfox 5 doesn't work with USPS or UPs using OSX and how do I get rid of this annoying Firefox stopped the page from redirecting to another page which is usually the one I want so I have to click "ALLOW" how do I get rid of this option

    Using a Imac neither paypal or USPS can figure out why firefox 5 will not print postage. Opera will. If I could switch my bookmarks I'd move firefox to second on the list of browsers I use

    etresoft  a long time contributer to Apple Support Communities wrote a very useful app he called etrecheck which helps in diagnosing many problems caused by third party installs etc.. Go to his website, read his information and from there download and run the program according to his instructions
    http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
    Post the results back here
    Pete

  • I have a Mac Notebook 10.4.11 OSX and I can't use the latest version of Firefox. What else can I do?

    What version can be used?

    I do not use Mac s and maybe there is some reason for this and a simple setting to change, if not maybe some of the general information is of help
    See
    * [[installing a previous version of firefox]]
    * download from http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all-older.html
    * see also [[installing firefox]]

  • I just got my first mac.  i have an iphone and all of my itunes and stuff are on my pc.  How do i get all of that onto my mac?

    how can i transfer all of my itunes stuff from my old pc to my new mac.  also i bought this ne macbook pro and i really want to set it up properly and without a lot of unneede garbage.  can anyone lead me in the right direction

    This is a handy reference for your move from PC to Mac
    http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/
    These are good pages on the iTunes Library move:
    http://www.techdc.com/move-itunes-from-pc-to-mac
    http://osxdaily.com/2010/03/21/copy-itunes-library-from-a-pc-to-a-mac/
    There's even a video:
    http://www.applesource.com.au/how-to/soa/Moving-your-iTunes-library-from-PC-to-M ac/0,2000451082,339289880,00.htm
    If you have any issues post again

Maybe you are looking for