Hardware/Software upgrade order

Hi all,
I am currently running OS 10.3.9/FCP 4.5on my G5 with the stock 9800 video card. I am planning to upgrade my video card to an X800, as well as upgrading to OS 10.4x and FCP Studio. I am looking for some guidance as to what order to do the upgrades.
Any opinions or tips would be welcomed.

Personally, I would archive everything of importance on the computer. Then gather up all my install discs and serial numbers.
Restart the computer from the tiger install disc, COMPLETELY erase your hard drive and install tiger. Then run the upgrades to tiger and quicktime. Repair permissions. Restart. Then install your apps, repair permissions, run updates for the apps, repair permissions, restart etc.
Any other way leaves you open to having odd little leftovers from the old os and apps that can wreak havoc.
EDIT: Install tiger, then the card, then the apps.

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Hi everyone, for the first time I joining the forum.
Ok I think I have done my home work searching for technical support for hardware & software for this Power Mac G4 (AGP)
I decided to keep one machine after my Company decide take 8 Machine to the recycle and they strip the machine taking out most of the hardware, Hard Drive, Video card, etc.
Power Mac G4 (AGP0)
I was able to boost the machine Mac OS 9.2 with 10GB'HD, PowerPC G4 Processor'450'MHZ, Ram 128X2=256 a standard video Card.
Now I want to upgrade Hardware and Software from the one mentioned above to the fallow >>>
Software Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later Version Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Using the fallowing Hardware.
Hard Drivve...from Western Digital EIDE'HD 160 GB, 100 MB/s, 8 MB Cache,7200 RPM
Processor.....from Sonnet Encore™/ST G4 1.8 GHz orless G4 1. GHz.
Ram...........from Crucial 512MB X 3 = 1.5GB ,168-pin DIMM, SDRAM, PC133 memory
Video Card....from NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600, GeForce4 Ti 4600 or.
Video Card....from AMD RADEON 9800 AGP 128MB PRO MAC EDITION.
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9GB of available disk space for the Leopard etc.
So please let me know if there's anything I'm missing and I will post the update when I get all this together or step by step and I don't want to spend to much $$

Hi guys,
Mu name is leon. I am just came across yours conversation about upgrading harwdare and software.
The reason I am in here it because I would like to upgrade my Mac OS 10.2.8 system to Mac OS 10.5 Leopard system as well. I am not sure how smooth this process takes for me to upgrade interms of ( not to loose my graphic Adobe softwares and Wed design softwares that works under this opearting system ). As far as articles goes, Leopard is pretty good right know for Mac OS users. I didn't have experince upgrading operating system on Macintosh platform before. I am just use my macintosh a lot for graphic applications, web applcations and internet. So I would like to convince myself, if buy a new operating system ( Leopard ), I am going to have a better performance on my Mac that I have right know, and all my softwares are going to perfrom as well. Actually Safari 1.0.3 was a pretty good internet browser for me until now, a lot of websites I can open or after get in, application is quite on me. So I would like you guys to ask your advice about upgrading issues.
I have the following specs about my Mac:
System version: Mac OS X 10.2.8
Boot valume: Macintosh HD
Machine speed: 1.250 Ghz
Bus speed: 167 MHZ
Number of processors: 2
L2 cash size: 256 K ( times 2 )
L3 cash size: 1 MB ( times 2 )
Machine model: Power Mac G4 ( version 3.2 )
DDR SDRAM: 256 MB
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Leon.

So what kind of hardware and software upgrades can i get to beef up my macbook?

i'm talking ugrade to eight gigs of RAM, dragon dictate, any video cards? i want this thing to last me for like 20 years. maybe boot camp it so i could run TOR on the windows side. and when you answer, please keep it simple cause i don't know TOO much about this stuff

The only upgradable hardware in a MBP is RAM and HDD/SSD. But neither upgrade done by you will void the warranty unless you are extremely clumsy and break something in the process ... but that is not very common.
Some even replace the optical drive with a second hard drive, but Apple frowns upon that and void call that system "out of warranty". But if your system is 5 years old and beyond any warranty, it s your call.
All else is soldered to the logic board.
2011/2012 MBPs can upgrde memory tpo 16 GB (although 16 GB memory is still $250). 8 GB is only $50, though.
BootCamp does not necessarily need more memory, since only one or the other is running at any time. But if you want to use Windes in a VM (virtual machine, such as VirtualBox, Parallels or VMWare Fusion) more memory is always better since both OSs will need memory.
Software upgrades are limited only by available packages, and come in a variety of types. You would need to specify software you want to use.
BUT
You said "last for 20 years". Several people have kept running applications designed fro the PPC (PowerPC) chipset, and which had a support software called "Rosetta" that run up through Snow Leoapard. Rosetta is now defunct in Lion and beyond. In short, software compatibility will likely fall off so eventually you will need to buy new software.

Do I HAVE TO download the itunes software in order to purchase songs? HELP!

I have a 12 yr old who has been very patient. She just got the Creative Zen Sleek player, we have XP Pro, the Zen already has it's own "organizer player".
Do I really have to have the itunes software in order for my daughter to purchase and transfer the songs to her player?
I have been at this all day, upgrading software, upgrading hardware, I thought I would have been done by now..so she can actually use it and not just for FM stations!
anybody!! Please help a frazzled mom and very patient daughter!!!

Since you have gift certificates for iTunes, you will download from iTunes. iTunes is a free program. Download it here:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
Now, correct me if I am wrong, but you can only use iPods on iTunes. So when you let your daughter go into iTunes, click on iTunes Music store on the left side, then click "redeem Gift Certificates,"
type in the code on the certificate, and choose your songs.
(Note: Under iTunes Help it says that Music downloaded from the site can only be used on iTunes and iPods - I do not think this is true)
The songs, once they have downloaded, will be in the music library.
Now you must download a different music program. For ease, I would say download Realplayer - www.realplayer.com
it is not as nice as iTunes, but iTunes will not work.
In realplayer look for "Import to Library"
Then look for the file under which the music files you downloaded are saved.
It should be:
C drive > My Music > iTunes > Library
and it should all be there.
If you are not sure where the files were saved to, then in iTunes go to
Prefrences > Advanced > General > iTunes Music Folder Location
That is were the files were saved.
Now back in realplayer, select the folder that the files are in, and clikc import.
The song files should now be in the realplayer library too.
Connect your Creative Zen, and realplayer should reconize it, and off you go.
(This is not as confusing as it looks)
Good Luck and If you are confused, just ask.

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Hi so i have a first generation ipod touch and i have bought the 2.1 software upgrade but now it is saying that in order to upgrade i have to wipe all content currently on my ipod.
This is a problem because I do not have all the files that are on my ipod on my computer, so if i upgrade then i will lose most of my music and videos, but i do not want to waste my money because i paid $13 for the upgrade.
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not from about from 1.x to 2.x but mine came with 2.0.0 and i used all upgrades untill this 2.1 and i only sync'd my ipod touch 1 time
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if it's different from 1.x to 2.x then there
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try using search or google as i dont know their names

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I have (an iPod Touch) model number that should receive a free January Software Upgrade as stated in the Apple Price Protection Policy.
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I had thought not, but I tried last week after a discussion with someone from Apple (Asia Pacific). I had earlier bought the QuickTime Pro licence but that was with help, so I registered at the Hong Kong online store and bought the licence for Aperture 2. As for hardware, as far as I am aware, No.
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I'm not quite clear what happened...the download is one step, followed by installation to the PC, followed finally by installation to the BB. You only said "download", but the subsequent things you said don't correlate with the actual download being where it got stuck. So I'm a little bit lost. So I think perhaps you should start over.
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1) Make sure you have a current and complete backup of your BB...you can find complete instructions via the link in my auto-sig below.
2) Uninstall, from your PC, any BB OS packages
3) Make sure you have the BB Desktop Software already installed
http://us.blackberry.com/software/desktop.html
4) Download and install, to your PC, the BB OS package you desire:
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5) Delete, on your PC, all copies of VENDOR.XML...there will be at least one, and perhaps 2, and they will be located in or similarly to (it changes based on your Windows version) these folders:
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6a) For changing your installed BB OS level (upgrade or downgrade), you can launch the Desktop Software and connect your BB...the software should offer you the OS package you installed to your PC.
6b) Or, for reloading your currently installed BB OS level as well as for changing it, bypass the Desktop Software and use LOADER.EXE directly, by proceeding to step 2 in this process:
http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/BlackBerry-Device-Software/How-To-Reload-Your-Operating-Syste...
Note that while written for "reload" and the Storm, it can be used to upgrade, downgrade, or reload any BB device model -- it all depends on the OS package you download and install to your PC.
If, during the processes of 6a or 6b, your BB presents a "507" error, simply unplug the USB cord from the BB and re-insert it...don't do anything else...this should allow the install to continue.
You may also want to investigate the use of BBSAK (bbsak.org) to perform the wipe it is capable of.
You may also want to try the "Bare Bones OS Reload Procedure" to attempt to narrow down the precise causal item:
Load your OS "bare bones"...if anything is optional, do not install it.
If the behavior presents immediately, then try a different OS with step 1
If the behavior does not immediately present, then run for as long as it takes for you to be sure that the behavior will not present.
Add one thing -- no matter how tempting, just one.
If the behavior does not present immediately, then again run for long enough to be sure it will not have the same problem
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If the behavior does not re-present, then you know that either step 1 or 2 cured it.
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You may also need the use of these tricks:
KB10144 How to force the detection of the BlackBerry smartphone using Application Loader
KB27956 How to recover a BlackBerry smartphone from any state
http://crackberry.com/blackberry-101-lecture-12-how-reload-operating-system-nuked-blackberry
If you are on MAC, you are limited to only your carriers sanctioned OS packages...but can still use any levels that they currently sanction. See this procedure:
KB19915How to perform a clean reload of BlackBerry smartphone application software using BlackBerry Desktop Software
Good luck and let us know!
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I had to reset my whole iPod and I plugged it into my computer, but it's not syncing the software upgrade to it.
I'm not buying it over again, and it still shows that I bought it in my Purchase History.

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