I want to get to mac X
I want to finally upgrade my computer to mac X. I'm on mac 9.0.4
I just want someone to spell it out for me step by step on what I need to do.
If i do this will it affect programs and file i have.
Finally could this be a bad move.
Just looking for some help.
Hi, shorowich -
Your Dual 450MHz model is a G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) model.
...available built-in memeory 448m...
That indicates how much RAM is unused, not how much is installed. The important number in that regard in About This Computer is the number on the line labelled "Built-in Memory:", which is the physical RAM in the machine.
not sure on how to look up firmware I am on.
You can check to see what the version is of the firmware on your machine. Open Apple System Profiler - it should be in the Apple menu. On the first page of that, System Profile, scroll down to the section "Production Information" - the current firmware version is coded on the line labelled "Boot ROM version:". For example, on my G4/500 that info states $0004.18f5, which means that my machine has a firmware version of 4.1.8.
One of the nice things about firmware updaters is that if they are not needed (i.e., the firmware is already up to date), the installer for the firmware update will state that and refuse to run any further.
You can download the firmware updater for that model from here -
Article #120068 - G4 Firmware Update 4.2.8
or the disk space.
Do a Get Info on the icon of the hard drive. To do that, click once on the hard drive's icon (not on its name) on the dektop; the icon should highlight to indicate it is selected. Then select Get Info from the File menu, or press Command-I ("I" for Info).
In the Get Info window will be some information about the drive. The important pieces of that are the numbers on these lines -
Capacity -
Available -
as to which 10, I hope to get to the best one for me.
You machine is supported by Apple for all versions of OSX released to date, including the latest, OSX 10.4 (Tiger). I would not go earlier than OSX 10.2 (Jaguar).
Your machine will need to meet the following -
• Firmware - updated to 4.2.8 if it is not already there.
• RAM (physical, or actual, memory) - For OSX 10.2 and OSX 10.3, a minimum of 128MB; for OSX 10.4, a minimum of 256<B. These numbers are on the thin side; doubling them is a more realistic minimum, particularly if you will be using Classic. More is better. Your G4 (GE) model can hold a max of four 512MB modules, for a total of 2.0GB of RAM. Although OS 9 can use only 1.5GB, OSX can use it all.
• Free space on the hard drive. For OSX 10.2 and OSX 10.3, 3 to 5GB of free space is good. OSX 10.4 needs about 8GB of free space. These numbers include allowance for OSX's need to use free space for swap files, its equivalent of virtual memory, and on-the-fly file defragging.
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http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20090304/new-safari-browser-succeeds-at-speed-flops- on-features/?mod=ATD_rss
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