I want to upgrade my G4 cd rom drive to a DVD drive, however...

with the new DVD drive came two gray OS 10.3.5 DVD disks. From my reading around these forums i get the impression that using the gray disks is not recommended. I was wondering why not use them?
And it its important I bought the drive from AllMac.com. Thanks in advance for your help.

Hello Again Rioxxx,
"...Mac OS X 10.3 Panther eMac OEM disk only. ... does this OS work in my G4?"
Your Power Mac G4 supports the version Panther 10.3.x, but those are the wrong discs.
They are Model Specific.
You must use a Full Retail Version of whichever OS X you are installing.
Additional info in these links.
Using OS X Install CDs/DVDs On Multiple Macs
What's A Computer Specific Mac OS X Release
Software Update, Upgrade: What's The Difference?
Advise if you would like me to post info, of where you can purchase the Full Retail, of a newer version OS X.
ali b

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