Operation system suggestion?
Hello, first thanks for viewing my questions, any suggestion is appreciated!
By considering CPU usage, Ram consumption and Battery life.
Tiger and Leopard. Which OS will work the best on my PB G4 12in (1.5 GHz+1.25GB Ram)?
Many thanks!
haotong:
Leopard should work well for you.
Before installing Leopard (or any OS):
1. Be sure that you have a good up-to-date backup. I suggest making a clone of your entire HDD to an external firewire HDD using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner.
2. To avoid costly mistakes, go to the Leopard Installation and Setup forum see what issues other users experience and how they are resolved.
3. If you are doing an installation by Upgrade or Archive and Install make sure that you run Repair Disk in Disk Utility so that you will not be installing on a problem disk.
4. If you are going to wipe everything and install, I suggest that you completely reformat your HDD before installing.
5. Remember to Repair Disk Permissions before and after installation.
6. If you experience problems during installation, post a topic in the Leopard forum and ask for advice.
Good luck.
cornelius
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Message was edited by: cornelius
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