OS 10.0

I have an older Powermac G4 533 tower that had OS 9.2.2/OS 10.1 when originally purchased in 1/01. I was clearing off my programs and personal information before passing it on and mistakenly erased too much and only had the options to Restart/Sleep/Shut down. I was able to reinstall 9.1 and update to 9.2.2 and that seems to work. However, I can't find the OS 10 CD, nor a download. I did subsequently purchase OS 10.3 CD. Is it OK to just install that or do I need an orderly install from 10.1, 10.2, 10.2 before I do 10.3?? I've looked everywhere but can't find the CD with 10.0 Thanks for input

Hello minntac,
First of all, Welcome to the  Discussion forums!
"I did subsequently purchase OS 10.3 CD. Is it OK to just install that or do I need an orderly install from 10.1, 10.2, 10.2 before I do 10.3?"
It sounds as if you only have 9.2.2 installed on the HD at this time....correct?
If so, yes, you can just use your 10.3 install cds to install OSX. You must make sure the machine has the correct firmware installed for upgrading. Check here for any firmware upgrade that you may need for the machine: List of available firmware updates. You then can install from your Mac OSX cds. Make sure that the install disks are "full" retail install disks and not machine specific or upgrade disks.
OS 10.0 was really only a beta version of Mac OS X so I wouldn't be too concerned about reinstalling it.
Also, you may want to upgrade the amount of RAM memory if you do not have much installed on the Powermac G4 to run Panther really well. I would recommend at least 512 MB of ram and the more the better. The stated minimum RAM amount in the system requirements for Panther is 128 MB but you definitely would want to upgrade that to really run it well.
Also see: Mac OS X Panther System Requirements
post back with any further questions or comments,
littleshoulders

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