Want to upgrade my PowerMac G4 OSX 10.3.9 to newer operating system
I am a new user to Apple Support. I have an older PowerMac G4, Dual 800 MHz, 1.25 GB SDRAM. I am currently running 10.3.9 but am experiencing problems related to having an older operating system, such as syncing my new iPod, and viewing websites. Otherwise, all is working fine and I hate to mess with something that is not broken, but I would like to upgrade the operating system. I only have an internal CD drive, but do have an external DVD. I have never installed a new operating system before. Do I need to reinstall all the software as well? I do not have all of the original disks for the software I use daily. Also, I am told by Apple that they only have OSX 10.4 available on DVD, and I don't think I will be able to install these from my external drive. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I should go about this upgrade? Thank you!
Hello amyw9999,
And welcome to the Apple Forum!
There are a couple of ways to handle this, but I'll suggest one, and others can suggest more.
You might start by replacing your CD drive with a DVD/CD Superdrive. Newegg.com sells the Pioneer DVR-115DBK (the latest model - which will probably burn faster than your QS is capable of) for about $30 + $5 s&h. The Pioneers are good drives and seem to work well with Macs. Installation has always been straightforward and not too difficult, although I just took a look at my newly acquired dual 800 QS and discovered they changed the procedure from the earlier models and I haven't quite figured it out yet.
You can get Tiger on CD if you search a bit, but you really should be up to date, mate, and be able to handle DVDs, and the Pioneer Superdrive is an inexpensive way to go.
You may be able to use your external DVD drive; someone else will know for certain.
To deal with a new OS, the easy way is to get a nice new Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM Hard Drive - 120GB with an 8MB cache - ST3120026A-RK is the old standard; ST31200815A is a slightly newer version which will work standing up, sitting down, or turned on its head. 120GB is considered small these days, and may be a little harder to find than larger sizes, but is the largest size your QS will recognise natively. To be able to run a larger HD, get an ATA-100/133 Acard 6280M (for Mac) controller card which will let you add up to four new larger drives of virtually any size (in case you want to download the uncut version of War and Peace) - only $60 at (you guessed it) Newegg.com.
You can then install your old software onto the new HD at your leisure, remembering that some of it may want an updated version. You can run two Hard Drives at the same time as master and slave, and choose which one you want to boot to. This is also helpful in case you suddenly decide you want another Mac: you can just swap in one of the HDs and you're in business. (this is what I do)
You should also be able just to install Tiger on your existing Hard Drive. I'll let someone else explain, since I might miss something.
Mugged by Progress, I guess; take a deep breath and plunge ahead!
Regards ..... Jon
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