Help with installing MAC OS X 10.5?
I want to try and put 10.5 on my something-year-old powermac G4.
The problem is, it only recognizes 350 mhz of processor power, when I really have
1.250 Ghz. The extra 900MHZ is from a Motorola one, and 10.5 doesn't seem to work with it.
Anyone have any idea how I can fix this?
The problem is, it only recognizes 350 mhz of processor power, when I really have
1.250 Ghz. The extra 900MHZ is from a Motorola one, and 10.5 doesn't seem to work with it.
Anyone have any idea how I can fix this?
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Mac OS says "your machine is too crappy I'm not going to waste your time with this, buy a better Mac"? I really hate Mac for this sort of "I know better than you" attitude...
Has the thing been fiddled-with/overclocked in any way, and have you tried any Mac forums for this problem?
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Has the thing been fiddled-with/overclocked in any way, and have you tried any Mac forums for this problem?
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Feb 3, 2010. 7:29 AMBartboy (author)
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I've looked around, but found no solution.
And you're right, the processor is about 4 times more powerful than the one it had. It used to run 10.1, I think.
And you're right, the processor is about 4 times more powerful than the one it had. It used to run 10.1, I think.
I suppose it's something that you can upgrade the processor that far. Could OSX be taking it's cues from 10.5 - does it still reject on a totally-clean, scrubbed disk with no trace of 10.5?
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Jan 24, 2010. 11:57 AMJoe Martin
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Could the processor upgrade be 3rd party and not original Apple?
If so I imagine that could be a problem, also I assume you have at least the required 512mb of RAM for 10.5.
If so I imagine that could be a problem, also I assume you have at least the required 512mb of RAM for 10.5.
Jan 24, 2010. 12:28 PMBartboy (author)
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"The extra 900MHZ is from a Motorola one"
Motorola isn't exactly "3rd party".
Yeah, I have over 1 GB of RAM.
Motorola isn't exactly "3rd party".
Yeah, I have over 1 GB of RAM.
Jan 24, 2010. 3:49 PMBartboy (author)
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That probably would have been the most likely thing, and I'm pretty sure that the problem IS that I have a Motorola processor, but there must be some work-around.
Jan 26, 2010. 4:52 PMJoe Martin
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I've been searching on Google for a while and I have come up with that quite a few people have had problems with installing leopard without the original processor, sadly though no one seems to have posted any form solution.
I can understand how fustrating it is with the "older-ish" macs; I have a few and have nothing but problems :)
Good luck anyway, haha! =D
I can understand how fustrating it is with the "older-ish" macs; I have a few and have nothing but problems :)
Good luck anyway, haha! =D
Short of searching the internet for a plug in that will work with the motorola one. Other than that, I am at a loss. It might be that you can find an alternative with the support for 10.5.
Further from that, you could sell the G4, and maybe buy a slightly newer apple, perhaps one of the newer G4 mirror doors, I always liked those.
Further from that, you could sell the G4, and maybe buy a slightly newer apple, perhaps one of the newer G4 mirror doors, I always liked those.
Jan 24, 2010. 2:26 PMBartboy (author)
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I searched for about ten minutes, then gave up.
Any ideas where to search?
Any ideas where to search?
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