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[apoutwest]

I just bought an old eMac today w.

-700mghz g4
-512mb ram
-40 gig HD
-CD DRIVE
-Running OSX 10.3

I'm trying to update the system to 10.5 and the problems are that 10.5 is on a DVD (so the CD drive isn't going to work). So I hooked up an external DVD drive w. usb. This doesn't seem to work, the system recognizes the disk and prompts me to restart to begin the re-install. But after the re-start it brings me back to the desktop and the install has not begun.

I've assumed that the problem is that I'm using a usb connected external drive. So I'm trying to install from a usb thumb drive. I do know that the 700mghz processor is technically not supported by 10.5 but this guide...

http://lowendmac.com...enfirmware.html

states that I can get around the issue. The only thing that I'm concerned about is if I can actually boot from the usb drive in the same way the above guide tells me to boot from the cd.

Any help would be apperciated.

[gengstapo]

Is it worth to try? I read somewhere on the net that eMac with 1.42Ghz & 1GB RAM still encounter slow/ lagg problem with leopard..

[Alex//3oo1]

I installed Leopard on my old G4 667 Digital Audio with Leopard Assist
However, slow system, better Tiger

however you can try.

[apoutwest]

I decided to take everyone's advice and go with a Tiger install instead. I downloaded a CD version of 10.4 which I burned to some CD's with another mac and I'm installing right now.

[Moose Tracks]

It's a little bit late, but I've found OS X to be a lot like Adobe--a RAM piggy.  My 733 G4 with 1.5 GB of RAM runs Leopard nicely.  If it runs sluggishly, try throwing more RAM into it.

[CursedHax]

Installing Leopard on an eMac? Sounds tricky. These things were discontinued long ago, so I don't think it'll run very smooth.

[oldtopman]

I did that n my 800mhz eMac (9.2.2 10.4.11 10.5.2) It works fine for me.