apoutwest Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 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/osx/leopard/openfirmware.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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gengstapo Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 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.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex//3oo1 Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I installed Leopard on my old G4 667 Digital Audio with Leopard Assist However, slow system, better Tiger however you can try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apoutwest Posted July 11, 2010 Author Share Posted July 11, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Tracks Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CursedHax Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Installing Leopard on an eMac? Sounds tricky. These things were discontinued long ago, so I don't think it'll run very smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtopman Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I did that n my 800mhz eMac (9.2.2 10.4.11 10.5.2) It works fine for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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