I have an iMac 4.2 / PowerPC g4 2.1. Will this allow me to reboot the computer to a fresh install? I don't have the discs that came originally.
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Since this is a retail disc, then yes, I believe this version should work. For best results, you may be able to find iMac G4 discs on eBay--but, again, these should work fine. And, finally, as an extra tip, if you can, see if you can try Leopard instead. It's more modern and better supported by older apps. And, since you're a 4,2 and not a 6,1 model, you may need to either install 10.5 through FireWire or over clock your G4 speed. On this last part, you'll have to check if your "official" (meaning it should install flawlessly) maximum OS stops at 10.4.11 or not. Hope this helps! Good luck! :-)
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I would do a forced quit to this drive and restart your computer. I would check out the drive preferences to make sure you have permission to read/write. Hopefully a complete reboot of your computer & this drive will fix it. When I run my iMac for extended time it wants an occasional reboot to set things right. As far as a warranty it may be only be one year but, I'm not sure.
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If the boot partition is on that drive, then yes. You can see by shutting down you iMac, then hod the option key down when you tun it back on. If it shows up, you can use it. You will need to use your arrow keys to select the drive. Mouse does not work.
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Yes it does! I just installed it and it had both Mac and PC installers on the disc.
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I saw this issue with my 4TB drive, but not the 2 - drag out an old copy of OS X like Mountain Lion, or earlier. Boot from the CD and use Disc Utilities to initialize the drive, then reboot normally and you should be good. This was a bug for large drives - but in my experience it did not apply to 2TB
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pretty sure the answer is yes. the mimiting factor isn't necessarily the hardware, but snow leopard. Instructions for boot from a thumb drive are here:http://www.maketecheasier.com/create-mac-snow-leopard-usb-installer-disk/the HD should also work.
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My impression is that it works with PC mainboards with PCI slots. Don't know if Power Mac G4 has same board architecture.
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You shouldn't have to. Snow Leopard will have new boot camp drivers, so after install, boot into windows with the DVD in the drive and the update installer should start...
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This drive is compatible with Mac OSX 10.8, so I imagine there are no problems with somewhat earlier releases of OSX like what you have. I always do my own drive reformatting/partitioning since drives arrive from the factory in Apple Partition Map/APM partitioning (because it's compatible with the old PowerPC based Macs), but I prefer the GUID Partition table/GPT partitioning scheme because it's what's required to boot from an Intel-based Mac (all Macs for the last several years). All of these can be easily changed with the "Disk Utility" software that comes with every Mac. You can reformat, repartition, etc. In any case, even if you don't repartition or reformat it should work just fine with your Mac This drive is compatible with Mac OSX 10.8, so I imagine there are no problems with somewhat earlier releases of OSX like what you have. I always do my own drive reformatting/partitioning since drives arrive from the factory in Apple Partition Map/APM partitioning (because it's compatible with the old PowerPC based Macs), but I prefer the GUID Partition table/GPT partitioning scheme because it's what's required to boot from an Intel-based Mac (all Macs for the last several years). All of these can be easily changed with the "Disk Utility" software that comes with every Mac. You... » Read More This drive is compatible with Mac OSX 10.8, so I imagine there are no problems with somewhat earlier releases of OSX like what you have. I always do my own drive reformatting/partitioning since drives arrive from the factory in Apple Partition Map/APM partitioning (because it's compatible with the old PowerPC based Macs), but I prefer the GUID Partition table/GPT partitioning scheme because it's what's required to boot from an Intel-based Mac (all Macs for the last several years). All of these can be easily changed with the "Disk Utility" software that comes with every Mac. You can reformat, repartition, etc. In any case, even if you don't repartition or reformat it should work just fine with your Mac « Show Less
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No, it doesn't. It won't work with any iMac that was originally built with an internal CD/DVD drive. Per Apple. Amazon should change their description so that potential customers don't fall into the same trap that we did. By the time we realized that for our 2010 iMacs, the drive was an anchor, it was too late to return it.
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This drive is compatible with Mac OSX 10.8, so I imagine there are no problems with somewhat earlier releases of OSX like what you have. I always do my own drive reformatting/partitioning since drives arrive from the factory in Apple Partition Map/APM partitioning (because it's compatible with the old PowerPC based Macs), but I prefer the GUID Partition table/GPT partitioning scheme because it's what's required to boot from an Intel-based Mac (all Macs for the last several years). All of these can be easily changed with the "Disk Utility" software that comes with every Mac. You can reformat, repartition, etc. In any case, even if you don't repartition or reformat it should work just fine with your Mac
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Well... man... that's a good question. The box set includes a Snow Leopard DVD, an iWork DVD, and an iLife DVD (keep in mind that the regular Snow Leopard family pack, that's not a box set, does not include iLife or iWork). The Snow Leopard one is only for Intel Macs. I know the retail iWork and iLife versions work on PowerPC, and I would assume that they are *probably* using the same ones, since the installer packages that you could download (such as for the iWork trial) are for both Intel and PowerPC, and since they wouldn't have to put separate files on there it would probably be easiest for them to include disks that supported PowerPC. Then again, I can't confirm this and it is a possibility that they assumed they only needed to include Intel support. One possible option you have is to buy iWork/iLife/Snow Leopard separately. The actual disks that are included in single-license copies are the same as in the family-pack ones, meaning it will install on all your computers. So what you could do is purchase those disks separately (either with family packs or not) to approximate the price of the Mac Box Set Family Pack. Of course, the best option would be to actually call 1-800-MY-APPLE and ask them if the iWork and iLife work on PPC. If not, you could ask them about buying the non-family pack versions separately to see if it's ok. I'm sure they'll be fine with it.
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Dear Friend,I will quote the answer from the instructions included with the product. "For Macintosh users, you can find the software and installation instructions for MAC 10.4, 10.5 is under the MAC directory on the provided CD." I hope this answers your question.
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I just finished installing the software CD and setting up through Ethernet on my iMac OS X 10.4 Tiger and it all went smooth. As Christopher mentioned, you first must setup through USB. If you follow the instructions in the long colored guide sheet and networking setup guide, you should have no problems whatsoever. Goodluck! =)
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The short answer is no, it will not work on a Mac! However, you could buy a copy of Windows 7 and install it on the iMac as a dual boot. It's not too difficult to do. Then when you boot up your iMac, you just hold down the option key and you can choose which OS you want to boot too.The Phoenix R/C Pro is a great simulator and trainer. I have the iMac and I was able to pick up a copy of Windows 7 at a reasonable price. Everything works great, but to be honest, the extra cost and hassle of running a dual boot with Windows is borderline as to it being worth it. It's really up to the individual to make that choice. The short answer is no, it will not work on a Mac! However, you could buy a copy of Windows 7 and install it on the iMac as a dual boot. It's not too difficult to do. Then when you boot up your iMac, you just hold down the option key and you can choose which OS you want to boot too.The Phoenix R/C Pro is a great simulator and trainer. I have the iMac and I was able to pick up a copy of Windows 7 at a reasonable price. Everything works great, but to be honest, the extra cost and hassle of running a dual boot with Windows is borderline as to it being worth it. It's really up to the... » Read More The short answer is no, it will not work on a Mac! However, you could buy a copy of Windows 7 and install it on the iMac as a dual boot. It's not too difficult to do. Then when you boot up your iMac, you just hold down the option key and you can choose which OS you want to boot too.The Phoenix R/C Pro is a great simulator and trainer. I have the iMac and I was able to pick up a copy of Windows 7 at a reasonable price. Everything works great, but to be honest, the extra cost and hassle of running a dual boot with Windows is borderline as to it being worth it. It's really up to the individual to make that choice. « Show Less
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Yes, you get a disk with drivers on it, and there are Mac OS drivers included: OSv10.6, OS X Lion, OS XMountain Lion v12.27. There ought to be one driver there that works for your MAC. If Mac is plug'n'play, you shouldn't have a problem!
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I have Mavericks OS 10.9.4 and it works fine. I don't know how far back it goes. The box it came in was destroyed in our earthquake so I don't have the Mac specs handy, but I would guess it might go back as far as Snow Leopard, maybe earlier, but that is just a guess. Is it not supplied with the sales specs for the product? Sorry, I don't have more info handy at this time. I do have to say that I have moved on to Rosetta Stone. They have a terrific sale (50% and I bought the full program Levels I-V for about $250. Don't know if it's still on, but I received it just before the quake. Now that Our house is about restored, I'm getting ready to load it up.