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Re-installing OS X 10.3 Panther on an imac
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I have just bought an older verison imac. (350Mhz processor, 512Mb ram, 7gb HDD)
At the moment, it has linux (ubunto) running on it. But i think i would like to remove linux and re-install ox panther (which i have the cds for). Can anyone help me in this process... I am a VERY basic mac user, so i need slow and simple instructions.
Thanks :o)
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Join Date: Dec 2002
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1. Stick CD into the drive.
2. Double-click the Installer icon.
3. Let the Installer do what it want's to do.
4. Let it partition your entire hard disk.
5. Configure and Go.
How's that?
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Originally Posted by Chinasaur
How's that?
Wrong, unfortunately. 
1. Power up Mac in Linux.
2. Stick CD into slot.
3. Power down Mac.
4. Power Mac up, hold down 'c' key on keyboard while starting up.
5. Mac will start from CD.
6. Follow on-screen instructions.
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Thanks for the info guys.
One more question???
Do I need a firmware upgrade before I do this?
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Thanks for the info guys.
One more question???
Do I need a firmware upgrade before I do this?
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Originally Posted by Mastrap
Wrong, unfortunately.
Yep. I moofed. Too much flu and NyQuil 
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iMac - C2D, 2.8Ghz, 4GB, 320GB
MacBook - C2D, 2.4Ghz Uni, 4GB, 500GB
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Originally Posted by Mastrap
Wrong, unfortunately.
Yep. I moofed. Too much flu and NyQuil
imac page at Lowendmac - http://www.lowendmac.com/imacs/index.shtml
This - http://www.lowendmac.com/imacs/350.html - would indicate you need a Firmware upgrade that must be done using 9.1 Hopefully someone more knowledgeable will chime in to help.
Luck.
Note- Sorry for the dupe post. Forum is a bit wonky right now...
(Last edited by Chinasaur; Jan 11, 2006 at 01:18 PM.
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haha . hilarious . . . the sarcasm is oozing out of my monitor
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Thanks for the info about the firmware upgrade - does anyone else have idea if it is possible to upgrade using Linux, or is it madatory?
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