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Jaqs Feb 18 @ 7:58 AM
Hey
I hope someone can help me. I have to replace the HD on my powerbook g4. I was told that I could not use leopard on it and had to find tiger, because it would be the only OS that would work on the computer. Is this true?
I don't have tiger or leopard at this moment...what should I get?
iFixit Staff
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ben Feb 18 @ 10:00 AM
It depends on what type of PowerBook G4 you have...
PowerBook G4 Titaniums (Mercury, Onyx, DVI) cannot run leopard.
PowerBook G4 Aluminums (12", 15", 17") can, if you have a heck of a lot of RAM and hard drive space to run it.
You can determine which machine you have here.
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gwrivest Feb 18 @ 12:36 PM
Actually you can install Leopard on the Titanium 867 and 1ghz PowerBooks if you have enough Ram. There are also ways to install Leopard on any Titanium PowerBook with a utility called "Leopardassist"
iFixit Staff
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ben Feb 18 @ 1:06 PM
Good call, gwrivest. I forgot about the 867 MHz and 1 GHz DVIs.