ok so i got a used powermac G4 and i want to reformat it... here is the problem i dont have the disks..

i have a macbook and it came with teh install disks for mac osx tiger, and i tried to reformat it with those but it wouldnt work.

is there a way to do it? i am so confused

 

The install discs that came with your MacBook will only work on that model. However, if you purchase a retail copy of OS X, it will install on almost any Mac- UNLESS the Mac is newer than the OS(i.e., you try to install OS 10.0.1 onto a Power Mac Quad).

 

I'll help you, sell that mac, they're garbage (i have a beautiful g5 dual moto right in front of me, i know)

 

yea the g4 is my uncles... someone gave it to him. he just wants it to surf the web and use itunes for his ipod.

 

ok, well that and the new dashboard is all they should be used for anyway.

 

yea we just want it back to factory settings with his name instead of the old owner

 

essentialmac.com/fix/index.html

 

You will need a copy of OSX that isn't model specific. I would say check ebay. What specs are the computer? Maybe you could run Tiger on it, because Tiger is pretty sweet.

 

yea its the powermac g4 dual i think. it has 1 gb of ram too.

 

you should easily be able to run Tiger on it then.

 

buyin a mini soon, buahahahaha ;p figured why the heck not? kinda tired of windows.

 

yea i have tiger on my macbook, its nice

 

I have one of the original G4 powered Mini's 1.25ghz, 512 ram, Tiger. It works well. I have a 21" Viewsonic CRT monitor hooked up to it, it is a pretty comical size difference.

 

haha I like the size factor, I think ill hook it up in the living room next to the plasma ;p

 

so there is no way to clean it without the disks? there arent any files on it but the original owners name and password(which i have) is there any way to change the admin on it then? btw it has osx 10.3 on it right now.

 

tired of windows? what's tiring? being able to play games? getting updated drivers for hardware? networking? easy to find software?

If all you do is surf and play with your ipod, then mac is the way to go, even though it'll cost you 2-3 times more than a "name brand" pc(hp/dell), or 4-5 times more than building a pc yourself.

or are you hearing the rumors that Macs don't crash? since 8.x Mac os stability is WORSE than a pc. Again, I have a dual processor g5(the most top of the line one, before they went to intel) sitting right infront of me, next to my crappy old pc. guess which one i'm using? O yeah, I'm a graphic artist, the one and only person that used to be able to reasonaly argue for mac's superiority, that mac held until 99 when adobe started releasing pc/mac versions of their software at the same time.

 

whoa whoa whoa, u did read i'm gettin a mini right? the cheap one, ohj yea its cute. I have an athlon 64 X2 in my WINDOWZ bleht desktop, and no it doesnt crash
2 iz better than one!

 

it's not cheap. compare the specs to a pc. you're getting ripped off.

 

it's the cheapest apple, I do put my rigs together, I just like the small factor ok? it';s apple ok? heh... stop making me not want one.. pretty please? seriously, it';s the cheapest mac to buy, so might as well. plus i can just stink in in my backpack

 

I'd put together an old biscuit board.