on 09/12/05 18:41, Caleb Cupples at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, > > I've got an OS X Panther install disc that came with a Mac mini, and I > can't get my Lombard to boot from the DVD. It says install disc, but > the Lombard won't even mount it. If this will help, the Lombard is > currently running OS X Jaguar with 192 MB of RAM, the 6 GB Hard Drive > and it's got the LG DVD-ROM drive.
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