You can install OS9 then 10.4 and 10.5 in that order on one partition to save space, and be able to access the other OSs', and their programs while using 10.5. then leave the partitions for backups.
On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 10:21 PM, jonas ulrich <jonasulrich3...@gmail.com> wrote: > The mdd's have large drive support, they are not affected by any hard drive > limit. I am not sure though if os9 has a hd size limit. If it does you will > just need to partition using os9 and make sure that os 9 will be able to see > both partitions. Then you can install 10. Just make sure to install 9 FIRST > and do NOT format the hd using 10 because 9 won't recognize it. > -Jonas > > On 1/9/09, Dan A. Currie <danc...@frontiernet.net> wrote: >> >> Hello All, >> >> I will be giving my son my G4 MDD dual 1.25 and it will have a 160GB HDD. >> >> I want to install OS9.2 and OSX 10.4.11 or if possible OSX 10.5 on the >> HDD. >> >> I know there is a rule about partitioning the HDD so that both drives >> can be installed ... but I can not for the life of me remember what it >> was!!!!! >> >> Something about 9 being installed on a smaller partition @%^%$#$...@!! >> >> And there was another rule about the MDD's not recognizing all of a HDD >> above a certain ?? number. >> >> Help would be greatly appreciated, >> >> Dan Currie >> >> >> >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
