>1 - What is the best OS I should upgrade to and still keep the machine >running good? I've heard the OSX might slow it down alot. I have no >upgraded software (yet) btw. >2 - Can I keep the games that are currently installed on the hard >drive and xfer them to the new drive? >3 - I read that I need to partition the new drive to 7GB to run OSX on >the primary partition. Can I do that when I install the new OS? >4 - The machine only has a CD drive (tray loading). I'm guessing OSX >comes on a DVD? If so, how can I see the drive to install the new OS?
When you install OSX, it will give you the option to goto the Disk Utility, and create a partition at the correct size for the OS.? It will, of course, erase all that is currently on the disk... There are cd-rom copies of OSX; I think they started putting them on DVDs when 10.3 Panther came out(?).? I know I used a homebrewed Panther cd-set when I put 10.3 on my daughter's 333mhz Imac... Also, I am not sure what success you'll have with an external USB DVD drive.? I think another option is to do the install on a machine that has a DVD drive and then swap the drive back to the Imac.. Craig W. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to imaclist-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
