the bios for the newly released imac intel processor would not be on the (older) universal install disk. best...jf
On Oct 10, 2007, at 2:14 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote: > I was surprised to learn that my OS X 10.4 universal install disk > would not boot up on a recently purchased 24" iMac (Intel). The > message it gave was something like "Unable to install this version on > this computer." The OEM disk that came with the computer did boot and > allowed me to do what I needed. > > So it seems there are cases where a currently available Mac will not > install the standard version of Tiger. > >> the confusion may be that an OEM install disk for one product will >> not install on another product, ie the install disk shipping with a >> imac will not install on a macbook. that ensures that you will also >> have to buy the universal install for your other machine. > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be October 23 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
