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Can I upgrade my PowerBook G4?
Many PowerBook G4 models can be upgraded to 2GB of memory. You should check compatibility of RAM modules before you buy; because you’re limited to a few options there. Remove your older 256Mb or 512Mb RAM modules and replace them with two 1Gb modules.
How do I format my PowerBook G4?
Start your PowerBook from the CD and select “Disk Utility” from the “Installer” menu. Using Disk Utility, select the appropriate drive, click the “Erase” tab, click the “Options” button and use the “8 Way Random Write Format” method. Like the secure methods in MacOS X 10.4 “Tiger”, this will take many hours.
How much RAM does the PowerBook G4 have?
Models
| Component | PowerBook G4 (Aluminium) |
|---|---|
| Model / Introduction Date | Jan 7, 2003 (Rev A) |
| Processor | 867 MHz with 256 KB of L2 backside cache (12″) 1 GHz with 1 MB of L3 backside cache (17″) |
| Memory | 256 MB (two 128 MB) of 266 MHz PC-2100 DDR SDRAM (12″) 512 MB (two 256 MB) of 333 MHz PC-2700 DDR SDRAM (17″) |
Can Powerbook g4 boot from USB?
You must use a USB 2 (or 1) drive and port. You need to create the USB stick on a Mac, or with Transmac for PC. On a mac use Disk Utility and the restore disk image feature to create the USB drive.
What hard drive does PowerBook G4 use?
“Titanium” PowerBook G4 models use a 2.5″ Ultra ATA/66 notebook hard drive and “Aluminum” PowerBook G4 models use a 2.5″ Ultra ATA/100 notebook hard drive. Apple does not recommend that end users attempt to replace the hard drive in the “Aluminum” PowerBook G4 models.
How do I remove a hard drive from Ibooks?
How to: How to Remove the Hard Drive from an iBook
- Step 1: Gather your tools.
- Step 2: Remove exterior screws.
- Step 3: Remove exterior allen screws.
- Step 4: Complete Exterior Case Removal.
- Step 5: (Optional) Extra step necessary to remove exterior case.
- Step 6: Aluminum sheath removal.
- Step 7: Motherboard removal.
How do I boot from CD on PowerBook g4?
You can boot any PowerMac from a removable media by turning it on and immediately holding down the OPTION (ALT) key until a boot selection screen shows up (usually takes around 10 seconds).
Can you install OSX on a PowerBook G4?
Most G4 models will not boot to anything other than the internal drives or an external drive connected by Firewire, i.e. no USB booting. In addition no installers were created to run from anything other than optical discs. Essentially G4s were only set up to have OSX installed using CD or DVD installer discs.
What kind of OS do I need for my iBook G4?
Mac OS X 10.5 is the most recent OS any iBook G4 could have. If you have the 800Mhz version of an iBook G4 (12″) then you can install Mac OS X 01.4 Tiger as being the maxiumn OS avilable. In most case the early 2003-2004 G4 would have come with mac OS X 10.3 Panther. I would recommend Mac OS X 10.4 or Mac OS X 10.5 if it can install it.
Can a PowerBook G4 boot from a CD?
In addition no installers were created to run from anything other than optical discs. Essentially G4s were only set up to have OSX installed using CD or DVD installer discs. G4s can only boot to versions of OSX prior to 10.6. Do you have installer discs?
Can you install OS X on a PowerPC?
If you can tell us what OS X version you have we can tell you if it can run on that Mac. You can normally ‘restore’ a bootable OS X installer onto a Firewire disk – that allows you to boot to install or repair the system. Another option is to find a PowerPC version of a Linux distro.