Also, if you have an existing hard drive with a MAC partition created, you can go ahead and erase this partition instead for a clean install.
I recommend you create a MAC OS X journaled partition. In partition you will be able to create a new partition. Click on your hard drive and then click on a “Partition” tab. You will see your hard drive on the left hand side. From within disk utility you will be able to create a Macintosh partition. To create a partition click on “Utilities” from the top menu and then choose “Disk Utility”. Many times it is because you have not created a partition yet. However, you will not get notified why the install failed. If you do NOT create this partition now, the MAC OS X Leopard 10.5.4 install will fail. If you have a used, refurbished, or new hard disk then you will need to create a partition. Click on “Agree” to continue the installation.
You will then be presented with a software license agreement screen. You will see a welcome screen where you click “Contine”. After you choose your language, you click the right arrow down below at the initial screen to begin the installation. The G5 PowerPC will eventually boot off of the DVD disc. You do not have to use official Apple Macintosh keyboard and mice. Also, standard USB keyboards are supported by Macintosh hardware. USB mice designed for PC’s are supported by Macintosh hardware. If you cannot get the DVD optical tray to open you can power on your Macintosh while pressing and holding your left mouse button.
If your missing a hard drive you can install a new or used one and partition it using Mac OS X install DVD. You can obtain them from websites similar to Craigslist, Amazon, and Ebay. You can install OS X via USB flash drive but it requires more technical knowlegde beyond this blog post.Īpple allows you to buy and sell used Macintosh operating system discs. First, you will need either a Digital Optical Disc or Universal Serial Bus flash drive.
I am going to describe to you how to install OS X Leopard which is version 10.5.4. I was able to install Random Access Memory correctly in these three computers and they all booted up properly. I recently acquired three Macintosh G5 PowerPC’s.