Hello Julie, Is the bootable CD the original one for the computer? As you probably know Macs are particular about OS software--if you have a grey (machine specific) CD from another unit it will not work in your computer. If you have a "Retail" (black CD) it should work so long as its not newer than Tiger. Purchased on ebay and not Apple your drive is probably formatted for Windows and needs to be partitioned and formatted for Apple but that should be no problem if you have the proper CD. If your CD is not the corect one you will need to borrow or purchase a Retail version of Tiger (OS10-4). For this please use a reliable source such as WeloveMacs. Not inexpensive but will last for years as you upgrade computers from time to time. If your CD is correct get back to us.
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Hello Julie, Is the bootable CD the original one for the computer? As you probably know Macs are particular about OS software--if you have a grey (machine specific) CD from another unit it will not work in your computer. If you have a "Retail" (black CD) it should work so long as its not newer than Tiger (OS-10.4). Purchased on ebay and not Apple your drive is probably formatted for Windows and needs to be partitioned and formatted for Apple but that should be no problem if you have the proper CD. If your CD is not the correct one you will need to borrow or purchase a Retail version of Tiger (OS-10.4). For this please use a reliable source such as WeloveMacs. Not inexpensive but will last for years as you upgrade computers from time to time. If your CD is correct get back to us.
Hello Julie, Is the bootable CD the original one for the computer? As you probably know Macs are particular about OS software--if you have a grey (machine specific) CD from another unit it will not work in your computer. If you have a "Retail" (black CD) it should work so long as its not newer than Tiger. Purchased on ebay and not Apple your drive is probably formatted for Windows and needs to be partitioned and formatted for Apple but that should be no problem if you have the proper CD. If your CD is not the corect one you will need to borrow or purchase a Retail version of Tiger (OS10-4). For this please use a reliable source such as WeloveMacs. Not inexpensive but will last for years as you upgrade computers from time to time. If your CD is correct get back to us.