
For more info, read this tip.Īny Mac with a Firewire port such as is shown in the 3 ports on the image (two 6 pin Firewire 400 and 1 Firewire 800 are shown, though only one of those types of ports is needed) below,Īnd a DVD drive can boot into Tiger, until new releases came out October 26, 2007. See this tip, to find out if you need Classic.Ĭompatible phones are listed here with 10.4.11:Ĭompatible printers with Intel Macs from 10.4.4 to 10.4.11:ġ0.4 users with Intel Macs, should seriously consider upgrading to at minimum 10.5.8 as a Flashback malware is currently only treated in 10.5.8, 10.6.8, and 10.7.3 and higher, though disabling Java can also help. Also the same Macs that came with 10.4.3 or earlier, also may benefit from not upgrading past 10.4.11, as Classic is not compatible with 10.5 and up. Intel Macs can at minimum upgrade to 10.6 if they have 1 GB of RAM. Firewire only Macs that are slower can only upgrade to 10.4.11. Macs that are G4 867 Mhz or greater (including 1 Ghz or greater), and G5 can be upgraded at least to 10.5.8. Macs that have 10.4.3 or earlier can't upgrade past 10.5.8. If you are installing on a hard drive for the first time an operating system, remember to read this tip on formatting: To determine if that repair is necessary, post to the forum, and someone will be able to help you to find out which repairs might be necessary. Finally, you may need to use the Startup Manager to boot the operating system when the 'C' key doesn't work in order to get the installer to work or repair the disk before installation if the initial attempt to install fails. Read the info below to ensure you are compatible. Shut down, and disconnect any peripherals before continuing with the installation. See this tip to determine if you may want to consider it.īe sure to backup your data first at least twice before installing any operating system. The Macs on this tip explain which do:Īdditionally, those interested in updating to 10.4 may also benefit from 10.3 as well.

Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) or later require the correct firmware be installed. There are some Macs that came with 10.4 that can install up to 10.11. Mac OS X Sierra, which was released Septemis the first Mac OS X not compatible with any Macs running TIger. Mac OS X server questions more often are best answered by participants of the Server forums, as the limitations of Mac OS X Server can frequently differ. Note this tip, and the related tips from Mac OS X 10.3 to 10.11 refer to Mac OS X Client. When determining which operating system you meet the requirements for, see this tip on Mac model and age:

On PowerPC Macs 10.4.11 is the end of Classic's compatibility), 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion and 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, 10.11 El Capitan. Tips on 10.2 Jaguar, 10.3 Panther, 10.4 Tiger (10.4.4 is the beginning for some Intel Macs.
