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Manfred Scott Posted…

Thanks for this aticle, it was very helpful. One thing that you might've added is how important it is to update the firmware on older G4s and Imacs. I installed OSX.2 on my sons Imac without installing the latest version of firmware. There were two firmware versions at the Apple.com website, and the one that I downloaded was not the latest version. As a result, Mac OSX.s literally "totalled" my son's IMac. It caused more then $400 worth of damage to the logic board. The computer was worth about $400. It took almost two hours on the telephone to convince Apple that a software upgrade should never destroy the computer...especially on an Apple. In the end Apple paid for the repairs. I learned a lesson about firmware upgrades. Happy Holidays, Man

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Nate Posted…

Manfred, Credit should go to those who deserve it - so I wanted to point out that the tips linked above were not created here, but rather at k10k.net Thank you for sharing your experiences, hopefully your hard learned lesssons will benifit others. thanks - Nate