10.5 Leopard

[Matt77]

Hey!
Today, I got a iBook G4 1.33GHZ 1GB ram mac at an auction/swap meet. the Superbay drive is busted. I wanted to upgrade to 10.5 Leopard, yet I can't find the disks in store or anywhere. Any way to install 10.5 Leopard onto the iBook w/o CD ROM Drive?

 

[iFargle]

How to Create a Bootable Mac OS X USB Disk - Softpedia

I've done it a few times for my old MBP and 4,1 MacBook.

 

[Matt77]

I got the iBook's Superbay fixed for free
I disassembled the thing ( SO MANY F****** screws!) and reconnected the cable. Was a bit loose.

Where do they sell Leopard?

 

[iFargle]

Ah I didn't think of that....
The only places I can think of are eBay or Amazon.

Amazon.com: OS X Leopard

Those prices hurt....
I'm sure there are... other places to get a copy.

 

[Matt77]

I tried teh P1rateB4y, no dice. A family friends gonna update it for $20 for me. He had bought the OG Retail repair center disk, since he has a shop, and he downloaded the disk onto a external HDD.

 

[wonderings]

Will that machine even support Leopard? I think you might be stuck with Tiger (10.5).

If it does support Leopard, you will probably have some luck on ebay or online classifieds like craigslist.

Good luck.

 

[Matt77]

It will support Leopard. And no luck on classifieds. Apple will sell one for $20.