Just bought a Power Mac where the drives were wiped and may not have an OS X disc with it. Can I use the 2 discs that came with my Macbook Pro? They are OS X.
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Can I use the Tiger OS X from my macbook pro on a power mac w/o OS or discs?
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No. Completely different architectures. Even if they were the same architecture, you CANNOT use disks across computers. Please search in the future, as you have been instructed to do.
If you want to run Tiger and you don't have the original install disks, you'll probably need a retail version. If you're looking to buy it you can check out this page:
http://lowendmac.com/deals/best-mac-os-x-tiger-prices.html
http://lowendmac.com/deals/best-mac-os-x-tiger-prices.html
If the system is capable of running 10.5, you'll find it cheaper to buy 10.5 than get an old copy of 10.4.
FYI, all retail copies of 10.5 will work on PPC or Intel systems (assuming the Intel system isn't so new that it needs the original included discs), while retail copies of 10.4 ONLY work on PPC. If you do buy a copy of 10.4, you should check to see what month/year your PPC Mac was released. Make sure the retail copy of 10.4 is a version AFTER that date. 10.4 was produced in retail for 10.4.0, 10.4.3, and 10.4.6. For instance, if you have a Quad G5, you need original install discs, 10.4.3 retail, or 10.4.6 retail to boot it.
FYI, all retail copies of 10.5 will work on PPC or Intel systems (assuming the Intel system isn't so new that it needs the original included discs), while retail copies of 10.4 ONLY work on PPC. If you do buy a copy of 10.4, you should check to see what month/year your PPC Mac was released. Make sure the retail copy of 10.4 is a version AFTER that date. 10.4 was produced in retail for 10.4.0, 10.4.3, and 10.4.6. For instance, if you have a Quad G5, you need original install discs, 10.4.3 retail, or 10.4.6 retail to boot it.