so I was trying to install Mac OS X 10.3 on my iBook clamshell and the video I saw told me to erase the hard rive so I did but when it asked me what hard rive to put it on I clicked the hardrive and is came up with a warning saying I can't install it to this hardrive because a earlier version is not installed so now when I turn on my Mac it comes up with the flashing finder and question mark symbol if anyone can help me get Mac OS X 10.3 on to my laptop it would really hoelp.
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trying to install Mac OS X 10.3
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Are you using a retail DVD or a "drop in" one? It will say on the label if it's a drop in.
looked at the disc it docent say anything about a drop in it is a genuine apple one though
Do you mind uploading a picture of it?
[doublepost=1546897431][/doublepost]Also you might want to move the thread to the PowerPC subforum, the best place to get help regarding anything PowerPC
Yea hereDo you mind uploading a picture of it?
[doublepost=1546897431][/doublepost]Also you might want to move the thread to the PowerPC subforum, the best place to get help regarding anything PowerPC
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MAC OS X
Panther
Version 10.3
Install Disc 1
Upgrade Disc
[doublepost=1546898356][/doublepost]There's your problem
[doublepost=1546898445][/doublepost]Over at MacintoshGarden you can find the disc images you are looking for.
Is the iBook your first and only Mac?
Moved; I didn't actually notice it was in the wrong placeAlso you might want to move the thread to the PowerPC subforum, the best place to get help regarding anything PowerPC
MAC OS X
Panther
Version 10.3
Install Disc 1
Upgrade Disc
[doublepost=1546898356][/doublepost]There's your problem
[doublepost=1546898445][/doublepost]Over at MacintoshGarden you can find the disc images you are looking for.
Is the iBook your first and only Mac?
so theres something wrong with the disc?
It's an upgrade version so it requires 10.2 or earlier to already be installed. You'll need to either install an earlier version or get a non-upgrade disc.
My computer doesn’t have any operating system on it right now so would this work?
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Do you know which specific model of iBook you have? It might be easier to track down a copy of the original restore discs.
OK, the restore discs for that one will be OS 9, or maybe even 8.6, so I'm leading you down the wrong path there.
The 10.2 discs you mentioned above should work (or a non-upgrade version of 10.3).
The 10.2 discs you mentioned above should work (or a non-upgrade version of 10.3).
I've converted my OS X 10.4 upgrade disk to a full install one. I don't remember how exactly to do it but I think it's something like this: http://www.fiveforks.com/jeb/2004/10/convert_os_x_up/
I don't know whether the 10.3 upgrade will install over OS 9.
If you do want to try OS 9 then you'll probably need the grey restore discs that originally came with the system.
If you do want to try OS 9 then you'll probably need the grey restore discs that originally came with the system.
As other members have suggested, why not go over to macintoshgarden and download the install img and burn a CD/DVD?