From: Rajah James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Clamshell ibook, dead cd drive: how to install os X? Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 22:59:49 -0400
The title says it all. I've been given a Blueberry clamshell ibook with a broken cd drive, which also starts up with the flashing folder deal. I quit running OS 9 some time ago, and I'd like to load OS X as it says that this is supported on the spec page. I plan on installing Jaguar. What is the best way to go about doing this?
The way that I've thought of is to install a spare 9 gig laptop drive into my Pismo, install OS X on it, then take it out of the Pismo and put it into the ibook. This seems like a big hassle, so there's got to be an easier way, right? Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks.
PS - While I'm in there replacing the hard drive, how hard is it to install an airport card? Any experiences with performance?
It's easy to install an Airport card, extremely difficult to install a hard drive. The Pismo swap method will work, but be prepared to spend hours getting to the original iBook hard drive. Of course if you do that you may as well replace the CD with a CDRW while you're in there. You may be able to install OSX via an external USB, since the Blueberry doesn't have FireWire.
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