At 11:18 AM -0400 5/7/2009, Kirk Morrison wrote:
>My G4 sawtooth, came with OS X.2 and I found the right install of 3, 
>I want to do the switch, what would be the best way to do it?

Obtain all the necessary extension, plug-in, and app updates.
Make a full backup.
Boot on the Panther DVD and run Disk Utility.
Erase your HD, zero'ing it. [*]
Install OS X.
Install your apps etc.
Restore you user data.

[*] This step ensures that you have a fresh clean file system on a 
known-good hard drive.  No stray bad blocks hanging around, etc.

- Dan.
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- Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth

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