On Dec 4, 2004, at 12:32 AM, John Tamine wrote:
i am finally being forced to upgrade to OSX to use the latest version of an application. heard many horror stories, mostly from when OSX was first released, about installation on "unsupported" boxes. i need to get to OS 10.2 as a minimum, but i think i would rather go to Panther, if possible. here's the hardware i have.
the box is a UMAX S900 (gotta love 'em) with the following modifications:
processor: [EMAIL PROTECTED] G4/400/200 Joecard, but i'm using the Powerlogix G3/G4 Cache Profiler (ver. 1.3) instead of the software supplied by metabox.
the video card is the original IX Micro Twin Turbo 128 (8MB VRAM).
i've removed the E-100 SCSI / ethernet card and replaced it with an Adaptec 2940U2B controller.
i've removed the original 2GB HD and replaced it with a Quantum Atlas V 9GB LVD SCSI drive.
i've added a USB 1.1 card, a firewire card, an Audiophile 24/96 A/D audio card, and a USB 2.0 card.
i think that's everything. now, has anybody done an OSX install on a "similar" system? does anybody see any for sure conflicts with any of the hardware i've mentioned? is it worth it? or should i just buy a new apple and be done with it?
I have 10.2 running on a couple 9600's here and they run great.
Your email poses a couple questions, tho... In reference to the last one first:
You may very well be better of purchasing an older G4 that will run OS X natively than pushing you resent box. Especially with the prices of the G4's down as low as they are now. Better ram and faster bus speeds would be a plus.
BUT
Your box will handle OS X fine. My boxes have pretty much all of their PCI slots full with no issues. You may have to pull some of your hardware for install then reinstall afterwards, but a big issue may be your ram. OS X is very picky about the quality/speed of your ram that may be acting just fine in OS 9.
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