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Read Before You Install

Mac OS X

This document provides important information about installing Mac OS X that isn’t in

the Welcome to Mac OS X book. Read this document before you install Mac OS X to learn

about supported computers, system requirements, and known issues.

For more information about Mac OS X, visit this Apple Web site:

www.apple.com/macosx/

For the latest information about this release of Mac OS X, click the Late-Breaking News

icon in the Dock after you install the software.

For information about the support available for this product, see the AppleCare

Software Services and Support Guide included with Mac OS X.

Supported computers

You can install this version of Mac OS X on any of the following computers:

Power Mac G4

Power Macintosh G3

PowerBook G4

PowerBook G3 (except the original PowerBook G3)

iMac

iBook

System requirements

Your computer must have

at least 128 MB of RAM

internal monitor support, or an Apple-supplied IXMicro, ATI, or NVidia video card

at least 1.5 GB of disk space available

Summary of content (4 pages)

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Read Before You Install Mac OS X This document provides important information about installing Mac OS X that isn’t in the Welcome to Mac OS X book. Read this document before you install Mac OS X to learn about supported computers, system requirements, and known issues. For more information about Mac OS X, visit this Apple Web site: m www.apple.com/macosx/ For the latest information about this release of Mac OS X, click the Late-Breaking News icon in the Dock after you install the software.
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Hardware compatibility issues Installing on a PowerBook G3, an original Power Macintosh G3, or an iMac If you install Mac OS X on a PowerBook G3 Series computer that does not have USB, an original Power Macintosh G3 (Beige), or a Rev. A, Rev. B, Rev. C, or Rev. D iMac, and the hard disk is larger than 8 GB with more than one partition, be sure to select a destination partition for Mac OS X that is completely within the first 8 GB of the disk.
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Upgrading to Mac OS 9.1 To use your Mac OS 9 applications, you need Mac OS 9.1 installed on your computer. If you don’t have Mac OS 9.1 installed, you will see a message when you start installing Mac OS X. It’s recommended that you upgrade before you install Mac OS X. To upgrade your computer, start up your computer using Mac OS 9, if it isn’t already, and use the Mac OS 9.1 CD included with Mac OS X.
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Finding your desktop items from Mac OS X Public Beta If you upgrade from Mac OS X Public Beta, you will not see any items you had on the desktop. Your desktop items are still in the Desktop folder used in Mac OS X Public Beta, which is located in the Library folder in your home. If you want to put these items on the desktop, just drag them from the folder.