Vista - Re: Alternate operating systems

11-29-2007

"rgs" <rgs@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Apple is pretty cheap too!
>
> When I tried to install Leopard, it locked up my machine and I couldn't
> get
> to the desktop. After calling the support center and doing a hard boot
> from
> the DVD, I got it to install, only to have my computer lock up again the
> next
> day.
>
> Subsequent attempts to reinstall Leopard failed and the error messages
> indicated that I had damaged my hard drive (around the 9gb area). I
> finally
> repartitioned my hard drive to drop the first 10gb and was able to
> reinstall
> my original Panther (10.3) operating system.

Its virtually impossible to damage your hard drive using software.
You can't even do a real format using the common stuff.

If you have a disk that is failing SMART should pick it up (Macs do support
SMART these days don't they?).
You should scrap the disk if it is growing defects as it will fail and
probably at an inconvenient time.

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> Now the bad news - since I "opened the package" Apple refuses to take it
> back and reimburse me.
>
> Leopard does NOT work with the IBOOK, and should never be sold as an
> upgrade
> for a machine that cannot use it. And shame on the company that won't
> accept
> the blame when their product is not compatible as advertised.

What do you expect from a company that deliberately adds code to prevent the
OS running on models it doesn't want to bother with?
Its not that the OS won't run on the machines, its just that Apple don't
feel the need to support them when the user can buy a nice new Mac from
them. It does run on some iBooks according to the net.

11-29-2007	#1 (permalink)
dennis n/a posts	Re: Alternate operating systems "rgs" <rgs@xxxxxx> wrote in message news24B9148-5B5D-4F96-914D-CDA082226C1F@xxxxxx Quote: > Quote: > > Apple is pretty cheap too! > > When I tried to install Leopard, it locked up my machine and I couldn't > get > to the desktop. After calling the support center and doing a hard boot > from > the DVD, I got it to install, only to have my computer lock up again the > next > day. > > Subsequent attempts to reinstall Leopard failed and the error messages > indicated that I had damaged my hard drive (around the 9gb area). I > finally > repartitioned my hard drive to drop the first 10gb and was able to > reinstall > my original Panther (10.3) operating system. Its virtually impossible to damage your hard drive using software. You can't even do a real format using the common stuff. If you have a disk that is failing SMART should pick it up (Macs do support SMART these days don't they?). You should scrap the disk if it is growing defects as it will fail and probably at an inconvenient time. Quote: > Now the bad news - since I "opened the package" Apple refuses to take it > back and reimburse me. > > Leopard does NOT work with the IBOOK, and should never be sold as an > upgrade > for a machine that cannot use it. And shame on the company that won't > accept > the blame when their product is not compatible as advertised. What do you expect from a company that deliberately adds code to prevent the OS running on models it doesn't want to bother with? Its not that the OS won't run on the machines, its just that Apple don't feel the need to support them when the user can buy a nice new Mac from them. It does run on some iBooks according to the net.
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