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Read Before You Install Mac OS X Read the following before you install Mac OS X. It includes information about supported computers, system requirements, and installing Mac OS X. 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, connect to the Internet and open Mac Help. To open Mac Help, choose Mac Help from the Help menu in the Finder. For information about the support available for this product, see the AppleCare Service and Support Guide included with Mac OS X. System requirements You must have a Macintosh computer with m a PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor m built-in USB m at least 128 MB of RAM m a built-in display or a display connected to an Apple-supplied video card supported by your computer m at least 2 GB of disk space available, or 3.5 GB if you install the developer tools 1 Updating your computer's firmware You may need to update your computer’s firmware. If so, you must do it before you can install Mac OS X. If you start the Installer and see a message that you need to update your computer’s firmware, quit the Installer and restart your computer using your current startup disk. To find firmware updates for your computer, open the Apple Software Updates website: m www.apple.com/support/downloads/ Starting installation To start installing Mac OS X, insert the Mac OS X Install Disc 1 CD and double-click the Install Mac OS X icon: You can also start installing Mac OS X by inserting the Install Disc 1 CD and restarting your computer then holding down the C key or selecting the CD as your startup disk using Startup Disk preferences. Quitting the Installer If you need to quit the Installer before you click Install in the Easy Install or Custom Install pane, choose Quit from the Installer application menu, then click Startup Disk to select a startup disk for your computer. If you have already clicked Install, wait until installation finishes. 2 Advice about hardware compatibility Installing on an original iMac If you are installing on an original iMac and you see a message in that you need to install Mac OS X on a partition completely within the first 8 GB of disk space, choose Open Disk Utility from the Installer menu. Select the disk icon, then click Partition to see the partitions of your disk. The first partition is the top one. Select it to make sure it is 8 GB or less. If the first partition is larger than 8 GB or your disk only has one partition that is larger than 8 GB, you need to partition your disk so that the first partition is 8 GB or less. Partitioning the disk erases the entire disk, so be sure to back up your files first. Installing on a Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) If you have a Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) that came with an Apple SCSI hard disk, do not cho…