Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Apple Computer (G4, G5, or Intel w/ at least 512MB RAM, Built-In FireWire)
- DVD Drive
- At least 7GB left on your hard drive
- Mac OSX Leopard Installation DVD
Step1
Back up your computer. You can either just back up your data or use a disk cloning program to make an exact copy of your hard drive just in case anything goes wrong while you install OS X Leopard.
Step2
Insert the Mac OS X Leopard installation DVD. You can either insert it before you boot up your computer, and your Mac will automatically start the installation, or you can insert the DVD while your computer is running and run the "Install Mac OSX.app".
Step3
Click the "Restart" button when the big black "X" appears on your screen.
Step4
When your computer has restarted, select your language.
Step5
Click on "More Information" if you want to read more about the new features of Mac OS X Leopard, otherwise, hit the "Continue" button on the bottom of the screen.
Step6
Select the drive on which you want to install Mac OS X Leopard. This is usually "Macintosh HD". Then hit the "Continue" button on the bottom of the screen.
Step7
Hit the "Install" button at the bottom of the "Install Summary" screen.
Step8
Now you wait. The installation may take between one and two hours.
Step9
When the installation is complete, fill out the registration screen. Congratulations! Now go play with all the nifty new features of Mac OS X Leopard!
Comments
alexiapetrakos said
on 11/2/2007 So Ray, what will it take for you to switch? ;)
raystarck said
on 11/1/2007 Makes me almost want to buy a mac!