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1. #HOW TO DO A CLEAN INSTALL MAC OS X SNOW LEOPARD HOW TO#
2. #HOW TO DO A CLEAN INSTALL MAC OS X SNOW LEOPARD DOWNLOAD#

#HOW TO DO A CLEAN INSTALL MAC OS X SNOW LEOPARD DOWNLOAD#

The first mirror server will likely provide the fastest download speed. You can use #31 here if you don't have a copy.DMG of OS X Leopard - Download this to your Mac.At least 8 GB USB 2.0 (3.0 can cause problems with certain models).A working Mac different from the one you will restore.NOTICE: Some models are particularly hard to get this to work on - notably the iBook series, where it worked for me on my 2005 iBook G4 exactly one time, and then it never worked again.īefore you start the restore process, here's what you'll need: If something's not clear please feel free to ask me. I had to combine steps from multiple guides to finally get the Mac to boot from the USB, and figured that I'd post a comprehensive guide here. I had followed many guides online but was never able to get the Mac to boot from the USB or install OS X. The iMac already came with OS X 10.5.8 installed but I wanted to do a clean install of the OS for security/performance purposes.

So this all started when I got an old iMac G5 iSight model from a computer recycling store. While this guide is targeted toward Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, it still applies to other versions of Mac OS X, including any Server versions from 10.4-10.5, and possibly 10.0-10.3 as well (although I haven’t tested that).

#HOW TO DO A CLEAN INSTALL MAC OS X SNOW LEOPARD HOW TO#

I figured I would revive this subreddit with a working guide on how to create an OS X Leopard bootable USB for PowerPC models and actually boot the computer from it, and provide some extra tips/software suggestions.