Insert the Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) DVD into the Mac with a DVD drive. You should see a FireWire logo appear on the screen once the system is turned on. Startup the target Mac while holding the 'T' key. Shut down the target Mac (the one on which you would like to install Mac OS X 10.4)Ĭonnect the target Mac to another system with a DVD drive running Mac OS X, using a standard FireWire cable. Target disk mode The easiest method, if you have access to another Mac with a DVD player, is to use FireWire target disk mode to install Mac OS X 10.4.
This poses a problem for Macs shipped without a DVD drive, those with non-functional DVD drives, or those which have had their drives manually removed.įortunately, there are a number of methods for installing Mac OS X 10.4.x (Tiger) on such systems.
Mac OS X 10.4.x (Tiger) ships, by default, on a DVD.
