What are the quick-fixes to consider when troubleshooting an installation problem?
– check installation log – confim that the firmware is up to date – restart/reinstall – check for disk problems…
What are five things you should do before upgrading pre-OS X to Mac OS X?
– make a backup – upgrade pre-OS X system to OS 9.2 – read “before you install” document – collect…
Is it possible to install an older version of Mac OS X in place of a newer operating system ?
No, not with the installer as it is built. However, if you delete the files (or move them to a…
How do you see any installation errors once the installation is complete?
open Consol (/Applications/Utilities) choose View -> Show Log List click disclosure triangle next to /var/log select install.log
What are two ways to see the computers serial number from within the computer interface (i.e., to make the computer show it to you on the screen rather than reading it physically from the back or inside of the machine)?
1. Go to About This Mac, Click twice the text where it says the Mac OS X Version (although this…
When creating a short name for a new user account (or the master user account), what are the requirements of the short name?
The short name can be up to 255 bytes in length. If english is selected as the language, this means…
On a Erase & Install installation of Mac OS X 10.3 the Setup Assistant runs automatically after the installation completes. Which parts of the Setup Assistant can be skipped, and how is this done?
On the first page of the Setup Assistant, the country selection cannot be skipped. To skip the Your Apple ID…
Mac OS X 10.3 comes with three installer disks. Beyond the OS, what packages are on Discs 2 and 3? What happens if you dont have these discs when the installer asks for them?
The default install for Mac OS X 10.3 uses Discs 1 and 2 (including Additional apps, Printer drivers, Asian Fonts,…
If you are trying to install Mac OS X 10.3 on an iMac with a tray-loading CD-ROM drive, the hard drive is an ATA hard disk with a capacity of 8 GB or more, what do you have to watch out for?
– you must select a destionation partition for Mac OS X that is completely within the first 8GB of the…