Existing users, 
LeopardAssist
Install OS X Leopard on sub-867 MHz G4 Macs.
Version: 2.3.3
It does what it says on the tin
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: rp_dotmac Saturday, December 22 2007 @ 04:00 AM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Less than a month
Recommend Product: YES
This app does exactly what it promises: it fools the Leopard DVD into installing onto a sub-867MHz Mac and does it easily and smoothly. In my case it installed onto a dual 500MHz Gigabit Ethernet G4 with no trouble or difficulty during or after installation. Running Leopard on a below-spec Mac may or may not be wise, but that is a separate (and arguably irrelevant) issue when reviewing whether or not this app successfully does what it claims -- which it certainly does. I therefore have no hesitation in giving it 5 stars.
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It does what it says on the tin - rp_dotmac
rspress2005 -- you ask what I did to get Leopard Assist to install Leopard on my Gigabit Ethernet G4 tower... Well, first I mounted the Leopard install DVD so that its volume icon was visible on the Desktop and hence available (but did not launch any installer from it or in any way activate it). Next I ran the Leopard Assist app from the same G4 Desktop following all the default options and using no special settings of any kind. Running the app caused a reboot and the mounted Leopard DVD did its stuff just as you would expect on a normal installation i.e. the G4 booted from it and I was, as usual with OS X, offered installation in a choice of languages with English as the default. After installation (which proceeded completely normally) and the inevitable reboot I ejected the Leopard install DVD from the new Leopard 10.5 Desktop and checked About This Mac to see whether firmware settings had been reset correctly and they had. So you can see I did nothing fancy or unusual. You should also be aware that I was running 10.4.11 when using Leopard Assist and installing Leopard and chose the Archive and Install option. My full system spec may also be relevant though I doubt it, but if so here it is: Dual 500MHz PowerPC 'Gigabit Ethernet' G4 with 1.5GB SDRAM and an ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card replacing the original one.Thursday, December 27 2007 @ 08:31 AM PST
It does what it says on the tin - rspress2005_dotmac
What did you do to get it to install? I followed the directions and it never fooled the leopard install disc.Reply to This
Saturday, December 22 2007 @ 10:28 AM PST