How to restore your Apple software (Mac OS X v10.4 or earlier)

Learn how to restore your Apple software using the Restore disc(s) that came with your computer. This article applies to Mac OS X v10.4 and earlier.

This article has been archived and is no longer updated by Apple.
  • For computers that came with Mac OS X v10.3.7 or 10.4.x and include two Software Restore DVDs (Mac OS X Install Disc 1, Mac OS X Install Disc 2), see this document.
     
  • For computers that came with Mac OS X v10.3.4 to 10.3.7, and include three software Restore discs (Install Disc 1, Install Disc 2, and "Additional Software and Apple Hardware Test"), see this document.

  • If your computer came with Mac OS X v10.2.x or 10.3.3 and multiple Restore discs, see this document.

  • If your computer came with a single Install and Restore DVD, see this document.

  • If your computer came with a single Restore CD, see this document as well as this one.

If your computer came with multiple Restore CDs and Mac OS X 10.1.5 or earlier (including Mac OS 9.x), see this document.

If you have a Macintosh Performa computer that came with a single Restore CD, see this document, and this one, too.

See these articles for more information:

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