We previously reported that Apple's new OS X-only booting Power Mac G4s, OS X-only booting PowerBooks and the 2003 iMacs have trouble booting from the Mac OS X 10.2 Server CD. Workarounds that have ...

Yesterday we reported that Apple's Up-to-date program for pre-Mac OS X 10.3 Power Mac G5s may deliver to users a CD that is not "downgradable." In other words, once you have installed Mac OS X 10.3.x ...

Apple has released Mac OS X Lion in the Mac App Store for $30. Separately, Apple will also begin offering Lion on a USB thumb drive in Apple stores come August. Right now, you can grab Lion from the ...

(Note: This guide is adapted from one I found buried in Google's cache, so I thought Ars might appreciate a more accessible, updated version.)IntroductionWe all know that OS X is pretty damn stable ...

Complete the El Capitan install in a few easy steps This article explains how to perform a clean install of OS X El Capitan on your Mac's startup drive or another drive. It includes information on the ...

It's easy to make boot disks on old Macs for older hardware, but as the years have gone on, it's gotten a little more difficult. Here's how to make classic Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X boot media on ...

It says that it's got a 1.5TB hard disk, when there are 3x 500GB drives physically installed. What I'd like to do is remove all but 1 functioning disks and re-install Mac OS X so that I have a ...

Most of us face the prospect of upgrading our operating systems with a mixture of excitement and dread. True, a new OS brings cool new ways to work. But that doesn’t change the fact that when you ...