Can You Run System 7.5.3 On A G4 MDD?

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So, I backed up my old SCSI drives onto an internal SSD. My G4 is dual boot. However, as you see in this photo, one of the things I backed up from my old SCSI drives was System 7.5.3.

Could my G4 MDD boot into it?
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No way.

Mac OS 9.2.2 and Mac OS X 10.2 are the earliest supported operating systems.

Most Power Mac G3 desktop systems can’t boot earlier than 8.0 or 8.1. The earliest G4 models could do 8.5.1 or 8.6.

Make a disk image of the hard drive and you can access and maybe boot from it in a Mac emulator, InfiniteMac.org may be the easiest.
 
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Mac84 said:
No way.

Mac OS 9.2.2 and Mac OS X 10.2 are the earliest supported operating systems.

Most Power Mac G3 desktop systems can’t boot earlier than 8.0 or 8.1. The earliest G4 models could do 8.5.1 or 8.6.

Make a disk image of the hard drive and you can access and maybe boot from it in a Mac emulator, InfiniteMac.com may be the easiest.
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Thanks, Steve!
 
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