I have proof Leopard destroys hard drives
I have now installed Leopard on two PowerMac G5's in the same office, and both times the Leopard install has managed to permanently damage the hard drives. The first install wrecked the HD and I managed to recover nearly all data after purchasing and installing a replacement 500GB drive and copying over the old data. The second computer I completely backed up the pre-Leopard OSX data to an external drive, erased the original 160GB drive and installed Leopard. After the install, I transferred the external files onto the Leopard HD and the very same damage to the files (and apparently the HD) that was caused on the first machine was replicated on the second computer. I'm taking this complaint directly to Tim Cook. Leopard is a dangerously unstable install on anything other than a MacIntel, apparently. BEWARE!
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I have now installed Leopard on two PowerMac G5's in the same office, and both times the Leopard install has managed to permanently damage the hard drives. The first install wrecked the HD and I managed to recover nearly all data after purchasing and installing a replacement 500GB drive and copying over the old data. The second computer I completely backed up the pre-Leopard OSX data to an external drive, erased the original 160GB drive and installed Leopard. After the install, I transferred the external files onto the Leopard HD and the very same damage to the files (and apparently the HD) that was caused on the first machine was replicated on the second computer. I'm taking this complaint directly to Tim Cook. Leopard is a dangerously unstable install on anything other than a MacIntel, apparently. BEWARE!
^ He blows goats, I have proof.
Even a lawyer would only consider that as circumstantial evidence. (And Lawyers are even lower than the aforementioned goats!)
I have now installed Leopard on two PowerMac G5's in the same office, and both times the Leopard install has managed to permanently damage the hard drives. The first install wrecked the HD and I managed to recover nearly all data after purchasing and installing a replacement 500GB drive and copying over the old data. The second computer I completely backed up the pre-Leopard OSX data to an external drive, erased the original 160GB drive and installed Leopard. After the install, I transferred the external files onto the Leopard HD and the very same damage to the files (and apparently the HD) that was caused on the first machine was replicated on the second computer. I'm taking this complaint directly to Tim Cook. Leopard is a dangerously unstable install on anything other than a MacIntel, apparently. BEWARE!
Is this a serious post or a joke?
Sorry, I am unsure.
^ He blows goats, I have proof.
What's your problem, jackass?
If you call that "proof", then you must have failed any science classes you may have taken.
Even a lawyer would only consider that as circumstantial evidence. (And Lawyers are even lower than the aforementioned goats!)
Having nearly identical hard drive issues, on nearly identical computers ONLY after a Leopard install? Not exactly random chance.
Leopard is a dangerously unstable install on anything other than a MacIntel, apparently. BEWARE!
Better tell that to the G5's and G4's i've installed it on ... and it's been running on ... since it was available... with the same HDD's that are still working flawlessly.
Since no one else is reporting the problem, I'm kinda thinking it's other software you have installed that's causing the problem ... Leopard has been installed on how many millions of computers?... and your 2 have a problem.
In any case... what you've done comes nowhere close to narrowing the problem down to the Leopard software. It COULD be the case, but it could just as easily be from something else you've got installed on them.
My point being: you DON'T have PROOF that Leopard destroys hard drives.
Having nearly identical hard drive issues, on nearly identical computers ONLY after a Leopard install? Not exactly random chance.
Uh, it's actually really difficult for software alone to physically damage a hard drive and cause it to fail. What brand of HD did you use? What model? Do those models have history?
I have now installed Leopard on two PowerMac G5's in the same office, and both times the Leopard install has managed to permanently damage the hard drives. The first install wrecked the HD and I managed to recover nearly all data after purchasing and installing a replacement 500GB drive and copying over the old data. The second computer I completely backed up the pre-Leopard OSX data to an external drive, erased the original 160GB drive and installed Leopard. After the install, I transferred the external files onto the Leopard HD and the very same damage to the files (and apparently the HD) that was caused on the first machine was replicated on the second computer. I'm taking this complaint directly to Tim Cook. Leopard is a dangerously unstable install on anything other than a MacIntel, apparently. BEWARE!
Silly boy, don't be so irrational!
Stuff happens so get over it and stop acting like a spoilt child.
Silly boy, don't be so irrational!
Stuff happens so get over it and stop acting like a spoilt child.
Thus I think your thread might have been better utilized as a query for other users who might have experienced similar issues, rather than jumping to a quick conclusion as you have done.
Just my $0.02.
Disraeli said there are lies, damned lies, and statistics.
I use Leopard on my G4. Been using it since it came out. No issues here.
Wow.
More likely is that you had bad luck and got two defective drives in a row. I've installed Leopard on a Power-PC Mac and had no problems at all.
Be a professional:
Answer the following questions to help you diagnose if low level behavior of these drives are at fault, combined with third party addons.
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Uh, it's actually really difficult for software alone to physically damage a hard drive and cause it to fail. What brand of HD did you use? What model? Do those models have history?
What's your problem, jackass?
Ever seen Wayne's World?
If you call that "proof", then you must have failed any science classes you may have taken.
Even a lawyer would only consider that as circumstantial evidence. (And Lawyers are even lower than the aforementioned goats!)
I doubt the OP ever took a science class or any class for that matter.