I have an iMac G4 running 10.2. Was wondering if I could upgrade to 10.3?

lPHONE · Nov 23, 2009, 10:49 PM

I have an iMac G4 700 MHz with 512 MB ram running Jaguar.

It actually runs very smoothly. I was wondering if 10.3 would slow it down, or maybe even 10.4?

splitpea · Nov 23, 2009, 10:51 PM

It should be fine running 10.3, although you may want to upgrade the RAM. 10.4 might be a bit slow, but should run.

axboi87 · Nov 23, 2009, 11:06 PM

I was able to "force feed" my 700mhz iMac G4 10.5 by installing it onto it's hard drive using a newer mac and then putting it back into the g4 (this had to be done because leopard requires at least an 867mhz g4 mac). I had maxed it out to 1gb of ram and with leopard it ran flawlessly.

Apple Genius · Nov 24, 2009, 02:34 AM

I wonder if that trick would work for SL?

I totally in love with my iLamp and have no intention of letting it go. (why they stopped making them?) They're so awesome, you can be like "Hey look at this" and swing the screen.

California · Nov 24, 2009, 02:38 AM

G4s are PowerPC or PPC machines, not Intel, they will not run Snow Leopard.

I have a universal Panther Disc set if anyone needs them.

Running a G4 iMac should have the maximum ram and upgraded hard drive for Panther or Tiger. You could probably force Leopard on there, too, but Tiger or Panther will do the job.

I also have the retail Tiger dvd.

roadbloc · Nov 24, 2009, 06:27 AM

I'd do a RAM upgrade and get 10.5 stuck on it.

Quote:

I wonder if that trick would work for SL?

I totally in love with my iLamp and have no intention of letting it go. (why they stopped making them?) They're so awesome, you can be like "Hey look at this" and swing the screen.

I highly doubt it.

Nov 23, 2009, 10:49 PM	#1
lPHONE macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2009	I have an iMac G4 running 10.2. Was wondering if I could upgrade to 10.3? I have an iMac G4 700 MHz with 512 MB ram running Jaguar. It actually runs very smoothly. I was wondering if 10.3 would slow it down, or maybe even 10.4?

Nov 23, 2009, 10:51 PM	#2
splitpea macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2009	It should be fine running 10.3, although you may want to upgrade the RAM. 10.4 might be a bit slow, but should run. __________________ PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0 / 4GB / 160GB / Tiger; 20" ACD + 20" Dell monitor; Brother laser printer; Dell laptop / XP SP3; iPod Mini; Canon D30; Canon A720IS

Nov 23, 2009, 11:06 PM	#3
axboi87 macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx	Leopard would even be fine, however... I was able to "force feed" my 700mhz iMac G4 10.5 by installing it onto it's hard drive using a newer mac and then putting it back into the g4 (this had to be done because leopard requires at least an 867mhz g4 mac). I had maxed it out to 1gb of ram and with leopard it ran flawlessly. __________________ 13" Al Macbook 2.0GHZ/4GB RAM/500GB 20'' Al iMac C2D 2.4Ghz/2GB RAM/320GB 40GB AppleTV 16GB White iPhone 3GS

Nov 24, 2009, 02:34 AM	#4
Apple Genius macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2009	I wonder if that trick would work for SL? I totally in love with my iLamp and have no intention of letting it go. (why they stopped making them?) They're so awesome, you can be like "Hey look at this" and swing the screen. __________________ WTF is this?

Nov 24, 2009, 02:38 AM	#5
California macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2004	G4s are PowerPC or PPC machines, not Intel, they will not run Snow Leopard. I have a universal Panther Disc set if anyone needs them. Running a G4 iMac should have the maximum ram and upgraded hard drive for Panther or Tiger. You could probably force Leopard on there, too, but Tiger or Panther will do the job. I also have the retail Tiger dvd. __________________ MacMini 2.26ghz 500gb/5gb ram(you read that right)/12" iBook G4 1.33ghz 320gb/1gb 1st gen Shuffle/iPod 4th gen 20g/iPhone 8gb/30" ACD

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