imac G5 1.8GHz PPC upgrade

flatbluerabbit · Mar 2, 2009, 07:25 AM

hello,

i recently bought a used imac g5 1.8ghz version 10.3.5.

is there any way i can change the processor to an intel processor as i cant seem to upgrade my os (and a lot of other programs) running on the current version.

help :/

NoNameBrand · Mar 2, 2009, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flatbluerabbit

is there any way i can change the processor to an intel processor.

No.

That iMac can run 10.5 fine, though.

old-wiz · Mar 2, 2009, 10:08 AM

Changing processors from PPC to Intel requires a full new motherboard and firmware.

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flatbluerabbit macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2009	imac G5 1.8GHz PPC upgrade hello, i recently bought a used imac g5 1.8ghz version 10.3.5. is there any way i can change the processor to an intel processor as i cant seem to upgrade my os (and a lot of other programs) running on the current version. help :/
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