W Wannabemacman macrumors newbie Original poster Jun 4, 2009 5 0 Jun 14, 2009 #1 I really want to upgrade to leopard but i don't know if i can without an intel processor, what can i do?
I really want to upgrade to leopard but i don't know if i can without an intel processor, what can i do?
Tallest Skil macrumors P6 Aug 13, 2006 16,044 4 1 Geostationary Tower Plaza Jun 14, 2009 #2 You don't need Intel, but you can't run Leopard on a G3 iMac, anyway.
gr8tfly macrumors 603 Oct 29, 2006 5,333 100 ~119W 34N Jun 14, 2009 #3 Leopard supports PPC, but it requires an 867MHz or faster (edit) G4 CPU. Which model iMac do you have? If it's slower, Tiger (10.4) will run fine on it.
Leopard supports PPC, but it requires an 867MHz or faster (edit) G4 CPU. Which model iMac do you have? If it's slower, Tiger (10.4) will run fine on it.
Tallest Skil macrumors P6 Aug 13, 2006 16,044 4 1 Geostationary Tower Plaza Jun 14, 2009 #4 gr8tfly said: Leopard supports PPC, but it requires an 867MHz or faster (edit) G4 CPU. Which model iMac do you have? If it's slower, Tiger (10.4) will run fine on it. Click to expand... Assuming he has the ONE model that can run 8.6 and has FireWire.
gr8tfly said: Leopard supports PPC, but it requires an 867MHz or faster (edit) G4 CPU. Which model iMac do you have? If it's slower, Tiger (10.4) will run fine on it. Click to expand... Assuming he has the ONE model that can run 8.6 and has FireWire.
W Wannabemacman macrumors newbie Original poster Jun 4, 2009 5 0 Jun 14, 2009 #5 it dosen't have fire wire but if i wipe the hard drive would it work?
Chundles macrumors G5 Jul 4, 2005 12,037 493 Jun 14, 2009 #6 Wannabemacman said: it dosen't have fire wire but if i wipe the hard drive would it work? Click to expand... Nup, 10.4 won't run on it either if there's no FireWire. How much ram does it have? You might be able to put 10.3 on there.
Wannabemacman said: it dosen't have fire wire but if i wipe the hard drive would it work? Click to expand... Nup, 10.4 won't run on it either if there's no FireWire. How much ram does it have? You might be able to put 10.3 on there.
iParis macrumors 68040 Jul 29, 2008 3,671 31 New Mexico Jun 14, 2009 #7 Wannabemacman said: it dosen't have fire wire but if i wipe the hard drive would it work? Click to expand... No. The highest you can run is 10.3. I have an iMac G3 333MHz with 160MB ram that runs 10.3 just fine.
Wannabemacman said: it dosen't have fire wire but if i wipe the hard drive would it work? Click to expand... No. The highest you can run is 10.3. I have an iMac G3 333MHz with 160MB ram that runs 10.3 just fine.