iMac - imac gm non intel can i run leopard 10.5

anothersign · anothersign #1 (**permalink**)

03-22-2009, 01:14 PM

i just bought a imac g5 with non intel chip can i still run leopard 10.5 on it?

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

03-22-2009, 01:55 PM

yes, Leopard will run on a G4 chip at 800 Mhz and above, so the G5 will easily run Leopard

anothersign · anothersign #3 (**permalink**)

03-22-2009, 02:23 PM

thank you for your quick reply. i am new to the mac world and just want to put the mac back to new condition and get rid of the other persons files.

tcbluejayfan · tcbluejayfan #4 (**permalink**)

03-22-2009, 04:47 PM

I thought Leopard required 867mhz, but still the same difference for you.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #5 (**permalink**)

03-22-2009, 05:04 PM

Pop in the Leopard DVD and do a clean install which formats the drive and gets rid of all old files, and you then set a new ID and password. Make sure the machine has adequate memory as Leopard is a hungry cat!

anothersign · anothersign #6 (**permalink**)

03-22-2009, 05:07 PM

it has 1.5 gig of ram

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #7 (**permalink**)

03-22-2009, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tcbluejayfan

I thought Leopard required 867mhz, but still the same difference for you.

800mhz or 867mhz...close enough. I know some folks that run Leopard (10.5) on even slower Mac's...and they're still happy with the performance.

So 800 or 867mhz...it's just a recommendation, not a requirement.

- Nick

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anothersign #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 02, 2007 Posts: 3	03-22-2009, 01:14 PM i just bought a imac g5 with non intel chip can i still run leopard 10.5 on it?
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tcbluejayfan #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 19, 2009 Posts: 51	03-22-2009, 04:47 PM I thought Leopard required 867mhz, but still the same difference for you.
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harryb2448 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,086 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	03-22-2009, 05:04 PM Pop in the Leopard DVD and do a clean install which formats the drive and gets rid of all old files, and you then set a new ID and password. Make sure the machine has adequate memory as Leopard is a hungry cat!
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anothersign #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 02, 2007 Posts: 3	03-22-2009, 05:07 PM it has 1.5 gig of ram
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