osx upgrade to leopard possible???/ help

bigheart · bigheart #1 (**permalink**)

02-19-2011, 02:54 PM

I have an ibook G4, mac osx version 10.4.11 -
and so many things that i try to download won't, as it says I need at least leopard, but it won't install leopard either. Help!! Is it poss to upgrade this thing? It's only 5 years old. It maker me craaaaaaazy.

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

02-19-2011, 03:07 PM

What is the processor speed. Anything over 833 mhz (I think) can be upgraded to Leopard

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #3 (**permalink**)

02-19-2011, 03:16 PM

Officially...the minimum cpu speed to install Leopard is 867mhz...but with a program called "Leopard Assist" it's supposed to be possible to install Leopard on slower computers.

But if your iBook is 5 years old...then it should be a faster model...so the 867mhz minimum shouldn't be a problem.

HTH,

- Nick

toMACsh · toMACsh #4 (**permalink**)

02-19-2011, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigheart

I have an ibook G4, ... , but it won't install leopard either.

And the basis for that statement is...

My guess: you tried it with a gray colored disc. That won't work unless the disc(s) shipped with the same model as yours, or, improbably, with your actual Mac.

bigheart · bigheart #5 (**permalink**)

02-20-2011, 02:07 PM

THANK YOU all of you. I called the mac shop in my frustration, and was told that this cannot be upgraded but I don't know if they were trying to sell me a newer computer. I have a 1.33 GHz processor, but there's only 512 MB memory; so I wondered if I get a 1GB chip, is it worth it to hang on to the machine or get a new one.
It was a gift so I don't have the original discs. But it's really limited as far as accepting a blackberry device, for instance. And playing you tube vids the sound and film speed don't match up

bigheart · bigheart #6 (**permalink**)

02-20-2011, 02:12 PM

I tried to download off the web as the ibook was a gift so I don't have the original discs. Wondered if I install a 1GB chip to replace the 512 mb that it has now, would that make a difference? It has a 1.33 GHz processor.

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #7 (**permalink**)

02-20-2011, 03:17 PM

Don't download as that is piracy and not at all popular here. Go out and buy the Leopard OS X.5 full retail install disc, black coloured.

MYmacROX · MYmacROX #8 (**permalink**)

02-20-2011, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigheart

I tried to download off the web...

As in illegal copy or file provided by the university you attend?
No discussion of illegal activity on these forums.

toMACsh · toMACsh #9 (**permalink**)

02-20-2011, 05:37 PM

Sigh. When will it become general knowledge that to transfer ownership of a computer to someone, you need to include the OS disc???

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harryb2448 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,264 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	02-20-2011, 03:17 PM Don't download as that is piracy and not at all popular here. Go out and buy the Leopard OS X.5 full retail install disc, black coloured. *Hang on to those original install discs like grim death! Using OS X.7 or later make a bootable USB thumb drive before running Installer!*
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bigheart #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 19, 2011 Posts: 3	02-19-2011, 02:54 PM I have an ibook G4, mac osx version 10.4.11 - and so many things that i try to download won't, as it says I need at least leopard, but it won't install leopard either. Help!! Is it poss to upgrade this thing? It's only 5 years old. It maker me craaaaaaazy.
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bigheart #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 19, 2011 Posts: 3	02-20-2011, 02:07 PM THANK YOU all of you. I called the mac shop in my frustration, and was told that this cannot be upgraded but I don't know if they were trying to sell me a newer computer. I have a 1.33 GHz processor, but there's only 512 MB memory; so I wondered if I get a 1GB chip, is it worth it to hang on to the machine or get a new one. It was a gift so I don't have the original discs. But it's really limited as far as accepting a blackberry device, for instance. And playing you tube vids the sound and film speed don't match up
	QUOTE Thanks

bigheart #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 19, 2011 Posts: 3	02-20-2011, 02:12 PM I tried to download off the web as the ibook was a gift so I don't have the original discs. Wondered if I install a 1GB chip to replace the 512 mb that it has now, would that make a difference? It has a 1.33 GHz processor.
	QUOTE Thanks

toMACsh #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 30, 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,862 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core 2 Duo	02-20-2011, 05:37 PM Sigh. When will it become general knowledge that to transfer ownership of a computer to someone, you need to include the OS disc???
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