Can I upgrade above 10.4.11 on my Imac G4 700MHz PowerPC with 640MB ram?

steve.hainstock · steve.hainstock #1 (**permalink**)

02-27-2012, 08:54 PM

My old iMac is giving me grief with frequent freezing, and failure to install upgrades due to out of date OS. I have 10.4.11 now, but I can't find information at Apple store about anything older than Lion or Snow Leopard. The system requirements for both exceed what I have.

What is the most recent OS that my system will handle please, and is buying it likely to solve the freezing issues?

Thanks,

Steve

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #2 (**permalink**)

02-27-2012, 09:10 PM

Technically...OS 10.4.11 is the most recent OS that can be installed on a 700mhz G4 iMac...since officially you need a minimum of an 867mhz G4 to install OS 10.5 Leopard.

But...the good news is...there is a program called "Leopard Assist" which is supposed to help allow slower computers to install Leopard. The bad news...a black (not gray) 10.5 install disk will cost you $80-$100 from e-Bay.

Regarding Snow Leopard & Lion. They both require an Intel cpu...which an iMac G4 does not have.

HTH,

- Nick

steve.hainstock · steve.hainstock #3 (**permalink**)

02-27-2012, 09:21 PM

Thanks for your advice Nick.

Cheers,

Steve

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #4 (**permalink**)

02-27-2012, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by steve.hainstock

Thanks for your advice Nick.

Cheers,

Steve

You're very welcome!

- Nick

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Member Since: May 20, 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 22,803 Mac Specs: 13" MB 2.4ghz, 2gig ram, OS 10.7.5	02-27-2012, 09:10 PM Technically...OS 10.4.11 is the most recent OS that can be installed on a 700mhz G4 iMac...since officially you need a minimum of an 867mhz G4 to install OS 10.5 Leopard. But...the good news is...there is a program called "Leopard Assist" which is supposed to help allow slower computers to install Leopard. The bad news...a black (not gray) 10.5 install disk will cost you $80-$100 from e-Bay. Regarding Snow Leopard & Lion. They both require an Intel cpu...which an iMac G4 does not have. HTH, - Nick - Computer slow, too many "beachballs", read this: Beachballs - Computer seems slower than it used to? Read this for some speedup tips: Speedup - Almost full hard drive? Some solutions. Out of Space - Apple Battery Info. Battery
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Member Since: Feb 27, 2012 Posts: 2	02-27-2012, 08:54 PM My old iMac is giving me grief with frequent freezing, and failure to install upgrades due to out of date OS. I have 10.4.11 now, but I can't find information at Apple store about anything older than Lion or Snow Leopard. The system requirements for both exceed what I have. What is the most recent OS that my system will handle please, and is buying it likely to solve the freezing issues? Thanks, Steve
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