upgrading operating system on eMac

Hi, i've had my emac for a year or two, after buying it second-hand. And i want to upgrade my operating system.

although i've had it for ages, i'm quite, 'uneducated' when it comes to macs.

here is the current specifications:


Machine Name: eMac
Machine Model: PowerMac6,4
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.2)
Number Of CPUs: 1
CPU Speed: 1.42 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.9.2f1
Serial Number: YM5470CMT8P


I'm currently running OS X 10.4.11
i want to upgrade to leopard or snow leopard.


is there any way i can upgrade it for free, and how do i do it?


Cheers,
Thomas

You can upgrade your eMac to OS 10.5...but it is not free.

- Nick

flatboyslim said:

is there any way i can upgrade it for free, and how do i do it?

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simply put: No.

Leopard is as far as you can go because it's PPC, and Snow Leopard requires Intel.

And expect Leopard discs to set you back around the $100 mark. Make sure you buy black coloured full retail install discs and do not buy cheaper system discs which are silver/grey and abound on auction sites.

thanks for the help guys.
Just one more question, when i upgrade, will i lose all my data?

Cheers, Tank

Not if you know what you're doing.

P.S. My previous post answered the first part of a compound question. I hate compound questions! And I fell for it! The second part presumed an answer to the first part, and the wrong answer at that! I'll be more carefuller next time.