How high can I go?

harpjw · May 25, 2009 4:31PM

How much of 10.5 can I upgrade to using a:

Machine Name

tiMac G5

Machine Model

tPowerMac8,1

CPU Type

tPowerPC G5 (3.0)

Number Of CPUs

t1

CPU Speed

t1.8 GHz

L2 Cache (per CPU)

t512 KB

Memory

t1.5 GB

Bus Speed

t600 MHz

Boot ROM Version

t5.2.2f4

macxpress · May 25, 2009 6:31PM

The latest version of Mac OS X (10.5.7) should run fine. However it will most likely be the highest your iMac can ever go as it appears that Snow Leopard (Mac OS 10.6) will be Intel only.

You have enough processing power. If it seems a little slow the only thing I'd do is upgrade the RAM. Other that, you have more than enough to run Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard).

mr. me · May 25, 2009 6:31PM

MacOS X 10.5.7 is not a new OS. It is only the latest update to MacOS X 10.5. You iMac will accept the latest update to MacOS X 10.5, whatever that might be when you read this.

dfiler · May 29, 2009 11:48AM

All versions of Mac OS X will currently run on that machine. When 10.6 (snow leopard) is released later this summer, it will not run on that machine.

In other words, you can use the latest version of 10.5.

How high can I go?

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