i have a ibook g4, can i install leopard?
i have a ibook g4, can i install leopard?
the version i have is 10.4.11
ibook g4
Yes if it has a processor greater than 800MHz
| Maximum OS | Mac OS X 10.4.11 (800 MHz) Mac OS X 10.5.8 (933 MHz+) |
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hi thanks for the info, my ibook g4 is 1.42ghz powerpc g4.
Will it be able to run leopard if i increase the ram from 512mb to 1.5gb.
Yes. Leopard will work with only 512mb of RAm but you are wisely going to up grade to the maximum of 1.5gb. That way you will get the best performance with a moderate cost. The specs for the iBook 1.42GHz.
Built-in Memory | 512 MB |
Maximum Memory | 1.5 GB |
Memory Slots | 1 - PC-2700 DDR333 200-pin SO-DIMM |
Original OS | Mac OS X 10.4.2 (8D37) |
Later OS | Mac OS X 10.4.4 (8G32) |
Maximum OS | Mac OS X 10.5.8 |
Apple states the following basic Leopard system requirements, although, for some specific applications and actions (such as iChat backdrops) an Intel processor is required:
- Processor: any Intel processor, or PowerPC G5 or G4 (867 MHz and faster) processor
- Optical drive: internal or external DVD drive (for installation of the operating system)
- Memory: minimum 512 MB of RAM (additional RAM (1 GB) is recommended for development purposes)
- Hard drive capacity: Minimum 9 GB of disk space available.
Yes. The big gotcha about Leopard though is that you won't be able to use the Classic environment. So if you depend on Mac OS 9 compatibility, you'll want to partition the drive for 10.5 and 10.4.11 or earlier, which requires erasing it. But you should anyway be backing up before upgrading as my tip illustrates.
thanks a lot for the info.
regards
guranchal
i have a ibook g4, can i install leopard?