iMac G3 upgrade

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iMac G3 upgrade

I want to upgrade my iMac G3 to 10.4.7. How would i go about doing this?
Memory (RAM): 512 MB, Processor Type: PowerPC G3, Hard Drive Capacity: 40 GB, Processor Speed: 600 MHz, Operating System: 8.6, Has USB, firewire, & Combo Drive.

iBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7) G3 iMac-8.6, iPod Mini

Posted on Jul 14, 2006 9:36 PM

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Answer 1

Niel

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Jul 14, 2006 9:53 PM in response to Tristan Wolfe

You need to download and install this firmware updater and have a retail Mac OS X 10.4 installation package. By default, Tiger comes on a DVD, so you will need to exchange it if your computer doesn't have an internal or FireWire DVD drive. The second link is to a PDF.

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Answer 2

Jul 15, 2006 3:50 AM in response to Niel

The Read Me Form Says that this works to upgrade from 9.1 to 10. My G3 Is running 8.6, and also has an internal DVD player & firewire ports. Can I go straight to 10?

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Answer 3

Jul 15, 2006 5:44 AM in response to Tristan Wolfe

No. You need OS9.1 or higher on the hard drive to install the firmware update. If you want to use Classic under OSX you will want to have OS 9.2.2

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Answer 4

Aug 4, 2006 9:48 PM in response to Tristan Wolfe

I had a noisy hard drive on my G3 Slot Loading iMac, so I decided to install an 80meg HD and also loaded 10.4 Tiger. I originally had 10.2.7 on the old HD.

Now, it will NOT recognize my FW HD now... Have I missed a step, or do I also need to update my firmware, like someone mentioned above?

Thanks in advance for the help!

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