Do I need a new hard drive for my iMac G5 if I want to get OS X 10.6.0 Snow Leopard. I have OS X 10.5.8 but I can't install the new one which is Snow Leopard. Do I need a new hard drive, if so what kind of hard drive and can it be an external hard drive?
If you have a G5 as indicated, you can not upgrade beyond 10.5.8.
That computer isn't capable of running Snow Leopard. Installing or connecting a new hard drive won't make any difference.
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If you need to run Snow Leopard 10.6 then you need a new Mac with an Intel processor and not a new hard drive.
Allan
Now would I be able to buy a new intel processor for the iMac G5
No. You need to buy a new, refurbished, or secondhand Intel Mac.
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The PowerPC and Intel chips have totally different architectures so there is no way you would ever be able to replace the PPC with an Intel.
Not even if you deside to replace motorboard would that be possible either. There are just so many differences that the Intel motherboard will not fit into the PPC iMac case.
As I said earlier if you need to run 10.6 or greater, you need to replace your Mac with a new one.
Allan
Thanks Man this really helps
Glad I could help
Ok I have another question, lol, I have a MacBook with Mac OS X 10.5.8 with a 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, is that able to install Snow Leopard
Yes
Finally Music to my ears, thanks man you've been a big help
You are welcome. Glad I could help.
iMac G5 OS X Software update
