HT204448: About the OS X Mavericks v10.9.2 Update

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Spike7005
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Q: I have an iMac running OS X 10.5.8, and in order to run newer applications I apparently need to upgrade my OS.  Since this OS is fairly old, what steps must I follow to get my computer up to date?  I seem to recall hearing that it may take several steps?

I have an iMac running OS X 10.5.8, and in order to run newer applications I apparently need to upgrade my OS.  Since this OS is fairly old, what steps must I follow to get my computer up to date?  I seem to recall hearing that it may take several steps and may require new versions of iWorks and iLife (at least)

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Mar 26, 2014 2:46 PM

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Q: I have an iMac running OS X 10.5.8, and in order to run newer applications I apparently need to upgrade my OS.  Since this OS ... more

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Mar 26, 2014 2:49 PM in response to Spike7005
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    Mar 26, 2014 2:49 PM in response to Spike7005

    Back up your data, click here, and read the entire page. Mac OS X 10.7 and newer don't support PowerPC software such as Microsoft Office 2004.

     

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  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Mar 26, 2014 2:54 PM in response to Spike7005
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    Mar 26, 2014 2:54 PM in response to Spike7005

    If your iMac is a PowerPC CPU iMac, you will NOT be able to upgrade your OS X version past OS X 10.5.8.

     

    To find out info about your system,

    Click on the Apple symbol in the upper left of the OS X main menu bar. A drop down menu appears.

    Click About this Mac. A smaller popup window appears. This gives you basic info like what version of OS X your iMac is running, the speed of your iMac's CPU and how much RAM is installed.

    Click on the button that says More Info. A larger window appears giving you a complete overview of your iMac's hardware specs.

    Highlight all of this info and copy/paste all of this into another reply to this post, editing out your iMac's serial number before actually posting the reply.

    This will tell us everything about your iMac so we may begin to help with your iMac issues.

  • by Spike7005,

    Spike7005 Spike7005 Mar 26, 2014 3:46 PM in response to MichelPM
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    Mar 26, 2014 3:46 PM in response to MichelPM

    The relevant information is:

     

    Model Name:          iMac

      Model Identifier:          iMac9,1

      Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo

      Processor Speed:          2.93 GHz

      Number Of Processors:          1

      Total Number Of Cores:          2

      L2 Cache:          6 MB

      Memory:          4 GB

      Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz

      Boot ROM Version:          IM91.008D.B08

     

    Chipset Model:          NVIDIA GeForce GT 120

      Type:          Display

      Bus:          PCIe

      PCIe Lane Width:          x16

      VRAM (Total):          256 MB

      Vendor:          NVIDIA (0x10de)

      Device ID:          0x0655

      Revision ID:          0x00a1

      ROM Revision:          3370

      Displays:

    iMac:

      Resolution:          1920 x 1200

      Depth:          32-Bit Color

      Core Image:          Hardware Accelerated

      Main Display:          Yes

      Mirror:          Off

      Online:          Yes

      Quartz Extreme:          Supported

      Built-In:          Yes

    Display Connector:

      Status:          No Display Connected

  • by Niel,Helpful

    Niel Niel Mar 26, 2014 3:47 PM in response to Spike7005
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    Mar 26, 2014 3:47 PM in response to Spike7005

    Follow the instructions I posted above.

     

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