HT201364 Anything I can do to my Mac Pro 2007 so it accepts an update to Maverick?

Anything I can do to my Mac Pro 2007 so it accepts an update to Maverick? I'm currently at 10.6.8
Model Name:
Mac Pro
  Model Identifier:
MacPro1,1
  Processor Name:
Dual-Core Intel Xeon
  Processor Speed:
3 GHz
  Number Of Processors:
2
  Total Number Of Cores:
4
  L2 Cache (per processor):
4 MB
  Memory:
2 GB
  Bus Speed:
1.33 GHz
  Boot ROM Version:
MP11.005D.B00
  SMC Version (system):
1.7f10

Well, there are tricks in the Internet to install OS X Mavericks in that computer based on the use of emulators (because you cannot run OS X Mavericks due to your Mac firmware). However, they are risky and illegal, and we cannot provide support for them.
Instead, you can only upgrade your Mac Pro to OS X Lion officially > http://store.apple.com/us/product/D6106Z/A/os-x-lion

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