This version of OS X 10.10 cannot be installed on this computer?

     I currently have OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.8. All my software is up to date. I went to upgrade to OS X 10.10 and I received an error telling me that, "This version of  OS X 10.10 cannot be installed on this computer".
     Here are some specs:
Processor 2 x 2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Memory 32 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
SN: RM7066B8UQ2
Can anyone help me understand why and what I can do to upgrade my OS X?
Thank you.

...continued
Here's my version and graphics card.
If I can't upgrade to Yosemite, can I at least upgrade to Lion?
hw.model: MacPro1,1
hw.machine: i386
  Model Name: Mac Pro
  Model Identifier: MacPro1,1
  Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Xeon
  Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
  Number Of Processors: 2
  Total Number Of Cores: 4
  L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
  Memory: 32 GB
  Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz
  Boot ROM Version: MP11.005C.B08
  SMC Version (system): 1.7f10
  Serial Number (system): RM******UQ2
  Hardware UUID: ******
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