Update iMac to Tiger or even Leopard

I currently have an old iMac (round base w/ flat screen). It is using OS X v10.3.9. It uses an 800 MHz PowerPC G4 and has memory of 512 MB SDRAM. There is 32.91 GB available in the hard drive. Am I able to update to Tiger or even Leopard? I noticed that the processor needed for either update is 867 MHz. Will my iMac still be able to use either one?

As cool as Leopard is, I recommend Tiger. I had an old iBook and installed Tiger on it, and it ended up running a little snappier than panther!
Consider adding some RAM also, it's simple to do and will improve performance. Here is one of the many websites you can order RAM from. http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?model=143&type=Memory&TI=1148&shoup grds=Show+Upgrades
Here is the requirements for Tiger: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301341
Good luck!

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1st Gen Intel IMac - Will Tiger to Snow Leopard upgrade work?

My IMac dates from late 2006 & was purchased when Apple first started selling the Intel Dual Core machines. Here's my specs:
Model Identifier:    iMac4,1
Processor Name:    Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed:    2 GHz
Number Of Processors:    1
Total Number Of Cores:    2
L2 Cache (per processor):    2 MB
Memory:    2 GB
Bus Speed:    667 MHz
Graphics card is an ATI Radeon X1600
Current Tiger version is 10.4.11
Disk space not an issue, have > 177 GB available
Snow Leopard supposedly requires only 1 MB of RAM, but I've seen other discussions with commenters recommending 2 MB minimum (kinda took me back to my PC days..."look at the specs on the Microsoft package and double them"). I haven't opened the Snow Leopard package yet, so I can still return it if necessary. So what do the community's experts think...will I be able to do the upgrade without any problems, or am I setting myself up for a world of pain? Thanks in advance to all!

Yes you can, as the great Kappy guy sez, but the Core Duo only supports 32 bit mode, not 64 bit mode. & 10.6.x is as far as you'll ever be able to upgrade it.
Do max the RAM out if it isn't already...
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/

Upgrade from Tiger to Snow Leopard with retail DVD.

Apologies if this has been posted before, but I've not been able to find it when searching.
I'm going to be upgrading an iMac from Tiger to Snow Leopard, using the retail DVD. When I boot from it, it only gives me the option to install, and there's no indication that it will be upgrading rather than installing a new copy.
Can you upgrade Tiger to Snow Leopard with this DVD or would I have to do a clean install? If I can upgrade, is it normal that it isn't telling me it's going to do an upgrade?
Thanks all.

The Snow Leopard installer is somewhat optimized for updating an existing system: it uses data gathered from the old system to decide what to install, its network settings to attempt to access an Apple database of incompatible apps to supplement the list on the DVD, & other useful things.
It even does the equivalent of Disk Utility's verify disk step before writing anything to the HD & does the actual upgrade as root user, making permissions issues a moot point.
There is no reason to hesitate to use it in this way. It is greatly improved compared to earlier OS installers.

Just done a fresh install of Snow Leopard with all updates,iMac 5.1 behaves strange, sometimes I start Google Chrome and look at youtube videos the computer freezes and shuts down immediately, I believe its related to overheating ?

Just done a replacement of the pata DVD drive (its new and is working ok), and a fresh clean install of Snow Leopard with all updates, iMac 5.1 behaves strange, sometimes I start Google Chrome and look at youtube videos the computer freezes and shuts down immediately,
I believe its related to overheating ?
iStat Pro shows GPU diode temp at 66 C, CPU at 48 C, Fan rpms is around 1000
Any ideas somebody ?
The hard disk has been previously checked with state of the art techniques that have confirmed that the hard disk drive is in perfect condition.

1.5-3 minute boot up as opposed to 15-20 seconds
And
why it takes a long time to load a lot of things.
I have restored this
from a time machine partition.
TimeMachine is only a backup and restore, it won't fix issues in software and according to your information, doesn't even optimize the restore for best performance on boot hard drives.
What you need to do to regain your speed is to understand how your machine works
Why is my computer slow?
Fix any and all issues in software following this list of fixes
..Step by Step to fix your Mac
Then follow this defrag method I've outlined
How to safely defrag a Mac's hard drive
Most commonly used backup methods
There shouldn't be need to reinstall OS X fresh unless your having file structure issues which if they are should appear when in the Steps, which then a zero erase and install will cure as well as any bad sector issues, the defrag step wouldn't be necessarry on a freshly installed system obviously as the files are written all together, not in portions all over the drive.
Hope this assists.

I am upgrading from Tiger to Snow Leopard. I keep getting an error when I try to load the Mac Os x update combined. It says that it was corrupted during download. Have try loading from Apple website V10.6.7 upgrade combined but it still won't do it?

I have an Intel Desktop iMac and I am upgrading from Tiger to Snow Leopard. I keep getting an error when it tries to load the Mac OS X update combined. It says that it was corrupted during download. Have try loading from Apple website Mac OS X V10.6.7 upgrade combined but it still won't do it? Any other suggestions. The printer is not working either - I am not sure if they are connected. Everything else is fine.

Please excuse, but I have to ask an obvious question: Did you already update using the Snow Leopard Retail install DVD? (You must do this first; 10.6.7 is just an update if you already have 10.6.) Are you, then, trying to update from whatever version was on the install DVD to 10.6.7?
Otherwise, I'd keep trying. The 10.6.7 Combo is a huge update.

I want to upgrade my imac 10.4 Tiger to Snow leopard but will not install as it states I need 1GB RAM please help?

I want to upgrade my imac from 10.4.11 Tiger to Snow Leopard, I have tried to install but it states I need 1GB RAM to install
can anyone help as to what I need to do next.
Thanks

Go to a site such as OWC's or Crucial's and buy the RAM.
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I want to upgrade my Imac from tiger 10.4.11 to Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard. What is the best way to do this.

I have just purchased an iphone 4 and it needs me to have the latest itunes on my computer. I have not upgraded by computer for some time and thought this is probably the time to do it. My computer is an imac intel with Tiger 10.4.11. I want to upgrade my Imac from tiger 10.4.11 to Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher. What is the best way to do this? Appreciate any help as I am out of practice. I used to be an old hand at this, but things have moved on since I didn't upgrade or use my computer as much!

Catherina wrote:
... What is the best way to do this?
The best way, really the only way, is to purchase Snow Leopard.
Online (UK): http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
Elsewhere: call the phone number in the Apple Online Store.
Apple's price is $19.99, £14.00, €18.
Snow Leopard is not available to download from any legitimate source.
Once you install Snow Leopard, upgrade iTunes to version 10.7 or the latest, iTunes 11.
iTunes 10.6.3 is the last version of iTunes to support Mac computers with Mac OS X 10.5.8 with either Intel or PowerPC processors, but since you have an Intel iMac, the best solution is to purchase Snow Leopard. Leopard is no longer available from Apple and prices from aftermarket vendors can be unreasonably high.

Have reformatted my Imac using original discs (installed leopard (10.5)) tried to do the software update but it cant download the itunes update and when it gets to the configure update screen after restart for main update, it just gets stuck. HELP!

have reformatted my Imac using original discs (installed leopard (10.5)) tried to do the software update but it cant download the itunes update and when it gets to the configure update screen after restart for main update, it just gets stuck. HELP!
The configure bar gets about an 1/8 full and then just does nothing. I think its lists the update as combo update? cant remember with out checking.
I have tried to do the disk verify and repair but this has made no difference.
Please let me know what i need to do, I have reformatted the mac just to start over as was clogged with a lot of useless data, I had installed lion (10.7) from the app store previously and now cant seem to find a way to re install lion. I hope I dont need to pay for it again?

If you erased your hard drive, you'll need to reinstll OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard to access the App store. You won't have to pay for OS X 10.7 Lion again. Did you try booting to the recovery partition by holding the command and r keys down? If that's still there, you can reinstall OS X 10.7 from there.
If you're looking to install the current iTunes, you need OS X 10.6.8 at a minimum.
If you're still trying to update OS X 10.5 Leopard, you can download the combo update from here. Download, use Disk Utility to repair permissions, apply the update, then repair permissions again. That will take you to OS X 10.5.8.

My iMac will not update to 10.6.8 Even after restarting, it will not update.

My iMac will not update to 10.6.8 even after clicking the restart button to update items. How can I update my iMac??

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Sometimes the Software Update version doesn't work properly. If you can't install Mac OS X 10.6.8 from Software Update, install it through the Combo installer > http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1399
The Combo installer allows you to update multiple Macs with a single download. Also, it's safer because it gives less problems than a Software Update version

All applications in iWork fail to open after installing latest apple update. iMac running 10.6.8 Snow Leopard. Have tried reinstalling from iWork disc but no improvement. Help!

All applications in iWork fail to open after installing latest apple update. iMac running 10.6.8 Snow Leopard. Have tried reinstalling from iWork disc but no improvement. Help!
Error report as follows
Process:         Pages [208]
Path:            /Applications/iWork '09/Pages.app/Contents/MacOS/Pages
Identifier:      com.apple.iWork.Pages
Version:         4.1 (923)
Build Info:      Pages-9230000~1
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [93]
Date/Time:       2012-08-22 12:33:15.909 +0100
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report:          102101 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           11
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 2217715 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   4
Anonymous UUID:                      1FA704D3-D5EF-4CE3-9813-42E4559157DC
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Crashed Thread: 0
Dyld Error Message:
Symbol not found: _SFAAutosaveUserActivityException
Referenced from: /Applications/iWork '09/Pages.app/Contents/MacOS/Pages
Expected in: /Library/Application Support/iWork '09/Frameworks/SFArchiving.framework/Versions/A/SFArchiving

I'm having this issue as well only with a little different twist I guess. I'm transferring the iWorks applications from my Macbook Pro 3,1 with Lion to a new MBP 10,1 running Mountain Lion. I transferred the apps over using DropCopy since the older MBP doesn't have AirPlay. Applications show up but crash upon opening. This is the first install so there are no previous plist, versions or such to delete. All three crashed upon opening every time until I just had to have Keynote and purchased again - although Apple agreed to refund that purchase since my previous version quit working. Any ideas since I don't have any previous plist/versions to delete? Thanks in adavnce for any help you can offer.
Process:         Pages [13521]
Path:            /Applications/iWork '09/Pages.app/Contents/MacOS/Pages
Identifier:      com.apple.iWork.Pages
Version:         4.3 (1048)
Build Info:      Pages-10480000~1
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [153]
User ID:         501
Date/Time:       2013-03-11 14:57:02.175 -0400
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C3103)
Report Version: 10
Crashed Thread: 0
Exception Type: EXC_BREAKPOINT (SIGTRAP)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000000
Application Specific Information:
dyld: launch, loading dependent libraries
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: @rpath/SFCompatibility.framework/Versions/A/SFCompatibility
Referenced from: /Applications/iWork '09/Pages.app/Contents/MacOS/Pages
Reason: image not found
Binary Images:
    0x1000 -   0x354fe3 com.apple.iWork.Pages (4.3 - 1048) <3F2BE397-E81E-3355-C0DE-8B0F014E897B> /Applications/iWork '09/Pages.app/Contents/MacOS/Pages
0x3ec000 -   0x46bff7 com.apple.iLifeMediaBrowser (2.7.2 - 546) <24A0A118-874B-3C7C-B50C-C80BED03A15F> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iLifeMediaBrowser.framework/Versions/A/iLifeM ediaBrowser
0x8fe3e000 - 0x8fe70e57 dyld (210.2.3) <23DBDBB1-1D21-342C-AC2A-0E55F27E6A1F> /usr/lib/dyld

I have an IAMc 4.1 with intel core duo. Upgraded from tiger to snow leopard but cannot get safari to run in 64 bit. Is this because my older IMac won't support 64 bit?

I have an IAMc 4.1 with intel core duo. Upgraded from tiger to snow leopard but cannot get safari to run in 64 bit. Is this because my older IMac won't support 64 bit?

Hi,
the Intel Core Duo processor is a 32-bit only processor and not capable of 64-bit.
Only the Core 2 Duo and later processors are capable of 64-bit.
Sorry
Stefan

Migration from tiger to snow leopard problem on iMac

I got
Import Error
The doc is encrypted and can't be opened
error when opening a previous password protected spreadsheet with .xls file extenstion after migrating from tiger to snow leopard (10.6.3) on my iMac. Any help is appreciated. Maybe there is other thread talking about this already?

This is an error message from Numbers trying to open password protect Excel files, which it cannot do. Assuming you have Excel, use Excel to open it.

Am replacing airport extreme with Time Machine and want to upgrade from Tiger to Snow leopard. Am told I should manually back up into T Machine before OS update but set up utility won't allow anything with OS below 10.5 and I'm 10.4.11. What to do?

Am replacing airport extreme with Time Machine and want to upgrade from Tiger to Snow leopard. Am told I should manually back up into T Machine before OS update but set up utility won't allow anything with OS below 10.5 and I'm 10.4.11. What to do?

I think you mean you are replacing your Airport Extreme with a Time Capsule. Time Machine is software integrated into OS X 10.5 & 10.6 used to automatically backup a system to an external HD. Time Capsule is an Airport Extreme that has a hard disk integrated into it that can be used for storage or as a Time Machine backup drive.
Because you are currently on Tiger 10.4.x you can backup to a external HD using SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner. Having a backup is very wise before doing any major system update. After you have created the backup and have successfully upgraded to Snow Leopard you can still use the external HD for many things. The strategy I'd recommend is to use the new Time Capsule as your Time Machine backup and then use the external HD as backup using SuperDuper or CCC. Redundant backups is wise because backups can (and do) fail too! In addition both SD and CCC are bootable clones, this is useful in that if your internal HD crashes you can boot from a cloned drive and continue working until the internal HD is replaced.
Below are some links to some articles from MacWorld, I would recommend reading them where you find a common theme, redundant backups. Backup Plan I, Backup Plan II & Backup Plan III.
Roger

Updating from Tiger to Snow Leopard without buying the Mac Box Set

Is it possible to update from Tiger to Snow Leopard without buying the Mac Box Set? My sister already has iLife 09 so I could borrow it and simply buy Snow Leopard. Is that possible or would it still violate the licensing agreement?

R C-R:
Barry Hemphill wrote:
You will note that Apple says that the upgrade is for OS X 10.5 users.
Note that this does not say Snow Leopard is not an upgrade for 10.4 users.
Did you read item C from the license link you posted (underline was added for emphasis)?
Leopard Upgrade Licenses. If you have purchased an Upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard license, then subject to the terms and conditions of this License, you are granted a limited non-exclusive license to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on a single Apple-branded computer _as long as that computer has a properly licensed copy of Mac OS X Leopard already installed on it._ If you have purchased a Family Pack Upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard license, then subject to the terms and conditions of this License, you are granted a limited non-exclusive license to install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software on up to a maximum of five (5) Apple-branded computers at a time as long as those computers are located in the same household (as defined above), are used by persons who occupy that same household, and each such computer has a properly licensed copy of Mac OS X Leopard already installed on it. The Family Pack Upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard License does not extend to business or commercial users.
The OP asked about using the upgrade (and, obviously, try to avoid buying the box set) to move from OS X 10.4 to OS X 10.6. I mentioned the license agreement to allow the OP to make their own decision.
Barry

What kind of adapter i need to transfer file from an imac hardrive tiger to an imac leopard

what kind or brand of usb adapter i need to transfer file from an imac hardrive tiger to an imac leopard

Hey arturojas!
Here is an article that might help you achieve this goal:
Mac Basics: File Sharing
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1549
You could also transfer files directly using target disk mode:
Mac OS X 10.6: Transferring files between two computers using FireWire
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH6815
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

Update iMac to Tiger or even Leopard

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