I got leopard for christmas and i was going to install it into my iMac but come to find out i don't meet system requirements. I have a G4 flat panel iMac w/ 800 MHz and 256 RAM. Leopard needs 867MHz and 512 RAM. I was able to find the ram on OWC but when it comes to the processor i'm culeless. Does anyone have any idea where i can find a processor.
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Non-upgradable. Sorry. 
However, you likely can still get by with Leopard, many others have (hopefully others will chime in with direct experience). It's not an "absolute" barrier, but YMMV. RAM definitely is a more critical issue, I'd opt for at least 1GB.
However, you likely can still get by with Leopard, many others have (hopefully others will chime in with direct experience). It's not an "absolute" barrier, but YMMV. RAM definitely is a more critical issue, I'd opt for at least 1GB.
you don't technically need to upgrade your processor. i've read about a hack that will allow you to change a setting in the leopard install that will check for speed of the computer. You can actually change 867 to something lower and leopard will install onto any mac.
i'll try to get on that link.
this isn't exactly the link that i found, but it looks like it could be fine.
http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list/msg/bdca88eaf7ace2f7
http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list/msg/bdca88eaf7ace2f7
This really wouldn't be worth installing unless you plan on installing more RAM. I've got an old G4 that has 1.25GB of RAM and even Tiger runs just adequately on it. As soon as I start web browsing on it, Flash sites drag it to a crawl.
Even if you managed to install Leopard you wouldn't be able to do anything worthwhile with it without wanting to slit your own wrists.
Even if you managed to install Leopard you wouldn't be able to do anything worthwhile with it without wanting to slit your own wrists.
I want a processor upgrade for my g4 too Daystar used to offer a 1.92 upgrade for the 1.0 and 1.25 ghz models and a 1.35 for the 700 and 800 mhz but they don't anymore which sucks. They might as well offer it some people would do it. Leopard runs well on my 1.0 ghz but thats within their requirements. Good luck. Also the VRAM on the g4's sucks; when I use the desktop changer the menu bar has this glitch and gets pixelated for a few seconds but oh well.
Daystar used to offer a 1.92 upgrade for the 1.0 and 1.25 ghz models and a 1.35 for the 700 and 800 mhz but they don't anymore which sucks. They might as well offer it some people would do it. Leopard runs well on my 1.0 ghz but thats within their requirements. Good luck. Also the VRAM on the g4's sucks; when I use the desktop changer the menu bar has this glitch and gets pixelated for a few seconds but oh well.