On Mar 26, 2011, at 8:38 AM, iJohn wrote:l
I was wondering if anything other than performance might go wrong if I
moved her eMac to Leopard? Technically it doesn't meet the minimum
requirement of 867MHz, but it's not very far off. So if the only
concern is how well it might perform it seems like it's worth trying
it to find out.
I'm not sure Leopard will run on the 800mhz. The minimum is stated at
867mhz and I think the install disc will not proceed if it detects a
slower processor. Tiger would be a good choice and will perform
faster (at least according to my subjective experiences with both on
an eMac). The main reason I went to Leopard was to get iTunes 10, so
I could continue to upgrade and sync my iPhone OS.
Oh, almost forgot. I'm not sure if it is still using the original PRAM
(?) battery or not. If so, that might also be on its last legs. If
some day ... sure as heck not going to be THIS month, but if some day
after I file my taxes I ever go inside the eMac to swap the hard
drive, it probably would be prudent to replace the PRAM at the same
time. Where do you folks go to buy those? About how much does a
replacement battery usually cost?
I just replaced the pram batteries in both of my eMacs. They were
both dead (I discovered this after a power outage). I bought the
batteries for $3.99 each at OWC, plus shipping. You can find them
slightly cheaper but I wanted to make sure I got good fresh
batteries. I have no stake in OWC but have had good experience with
them in the past. The batteries arrived in a couple of days.
joe
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