On Oct 28, 2011, at 2:27 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
Model Name: iMac Model Identifier: iMac4,1 Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
There's a "fix" for this underpowered iMac problem, it's called the "iMac4,1 Firmware Tool", and it can allow you to upgrade the RAM and CPU in these older iMacs.
The iMac4,1 came with a 32-bit only Core Duo with maximum 2GB RAM. By running the iMac4,1 Firmware Tool you can upgrade the firmware to iMac5,1 while will correctly identify 64-bit Core 2 Duo CPUs and remove the 2GB RAM limitation.
I think this is a fantastic upgrade to save an older iMac, and in this case, seems to be exactly what you need. Order a new (used) Core 2 Duo CPU and some more RAM, run this tool, and upgrade your hardware, your "new" iMac5,1 will be as fast or faster than your G5. Here's info:
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