1 gb RAM in user slot on a iMac G4 1GHz ?

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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
Is it posseble to put 1gb ram in the user slot on my iMac G4 1GHz.

I currently have 256 + 512 in user slot.





Thanks!

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    maccrazymaccrazy Posts: 2,658member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by silvan

    Is it posseble to put 1gb ram in the user slot on my iMac G4 1GHz.

    I currently have 256 + 512 in user slot.





    Thanks!




    you can add more. If I'm correct the iMacs have one slot for RAM. So you'd have to remove the 512MB which is already there.



    Here's an Apple PDF and weblink telling you more:



    http://www.info.apple.com/usen/cip/p...hz-mem-cip.pdf



    http://www.apple.com/support/imac/g4/doityourself/usb2/
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  • Reply 2 of 5
    silvansilvan Posts: 5member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by MacCrazy

    you can add more. If I'm correct the iMacs have one slot for RAM. So you'd have to remove the 512MB which is already there.



    Here's an Apple PDF and weblink telling you more:



    http://www.info.apple.com/usen/cip/p...hz-mem-cip.pdf



    http://www.apple.com/support/imac/g4/doityourself/usb2/






    Thanks MacCrazy for your reply. I thougth it was posseble too, but then I took a look on http://www.crucial.com/store/listpar...R%29&submit=Go



    And now I?m not so sure :-(



    This is what they recommend!!!!



    We recommend a minimum memory total of at least 512MB. And since your Apple iMac (G4-1GHz PC2100 DDR) supports up to 1024MB of memory, you may want to install even more, especially if you work with several programs at a time or use memory-intensive software, such as image-editing software.

    (Keep in mind that sometimes BIOS updates and other hardware configurations can alter memory recommendations.)
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  • Reply 3 of 5
    maccrazymaccrazy Posts: 2,658member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by silvan

    Thanks MacCrazy for your reply. I thougth it was posseble too, but then I took a look on http://www.crucial.com/store/listpar...R%29&submit=Go



    And now I?m not so sure :-(



    This is what they recommend!!!!



    We recommend a minimum memory total of at least 512MB. And since your Apple iMac (G4-1GHz PC2100 DDR) supports up to 1024MB of memory, you may want to install even more, especially if you work with several programs at a time or use memory-intensive software, such as image-editing software.

    (Keep in mind that sometimes BIOS updates and other hardware configurations can alter memory recommendations.)




    Well I thought you could add 1GB to make up to 1.25GB. Maybe I'm wrong. I'll read the PDF.
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  • Reply 4 of 5
    maccrazymaccrazy Posts: 2,658member
    Oh right, ok. I was wrong. You can technically add up to 2GB to your system, I think because the SO-DIMM cards used are now up to 1GB. However, I may be wrong.



    The computer was made with two slots but one is facotry only and cannot be altered. If you want 1GB RAM you need to replace the 256MB module with 512MB and this requires an Apple Service Provider.



    http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86264
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  • Reply 5 of 5
    iposteriposter Posts: 1,560member
    FYI, Just installed a 1GB stick from Other World Computing in my 1ghz, works fine. Noticeably faster opening apps, etc...8)



    Not a bad price at $204 either...
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