Older Imac powerpc 333... Can it run OS 10? What Ram?

foodforthemoon7 · foodforthemoon7 #1 (**permalink**)

11-20-2006, 08:47 AM

Well, actually, according to Crucial, this Imac takes 144 pin Sodimm pc133, up to 256 mb in each slot. One of my questions is: will any ram that matches the following specs work, or does it need to be "Apple Specific"?

Next, assuming I get some more ram in this machine, will it run OS X??

Also, are there any web locations where used mac parts can be purchased? I don't want to put much into upgrading this machine, but am willing to spend a little less then 100.00 to make this machine nice. Would like to be able to get some ram, possibly a larger hard drive, and if it is upgradeable, maybe a little bit speedier cpu.... Are these things do-able? I work on PC's for a living, but have not much exposure to the Mac world. I am looking to get my fingers wet though.

All help appreciated!!:dive:

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #2 (**permalink**)

11-20-2006, 09:06 AM

RAM is RAM, there is no such thing as "Apple Specific".
OS X should run nicely on that machine.

cradom · cradom #3 (**permalink**)

11-20-2006, 09:16 AM

The 333 iMac can use 512mb of ram. The second slot uses a smaller stick because of space under the cpu. Check here:http://macsales.com/

If you're going to install a larger drive, be advised this is one of those macs with the 8 gig limits. You have to partition the drive so that the first one is less than 8 gig and must install the system on this first partition.

This iMac will run anything up to and including Panther 10.3.x.

Used parts and upgrades? Google is your buddy

UnaClocker · UnaClocker #4 (**permalink**)

11-21-2006, 07:15 PM

I put 10.3 on my iMac 350, it had 360megs of ram, and I could out-type the screen for some reason.. That was most of the reason I upgraded the board to a 500..

Sexy Patrol · Sexy Patrol #5 (**permalink**)

11-22-2006, 05:13 AM

I doubt you could run Tiger on it, since I've heard that it requires a lot more resources to run it. I had the original OS X running on my old Indigo iMac with only a 350MHz G3 processor, 7GB hard drive and 512MB of RAM. So it's feasible, you'll just have to hunt down an older version of OS X for it to work I would think.

cradom · cradom #6 (**permalink**)

11-22-2006, 10:59 AM

True, you cant use Tiger on the 333 because it requires Firewire, which the 333 doesn't have.

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foodforthemoon7 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2	11-20-2006, 08:47 AM Well, actually, according to Crucial, this Imac takes 144 pin Sodimm pc133, up to 256 mb in each slot. One of my questions is: will any ram that matches the following specs work, or does it need to be "Apple Specific"? Next, assuming I get some more ram in this machine, will it run OS X?? Also, are there any web locations where used mac parts can be purchased? I don't want to put much into upgrading this machine, but am willing to spend a little less then 100.00 to make this machine nice. Would like to be able to get some ram, possibly a larger hard drive, and if it is upgradeable, maybe a little bit speedier cpu.... Are these things do-able? I work on PC's for a living, but have not much exposure to the Mac world. I am looking to get my fingers wet though. All help appreciated!!:dive:
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UnaClocker #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 73	11-21-2006, 07:15 PM I put 10.3 on my iMac 350, it had 360megs of ram, and I could out-type the screen for some reason.. That was most of the reason I upgraded the board to a 500..
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Sexy Patrol #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 13, 2006 Location: Upstate California Posts: 217 Mac Specs: '09 8-core MacPro \| '12 MBA \| iPad 2 16GB \| iPhone 5 16GB	11-22-2006, 05:13 AM I doubt you could run Tiger on it, since I've heard that it requires a lot more resources to run it. I had the original OS X running on my old Indigo iMac with only a 350MHz G3 processor, 7GB hard drive and 512MB of RAM. So it's feasible, you'll just have to hunt down an older version of OS X for it to work I would think.
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