hay i have a imac 5g 1.6ghz i have lying around x2 1gb pc2100 ddr ram stick will they work in the imac i know it use pc3200 but is it backwards compatible
No it is not, you need PC3200 modules and then it needs to be Mac compatible low density memory and not cheaper high density PC memory. This is the memory compatible with your iMac:-
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