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UPDATED: B&W Powermac Questions
I just bought a B&W Powermac, and am looking at upgrading it some.
Current Stats:
Powermac G3/ Blue and White
450 Mhz
512 MB Ram
9 GB Hard Drive
16 MB VRAM
2 USB
2 Firewire
32x CDROM
Here's what I'm looking at:
Necessary: DVD Drive, USB Mouse and Keyboard
Optional: CD/DVD Burner, Wireless Card, Bigger Hard Drive, More Ram, USB Hub
EDIT: More questions...
1. I'm thinking of putting in more Ram. I know the current ram is PC100 DIMM. Do I have to put that exact ram in, or can I just grab a stick at Best Buy, and it will work?
2. I'd like a bigger hard drive. The current one is a 9GB SCSI drive. When I buy a new hard drive, what do I need to buy? What will be compatible, does it have to be SCSI, is SCSI easy to find, etc?
3. Is the video card upgradeable on this mac?
4. I'd like to put at least a DVD drive, but possibly a CD and/or DVD burner in it instead. Do I need a special kind? What is compatible?
5. I'd like to put a wireless card in. I want G. What are my options? What's compatible?
6. At it's current stats, but with a HD around 60 GB, would you put Panther, or Tiger on it? Why?
Right now I don't want to put a huge amount of money into this mac. I bought it for $100. For me to have it usable, it needs the DVD drive, and it needs to have the keyboard and mouse (this doesn't have the normal/modern plugs for them). The rest is all just stuff I'm considering right now. So for all of the above upgrades, I intend to buy the cheapest stuff I can find.
I just bought a B&W Powermac, and am looking at upgrading it some.
Current Stats:
Powermac G3/ Blue and White
450 Mhz
512 MB Ram
9 GB Hard Drive
16 MB VRAM
2 USB
2 Firewire
32x CDROM
Here's what I'm looking at:
Necessary: DVD Drive, USB Mouse and Keyboard
Optional: CD/DVD Burner, Wireless Card, Bigger Hard Drive, More Ram, USB Hub
EDIT: More questions...
1. I'm thinking of putting in more Ram. I know the current ram is PC100 DIMM. Do I have to put that exact ram in, or can I just grab a stick at Best Buy, and it will work?
2. I'd like a bigger hard drive. The current one is a 9GB SCSI drive. When I buy a new hard drive, what do I need to buy? What will be compatible, does it have to be SCSI, is SCSI easy to find, etc?
3. Is the video card upgradeable on this mac?
4. I'd like to put at least a DVD drive, but possibly a CD and/or DVD burner in it instead. Do I need a special kind? What is compatible?
5. I'd like to put a wireless card in. I want G. What are my options? What's compatible?
6. At it's current stats, but with a HD around 60 GB, would you put Panther, or Tiger on it? Why?
Right now I don't want to put a huge amount of money into this mac. I bought it for $100. For me to have it usable, it needs the DVD drive, and it needs to have the keyboard and mouse (this doesn't have the normal/modern plugs for them). The rest is all just stuff I'm considering right now. So for all of the above upgrades, I intend to buy the cheapest stuff I can find.