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<blockquote data-quote="JChance" data-source="post: 505842" data-attributes="member: 39342"><p>Well... The seller was selling a few G4 towers on eBay as Barebones. They were without hard drive, keyboard/mouse, RAM, or operating system.</p><p></p><p>I didn't mind for the price (won the aucton for $223.) I figured that way I could put my own hardware in and get it set up exactly like I wanted.</p><p></p><p>So I ordered a nice 120 gig Western Digital Hard Drive for the internal, and a Seagate Barracudda 160 for my external drive (I work in the music business, so the main function of the computer is recording.)</p><p></p><p>Then I found a dealer with OS X for G4 towers that was really affordable, along with a RAM dealer. For roughly $450, I should have had a "decked out" G4 (excluding the price of the external firewire drive.).</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, everything works great except for the RAM issue. And when I tried recording today (Pro Tools), I could tell that I was suffering from the 512 of RAM. Computer was a bit sluggish on playback and recording. Digidesign says you have to have a minimum of 768 to run the newest version of Pro Tools 7.3 properly. That's why I ordered 2 gigs!</p><p></p><p>So my next step is to try and figure out:</p><p></p><p>a) if this problem is fixable with the hardware/software I have now</p><p>b) if it's the DIMM slots on the machine</p><p>c) if it's the RAM modules.</p><p></p><p>But I have to do this quick to make sure I stay within the return limits of the sellers. I'm just not sure where to start!</p><p></p><p>Since it's a used unit, is there any chance I'd get technical support suggestions from Apple? It's obviously not elligible for Apple Care, but I'm curious how willing Apple's tech support is to offering suggestions.</p><p></p><p>Anyone have an opinion on what my first step should be?</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JChance, post: 505842, member: 39342"] Well... The seller was selling a few G4 towers on eBay as Barebones. They were without hard drive, keyboard/mouse, RAM, or operating system. I didn't mind for the price (won the aucton for $223.) I figured that way I could put my own hardware in and get it set up exactly like I wanted. So I ordered a nice 120 gig Western Digital Hard Drive for the internal, and a Seagate Barracudda 160 for my external drive (I work in the music business, so the main function of the computer is recording.) Then I found a dealer with OS X for G4 towers that was really affordable, along with a RAM dealer. For roughly $450, I should have had a "decked out" G4 (excluding the price of the external firewire drive.). Unfortunately, everything works great except for the RAM issue. And when I tried recording today (Pro Tools), I could tell that I was suffering from the 512 of RAM. Computer was a bit sluggish on playback and recording. Digidesign says you have to have a minimum of 768 to run the newest version of Pro Tools 7.3 properly. That's why I ordered 2 gigs! So my next step is to try and figure out: a) if this problem is fixable with the hardware/software I have now b) if it's the DIMM slots on the machine c) if it's the RAM modules. But I have to do this quick to make sure I stay within the return limits of the sellers. I'm just not sure where to start! Since it's a used unit, is there any chance I'd get technical support suggestions from Apple? It's obviously not elligible for Apple Care, but I'm curious how willing Apple's tech support is to offering suggestions. Anyone have an opinion on what my first step should be? Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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