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Hi all, this will be my first post, please be easy on me!
I have a few questions as follows:
1) The optical drive does not read nor burn DVD; it does only CD. I saw some threads on Apple's discussion board and found the last resort will be to replace it. I followed all the cleaning procedures and other instructions but it did not make things better. Does anyone in this board ever use an optical driver from OWC, with the following description?
"OWC Mercury iMac G5 internal Superdrive Upgrade Kit for all iMac G5 Models. Burns DVDs at up to 8X, Dual Layer DVD up to 2.4X, 3X DVD-Ram, & up to 24X CD Burn. 10pcs 8X DVD-R Media, EMC Retrospect Backup, & NTI Dragonburn Incl. 1 Year Warranty. (OWCMG5SL8XDLK)"
2) My HD is getting filled up and I am thinking about replacing the internal HD. Thought about external HD but my iMac is connected with an Airport Express and I don't want to have a firewire connection; want to make the connection simple. Any recommendation of the HD replacement in terms of brand and spec? I am looking for 500GB or 750GB.
3) I recently started enjoying 'mirroring' by using S-Video cable to my 51" TV. This is awesome. When I plug in the cable to iMac, the desktop view is kinda expanded. For example, the desktop folder icons get fat and the entire desktop does not fit on the screen. I was trying to make some adjustment but have not found any good solutions. Is this normal when the video adapter is connected to iMac? Are there any ways that the distorted (expanded) desktop view can be fixed?
4) Also, I want to know if there is a significant difference between 1.5GB RAM vs 2.5GB RAM when it is in operation. I am thinking about adding 2GB RAM from OWC and make it 2.5GB RAM.
I thank you for your kind help.
I have a few questions as follows:
1) The optical drive does not read nor burn DVD; it does only CD. I saw some threads on Apple's discussion board and found the last resort will be to replace it. I followed all the cleaning procedures and other instructions but it did not make things better. Does anyone in this board ever use an optical driver from OWC, with the following description?
"OWC Mercury iMac G5 internal Superdrive Upgrade Kit for all iMac G5 Models. Burns DVDs at up to 8X, Dual Layer DVD up to 2.4X, 3X DVD-Ram, & up to 24X CD Burn. 10pcs 8X DVD-R Media, EMC Retrospect Backup, & NTI Dragonburn Incl. 1 Year Warranty. (OWCMG5SL8XDLK)"
2) My HD is getting filled up and I am thinking about replacing the internal HD. Thought about external HD but my iMac is connected with an Airport Express and I don't want to have a firewire connection; want to make the connection simple. Any recommendation of the HD replacement in terms of brand and spec? I am looking for 500GB or 750GB.
3) I recently started enjoying 'mirroring' by using S-Video cable to my 51" TV. This is awesome. When I plug in the cable to iMac, the desktop view is kinda expanded. For example, the desktop folder icons get fat and the entire desktop does not fit on the screen. I was trying to make some adjustment but have not found any good solutions. Is this normal when the video adapter is connected to iMac? Are there any ways that the distorted (expanded) desktop view can be fixed?
4) Also, I want to know if there is a significant difference between 1.5GB RAM vs 2.5GB RAM when it is in operation. I am thinking about adding 2GB RAM from OWC and make it 2.5GB RAM.
I thank you for your kind help.