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<blockquote data-quote="hughvane" data-source="post: 959283" data-attributes="member: 56231"><p>Welcome to the eMac fan club! Check <a href="http://mactracker.ca/" target="_blank">Mactracker - get info on any Mac</a> for complete specifications of your machine, and what you can do to extract maximum performance from it.</p><p></p><p>Essentially, there is no "boost" as such, your eMac will run at 1 GHz - and that's it. Maximum RAM of 1 Gb will help the process.</p><p></p><p>You cannot upgrade the video card so don't expect to run high-power games. Movies are okay but only from the internal CD-DVD drive. If no DVD, that can be remedied with an upgrade, but it's a tough task.</p><p></p><p>Diagnostics?</p><p>1. Onyx is the best utility for system maintenance.</p><p>2. Run Disk Utility from a Tiger Install disk - if you can - to check out the hardware.</p><p></p><p>Don't expect too much from the USB - it's only version 1.1 @ 12 Mbs. If you have USB devices, operate them through a powered external hub. Use firewire external devices where possible.</p><p></p><p>When you have the RAM cover off, look inside at the capacitors (about 5 of them) that are visible on the logic board. If the caps are swollen, cracked or oozing brown gunk, expect trouble. Capacitors can be replaced by someone who's good at fine soldering, but getting the logic board out of an eMac is difficult.</p><p></p><p>PM me if you want a link to eMac (and iMac) manuals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hughvane, post: 959283, member: 56231"] Welcome to the eMac fan club! Check [url=http://mactracker.ca/]Mactracker - get info on any Mac[/url] for complete specifications of your machine, and what you can do to extract maximum performance from it. Essentially, there is no "boost" as such, your eMac will run at 1 GHz - and that's it. Maximum RAM of 1 Gb will help the process. You cannot upgrade the video card so don't expect to run high-power games. Movies are okay but only from the internal CD-DVD drive. If no DVD, that can be remedied with an upgrade, but it's a tough task. Diagnostics? 1. Onyx is the best utility for system maintenance. 2. Run Disk Utility from a Tiger Install disk - if you can - to check out the hardware. Don't expect too much from the USB - it's only version 1.1 @ 12 Mbs. If you have USB devices, operate them through a powered external hub. Use firewire external devices where possible. When you have the RAM cover off, look inside at the capacitors (about 5 of them) that are visible on the logic board. If the caps are swollen, cracked or oozing brown gunk, expect trouble. Capacitors can be replaced by someone who's good at fine soldering, but getting the logic board out of an eMac is difficult. PM me if you want a link to eMac (and iMac) manuals. [/QUOTE]
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