Hooray! New iMac G5

[DCraver]

Today, I had to return my iBook, because it was "D.O.A."ed so I decided to get a desktop computer, And I got this. I looked at the 20 inchers, but I found them to be way too big in size, it made me mad. I like the 17". It's fresh like Will Smith in the early 90's.

Holla.

 

[i-VTEC]

Holla...!!!

Congrats. "DOA" so what's exactly wrong with it?

 

[rman]

Congrats on your new system.

 

[DCraver]

Holla...!!!

Congrats. "DOA" so what's exactly wrong with it?

I think it was because I spilled a full cup of ice water on the keyboard while i was asleep (because my desk is right by my bed, and I had the water on my desk) and didn't realize it for a couple of hours. I just told them it was acting weird and the Mac Genius guy couldn't get it to boot.

 

[iNAP]

Whoa! much better than ram upgrade huh LOL ....congrats!

 

[DCraver]

Haha, thanks!

They originally wouldn't let me return it because I did that free iPod Mini thing, and the box didn't have a UPC on it, so they said they would try and fix it, and it wouldn't boot, so I got this. The people that worked there looked scared. It was kinda fun.

 

[iNAP]

btw you'll need a new avatar

 

[DCraver]

Haha. Oh yeah. Thanks! I need to download FW, but when i use Stuffit to extract it, there's no files in the folder.

 

[validpretense]

the DOA thing scared me...

 

[DCraver]

Yeah...

Anyone know how much ram I can have if I upgrade? Because I feel like a loser with only 512...

 

[iNAP]

take your choice
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...H1OXh6snf/3.0.11.1.0.6.9.1.1.21.3.1.1.0?26,20

 

[iNAP]

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iBook_G4_(Mid_2005)_Users_Guide.pdf
ibook users guide perhaps you'll find something in there its a .pdf so it may take some a while to load

 

[DCraver]

I found a site that isn't Apple made Ram, but is still high quality stuff for cheaper, so I was wondering how much ram it can take.

 

[pphking]

An iMac G5 will take up to 2GB of RAM (2X1GB sticks).

I have 1GB in mine and run a lot of Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, Cinema 4D, etc.
Crucial or Kingston are probably your best bet for Quality RAM.

Hope this helps
Paul

 

[DCraver]

OK. Thanks. I'm planning on buying a 1GB stick, so I'll have 1.5GB of RAM. So, that should go over well. I'll look up Crucial and Kingston. Thanks again.

-Dylan

EDIT: What Pin number is it? And also, is it DDR or SDRam, Crucial has both and I read that it's all one thing on another website.

 

[pphking]

Dylan,

It's PC3200 DDR 184 pin 400Mhz DIMM

Hope this helps
Paul

 

[DCraver]

Alright. Thanks a ton.

-Dylan

 

[pphking]

No problem Dylan.
Glad I could help to you.

Paul

 

[Berman]

OK. Thanks. I'm planning on buying a 1GB stick, so I'll have 1.5GB of RAM. So, that should go over well. I'll look up Crucial and Kingston. Thanks again.

-Dylan

EDIT: What Pin number is it? And also, is it DDR or SDRam, Crucial has both and I read that it's all one thing on another website.

you get a 10% speed boost with matches pairs.