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<blockquote data-quote="Padawan" data-source="post: 102788" data-attributes="member: 273">It shouldn't be difficult to open, and Apple's specs for the RAM can be found <a href="http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Developer_Notes/Macintosh_CPUs-G3/PowerMac_G3/pMacG3frame_set.html" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp; I bought the RAM for my G3 from <a href="http://macsalec.com" target="_blank">OWC</a> and was very satisfied with the pricing and service. If you want to install OS X 10.2 Jaguar, all you need to do is partition the drive so that the first partition is slightly less than 8 GB (I make mine 7.99 GB).&nbsp; If you want to install 10.3 Panther, which I would recommend, you will also XPostFacto as rman suggested.&nbsp; This link provides all the info you'll need, as well as the download itself: <a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/Framework.cfm?page=XPostFacto3.html" target="_blank">http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/Framework.cfm?page=XPostFacto3.html</a>Don't be intimidated by having to use XPostFacto.&nbsp; It's very simple, and the results of running Panther rather than Jaguar are well worth it.&nbsp; Let me know if you have any other questions or need any help, because I've installed OS X (both Jaguar and Panther) a number of times on Beige G3's.Oh, and your G3 will be quite happy running OS X, especially Panther.&nbsp; Once you get it up and running, you may also want to over-clock it, which will give you a bit more performance and is very simply to do by adjusting jumper settings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Padawan, post: 102788, member: 273"] It shouldn't be difficult to open, and Apple's specs for the RAM can be found [url=http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Developer_Notes/Macintosh_CPUs-G3/PowerMac_G3/pMacG3frame_set.html]here[/url]. I bought the RAM for my G3 from [url=http://macsalec.com]OWC[/url] and was very satisfied with the pricing and service. If you want to install OS X 10.2 Jaguar, all you need to do is partition the drive so that the first partition is slightly less than 8 GB (I make mine 7.99 GB). If you want to install 10.3 Panther, which I would recommend, you will also XPostFacto as rman suggested. This link provides all the info you'll need, as well as the download itself: [url]http://eshop.macsales.com/OSXCenter/XPostFacto/Framework.cfm?page=XPostFacto3.html[/url] Don't be intimidated by having to use XPostFacto. It's very simple, and the results of running Panther rather than Jaguar are well worth it. Let me know if you have any other questions or need any help, because I've installed OS X (both Jaguar and Panther) a number of times on Beige G3's. Oh, and your G3 will be quite happy running OS X, especially Panther. Once you get it up and running, you may also want to over-clock it, which will give you a bit more performance and is very simply to do by adjusting jumper settings. [/QUOTE]

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