Subject: Pismo max ram and floppy options Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 17:00:51 -0500 From: chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I've got a PowerBook G3/500 Firewire model (Pismo).
I'm running OS X.3 on it, but it spools the hard drive OFTEN which drags
performance to a halt. Currently it has 256 MB ram. So I want to max out
the ram, but I'm unsure if the max is 512 or 1024.
Apple and EveryMac claim 512. However, I know Apple often specs the max
lower then it really is (they spec based on what could be tested when the
unit was released, so if 256 was the largest chip size in 2000, they will
claim it tops out at 512 (2x 256)).
LowEndMac claims 1024 is the max, as does Crucial.com.
Before I spend $200 getting a pair of 512 chips, I wanted to know if anyone was actually running 1024 successfully in a Pismo (and are there any gotchas I should be aware of).
Have 1GB in a 500mhz Pismo with no issues. Remember the lower chip has to be low-profile, while the upper can be either type.
Also, as long as I am on the Pismo topic, I want to get a floppy drive
for it. I found an Apple Tech Note that says the Pismo can use the
Lombard drive modules (but not always the other way around). I was under
the impression the Lombard has a floppy drive available for it. Can
anyone confirm that I can in fact use a Lombard floppy in my Pismo? I'd
rather get a floppy drive that uses the drive bay over a USB based one.
Or does anyone know of a 3rd party floppy drive module that works with the Pismo?
Thanks!
I have a VST SuperDisk module - they are often on the Smartdisk web site as sale/clearance items, or of course on eBay they are also cheap. It works fine in OSX, OS9 required a driver which is still available online.
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