I just subscribed to this list as I need some advice.
Welcome to the best place for info i have found,(and they are
sometimes friendly)
I have a G3 500/384/20 Pismo with a disfunctional OEM DVD-ROM drive
running 9.2.2 which is networked to an iMac G5 (1.8/1GB/super-drive)
through a modem/router.
Decent set up
I read at<http://www.lowendmac.com/cwebb/05/1209.html> that the pismo
handles Tiger nicely and through Charles Moore's article at:
<http://www.macopinion.com/columns/roadwarrior/04/06/15/index.html>
that
fastmac sells a combo-drive that just slides into the Pismo with ease.
My questions for you fine folk are:
- to run Tiger, would I be better off replacing the lower RAM slot
with
another 128mg (maxing the machine out at 512mg) - considering that my
laptop is not my primary machine (just the more user friendly one!)
If you have 384 ram fitted then either the top or bottom already has
128 fitted meaning you would need another 256 chip. to get 512.
512 should be fine to run tiger with a couple of apps open. And Tiger
runs fine on the pismo and is decent on the speed side also . But the
pismo maxs at 1gb ram and also runs very nice with 1gb
- has anyone bought a combo-drive from the fastmac people? <
http://store.fastmac.com/index.php?cPath=6>
If you are not bothered about the cosmetics fitting flush, and you
are also confident with the insides of the Mac and the drives. Then
just shop on ebay for a laptop slot or tray loading combo drive and
swap it out with the caddy that you have. Someone on this list has a
link to a page with compatible drives, that just swap over. You will
save yourself around $50-100 easy and have a drive that functions the
same.
Thanks for any and all advice!
If you are in the Uk and need any help fitting I would do the install
of the memory and drive for you.
Vicki
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