> ------------------------------ > > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 10:45:40 -0600 (CST) > From: David Kenny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Adding RAM to Summer 2000 iMac 350 indigo > > As you may know, I just purchased an iMac used off craigslist - > chicago. Fortunately for me, it already had 512 MB of RAM. However, > I plan to upgrade to OS-X and want to add as much RAM as possible. > Documentation I've been able to find on the Apple product site > suggests that this machine can only support up to 512 MB of RAM. > However, an advertisement on Ramjet (hardware vendor) suggested that > this spec is in error and this version iMac can support up to 1 GB of > RAM.
I also have a 350 iMac. Adding Ram to either slot os no trouble, and I now have 640mbs of Ram installed, by myself, with no tech support. It was not hard, just pop open the back panel and gently but firmly snap it in place after taking out the old ram. > > I've heard that iMacs have 2 RAM slots... 1 that is easily user > accessible... and 1 that is buried somewhere, and usually necessitates > an experienced tech. I *am* an experienced tech... just not with > Macintosh (yet). On this model both slots are visible from the open panel, and easily accessible if your hands are normal sized. The difficulty was with the original iMac, not this later model. > > Questions: > 1) Is there a schematic I can download on where these RAM slots > might be located? Also... if the machine needs to be disassembled, is > there a schematic for that, too? > 2) Is it safe to presume that if the user-accessible memory is > designated as a 144-pin PC 100 CAS2 SO-DIMM that the other slot would > be the same? Yes > 3) Is there any way to tell -- without the benefit of an advanced > and costly program like TechTool Pro -- where the 512 MB of RAM that > is installed might be located? Yes. Go to the "About this Mac" in the Apple menu. On the first screen there is a button marked "Get more info". Click it and on the page that appears you can find that info, and a lot more about your model. > 4) Is the Apple spec or the Ramjet spec correct? Can this machine > support up to 1 GB of RAM? Sorry, don't know. People (on this list) usually just seem to try it and see. Most reliable vendors will accept ram back if it does not work in spite of their recommendation. Have fun! -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
