J. R. Rosen wrote:
Got a 20" G4 (USB2) iMac the other day, and am going to put in 2
sticks-O-RAM (1gb + 1gb). So while I was in there, I thought I'd add
a 500gb HDD and a 24x DVD RW. That's about as far as you can carry
upgrades, as it already has bluetooth and wifi.
I have printed the article on Accelerate Your Mac about the do's and
don'ts, and I've been following the latest posts about the thermal paste.
My question is... as y'all have been actively inside the G4 dome (Jim
and Tina), are there any tips, tricks, or other nuances you could
throw my way to help me through this endeavor? Any: "if I had only
know about that then" kind of things, or is it pretty straight-forward?
One think to keep in mind right off the bat is that an ODD much, or
possibly any, larger than the OEM unit will not fit into the carrier. I
believe it was a Pioneer 106 that Apple put in those machines but I
could be mistaken. Also the stock HDD is a 5200 RPM unit so if you
install a 7200 RPM drive there will be more heat generated, you will
probably want to keep the inlet & outlet clean and hopefully keep it in
a cool environment.
Dis/reassembly is pretty straight forward. The outer user cover is a no
brainer but be careful with the inner factory cover as it houses the
MoBo and has several wires and cables attached to it. The first gen G4s
had a cable that ran to the ODD/carrier that often broke upon
disassembly but Apple corrected that on the USB 2 models. You will want
to keep an eye on the Airport antenna wire during dis/reassembly too.
Oh, and of course don't ruin all your work with a static jolt!
Tina
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