3-4 GB. RAM in Core Duo 20in.?

I was wondering if installing 3-4 GB of RAM in an early 2006 iMac Core Duo would work or cause Kernal Panics/other problems. I would like to run some Apple Pro Apps on the machine and the present 2 GB installed is not really enough when factoring in OSX's needs. Thank you.

Nope, 2 1GB modules is the maximum amount of ram that can be installed in an Early Core Duo.
See > [RAM Expansion Product-Specific Details|http://developer.apple.com/documentation/HardwareDrivers/Conceptual/HWT echRAM/Articles/RAM_implementation.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40003899-SW71200331177]
+*iMac Computers (January 2006)*+
+The computer ships with one 512 MB, 667 MHz, SDRAM SO-DIMM installed. The largest capacity SO-DIMM supported is 1 GB, so the maximum memory capacity is 2 GB.+
And the > [iMac (Early 2006) - Technical Specifications|http://support.apple.com/kb/SP35]

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