Memory upgrade on iMac G3 700, help with system crashes

I tried to do a memory upgrade on my iMac, so I bought two kingston 256 MB PC133 modules, but none will work, the system starts, but hangs in about two minutes after loading the desktop. I went back to use the older memory module wich is an spectek, but I need the upgrade, any ideas?
Thanks!
FedericoMG.
Ps: Sorry about my english... I'm from Argentina... :-P

Hi Federicomg
The iMac 700 G3 should have been supplied with 1 stick of 256mb ram. However which is the correct type i am not sure as the Apple specifications for this model state PC100 whereas my iMac G3 700 graphite was supplied with 256 MB PC133-333 SDRAM
http://support.apple.com/specs/imac/iMacSummer2001.html
Apple profiler from my iMac this is the original supplied RAM from Apple:-
DIMM0/J13: Size: 256 MB
Type: SDRAM
Speed: PC133-333
1) I would re-instal the original ram and open system profiler to see what type the ram is.
2) Keeping the original stick in place add another stick of the new ram and look again in profiler to see if its recognised and again try the second stick to see if there's a problem with one of the sticks.
I am currently running my iMac with a small upgrade of RAM and the additional RAM is 128MB of PC100 and i have noticed the performance improvement since adding the PC100 so it's working and i have suffered no ill effects doing this..
paul..

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System requirements
2 GB of RAM
8 GB of available hard disk or solid state storage
To upgrade from an old version of OS X, the computer must be running at least v10.6.8.[7]
The following models are officially supported:[7]
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac Mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)
The following models support AirPlay Mirroring:
iMac (mid-2011 or newer)
Mac Mini (mid-2011 or newer)
MacBook Air (mid-2011 or newer)
MacBook Pro (early 2011 or newer)
The following models support AirDrop:
MacBook Pro (late 2008 or newer)
MacBook Air (late 2010 or newer)
MacBook (late 2008 or newer)
iMac (early 2009 or newer)
Mac Mini (mid-2010 or newer)
Mac Pro (early 2009 with AirPort Extreme card or newer)
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You have to call Apple to get 10.6 first somehow, as they removed it from the online store.

Memory upgrade on iMac 20" Early 2008

I actually have 2 questions:
1) My iMac is running slow with CS6 installed and I need to upgrade memory. My iMac, Early 2008 with 2GB of memory, runs on iOS 10.9.5. Replace both slots with 2GB each or to replace one slot with 2GB makes much difference? I think DDR2 SDRAM SO-Dimm 800MHz is what I need. Does it matter what brand? Will this Dell brand works: Dell - Memory - 2GB - SO DIMM 200-pin - 800 MHz/PC2-6400 - unbuffered - non-ECC? It's the cheapest on Amazon. Or other recommendations?
2) I was set up with Mac and Window partitions. I seldom use Window. How can I combine the partitions to just Mac? I'm wasting 35GB of memory in an unused Window partitions.
Thank you.

posting on a mac forum would get you more help.

Memory upgrade on iMac bought in 12/2007

Hi everybody,
I bought an Imac 3 and 1/2 years ago. I wanted to upgrade it to Mac OsX Lion, but since it has on 1 MB of memory it's impossible as Mac OsX Lion requires at least 2MB. Do you know if it would be possible to add some memory?
Thnk you.
Pierre

Hi Federicomg
The iMac 700 G3 should have been supplied with 1 stick of 256mb ram. However which is the correct type i am not sure as the Apple specifications for this model state PC100 whereas my iMac G3 700 graphite was supplied with 256 MB PC133-333 SDRAM
http://support.apple.com/specs/imac/iMacSummer2001.html
Apple profiler from my iMac this is the original supplied RAM from Apple:-
DIMM0/J13: Size: 256 MB
Type: SDRAM
Speed: PC133-333
1) I would re-instal the original ram and open system profiler to see what type the ram is.
2) Keeping the original stick in place add another stick of the new ram and look again in profiler to see if its recognised and again try the second stick to see if there's a problem with one of the sticks.
I am currently running my iMac with a small upgrade of RAM and the additional RAM is 128MB of PC100 and i have noticed the performance improvement since adding the PC100 so it's working and i have suffered no ill effects doing this..
paul..

Memory upgrade on iMac (Late 2006)

I want to upgrade the memory on my iMac (Late 2006). My present memory is 1GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM. I am getting that information from the System Profiler. That (one) module is in one Memory Slot, and the other Memory Slot is empty.
The manual says the following:
+Your iMac comes with at least 1 GB of Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Synchronous+
+Dynamic Random Access (SDRAM) memory installed. You can add 1 or 2 gigabyte (GB)+
+memory modules for a maximum of 3 GB of memory. Memory modules must meet the+
+following specifications:+
+* Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (SO-DIMM) format+
+* 667 MHz, PC2-5300, DDR2 compliant (also referred to as DDR2 667)+
+* Unbuffered and unregistered+
And it also says the following:
+Your iMac has a top slot and a bottom memory slot. You can add a memory module to+
+the bottom slot and remove the memory module in the top slot to replace the+
+installed memory. You can add a 1 GB or 2 GB memory module for a maximum of 3 GB+
+of memory.+
I guess I should just do as Apple suggests and add a 2GB module to the other memory slot, to maximize the total memory in the computer at 3GB. But does anybody have any alternative experiences or suggestions? Should I perhaps add another 1GB module to the other Memory Slot so that they are both equal? Has anybody tried adding 2GB to each Memory Slot? What happens? It seems odd or unbalanced to have a 1GB module and a 2GB module as Apple suggests. Any opinions from people experienced in this would be welcome, and I thank you in advance.

Hi rosalarose
To check how much memory you have and your memory usage go to: Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor and select System Memory.
Your problem sounds more like a Software problem with Safari than a Hardware issue with the Memory. Instead of piggybacking on someone else's thread you should post a New Topic of your own here or in the Safari section of the Forum with a more detailed explanation of your problem.
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=876

Memory upgrade on iMac 27 late 2009

Hello,
I have an iMac 27 late 2009 with 4GB memory 2x2. I'm thinking to upgrade on 8GB but I want to ask you before I do something. First question is if I can buy one memory 1x4 GB and install on iMac will it work good with other two memories or they have to be all the same, and second question is what type of memory you suggest yo buy?

Is yours one of these:
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP576
If so, these are the RAM specs:
4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM; four SO-DIMM slots support up to 16GB
You have two empty slots; I've heard both that it does not matter if you only put one module in, but also that it is better to put equal size pairs in - if you have any doubt, stop by an Apple store and ask.
There have been numerous posts here that there are problems with 16 GB, so I would advise to go as high as a total of 12 GB; that would mean you add two 4 GB modules at most.
As for brands, these are usually recommended here: Crucial, Samsung, or OWC (macsales.com) - but not their cheaper brand (NuRam), only the OWC brand. iMacs are finicky with RAM, so only buy top quality from a reputable vendor with a lifetime warranty.

Help with system upgrade for CS6

Hello. I am hoping you can give me some advice on what to do (or buy) to improve my video editing system. I am a bit of novice when it comes to the technical/hardware end of things and I’m having some issues with my current system.
I working in Adobe CS6 Master Suite on a Windows 7 Ultimate PC. I mainly use Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, and Audition. I create very complete animations and videos with many layers and effects (via Boris & Red Giant). I also use Skype to record group video calls (with the program Evaer) for a reality T.V. recap show which I also edit with my Adobe suite. However I have two main problems.
When I render out a 20 minute premier pro project (with several HD video layers and effects) it takes almost 13 hours. It seems like this is very long considering my high end components, and set up. For example I run ONLY my OS off an SSD. My programs are on another SSD. The files I use for the video are on another HDD, and I render to another HDD. I was told by keeping all the aspects on separate hard drives it would speed everything up. Is that true? I also am now reading that rendering to a SSD would speed things up. Should I consider changing my workflow/hard drive set up that way?
My other problem is that when I record my Skype group calls of 4 people (with Evaer) to my SSD the audio is always off when I bring it into Premiere. I don’t know if this is a problem with Evaer, a codec (it records it as H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Codec. At 1280 X 720 and 30fps), that SSDs auto compress files, or that my system just cant handle it. Plus Soundblaster & Nvida both seem to active as audio features on my system I don’t know if that effects anything. Is there any advice any of you have on this issue as well? Perhaps another program to record skype or group calls?
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-Eric
MOTHERBOARD:
Gigabyte G1.Assassin http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3752#ov
PROCESSOR:
Intel Core i7 X 980
5 HARD DRIVES:
(1) SATA II WD (WD15EADS-00P8B0) 3gb Hard Drive @ 1.5TB
(2) OCZ SATA AGILITY II SSD drives @120GB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227543
(2) Hitachi 6gb SATA III drives @2TB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145473
3 DVD/CD/BLUERAY DRIVES:
(1) SATA DVD DRIVE
(1) SATA BlueRay Drive
RAM:
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GRAPHICS:
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SOUND CARD:
NONE DEDICATED: But Onboard Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Digital Audio Processor (20K2) with X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity™ and EAX® AHD 5.0™ Technologies built into MoBo.
PLUS: NVIDIA High Definition Audio
CONTROLLERS:
Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Intel(R) ICH10R SATA AHCI Controller
Realtek PCI GBE Family Controller
Marvell 91xx SATA 6G Controller
Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller
MY HARD DRIVE SETUP:
*I also have a network server which I use to back up files, and access files across my other systems.

Eric,
I would hardly call the Quadro card an upgrade to a GTX 680!
Regarding getting more speed from a faster MB / CPU, since you already have a 6-core rig with 24GB of RAM I would think that any gains you would get would not be that dramatic.
Check out your cpu usage (Task manager) and see how busy your cores are during a test render. I am guessing that the Boris and / or Red Giant effects could be jumping your projects from gaining the full multi-core capabilities of the Adobe software.
Regards,
Jim

Memory Upgrade: 27" iMac, late 2009

Hey everyone,
Quite late to the game, but definitely should upgrade my imac's memory from the standard 4gb - However my mac doesn't show up in the shopping aides some of the manufacturers have on their homepages, so the subject is a bit shady.
Am I still able to track down the working hardware for this particular computer?
If so, any suggestions? Would these do?
Thanks!

I also have a late 2009 27" iMac installed 16 gigs of crucial memory, I ordered the mid 27" iMac memory running at Speed: 1333 MHz been running them without a problem for two an half years.
Here is the link. http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-memory-for/Apple/imac-2*8ghz-intel-quad -core-i5-%2827-inch---ddr3%29-mid-2010
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Objective:
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3)Send it to the servlet outputStream
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Server goes out of memory when 5 threads try to access it concurrently
Runtime conditions:
VM param set to -Xmx1024m
Observation
Writing the files takes a lot of time when compared to reading the files
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If write the tiled image back to a file, or to the outputstream, it gives me only the portion of the tile I read in and watermarked, not the whole image file
I have attached the code I use when I load up the whole image
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Thx
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Can I upgrade my iMac (10.6.8) with the prepackaged Lion on my new Mac Book Air?

In August I bought a new Mac Book Air prepackaged with Lion OSX.
At home I have an iMac running Snow Leopard 10.6.8.
Since I purchased a copy of Lion prepackaged with the Mac Book Air, is there some way I can use my Mac Book Air copy of Lion to upgrade my iMac?
Or do I need to purchase a copy of Lion specially for the iMac?
I live in Japan, so it's hard to get clear English advice sometimes!
Thanks

You need to buy a copy for your iMac. The version that comes with your MBA cannot be transferred.
Regards.
Colin R.

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I have an iMac 2.66mhz Intel Dual Core, etc. running Leopard 10.5.8. It is working just fine, I probably should just leave it alone, but I am also getting a Macbook for my birthday, that will be running SnowLeopard. Is it possible for me to upgrade my iMac, with the SnowLeopard disk that comes with the Macbook? Or, do I have to purchase the upgrade package for my iMac? Thanks for any info!

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Please help with Motion Crashes.

Hello Mac People:
I recently purchased a new MacBook Pro and I was excited to have a faster machine to edit video on than my several years old iMac with less memory, older graphics card etc. But, alas, my new machine keeps repeatedly crashing on a Motion project that the old Imac will still work with - export, etc. I've tried to figure out what the problem is... but haven't done any reinstall and etc. Below I've posted the latest crash report and I was wondering if anyone can help me understand how to read it, and if it might point to where the issue lies within my beautiful new machine. Both machines are running the latest version of Motion I believe.
My computer has the NVidia GForce graphics cards - both 9400M and 9500GT and has the 3.06 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4gb ram.
Thanks so much!
Process: Motion [335]
Path: /Applications/Motion.app/Contents/MacOS/Motion
Identifier: com.apple.motion
Version: 4.0.2 (726)
Build Info: Motion-7260000~10
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [77]
Date/Time: 2010-07-29 13:12:13.265 -0400
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6.4 (10F569)
Report Version: 6
Interval Since Last Report: 259686 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 18
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 7681 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 12
Anonymous UUID: BF617FBC-342F-4BEC-BFD2-CFA9FDF30CE3
Exception Type: EXCBADACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERNPROTECTIONFAILURE at 0x0000000000000007
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

This is a continuation of my previous post... I'm getting two kinds of crashes... sometimes Motion crashes on start-up and sometimes it crashes while I'm working with this particularly project. The latter crash report says that "thread 7" crashes. While I'm not sure what that means... here's the report for thread 7. Thanks for any advice!!!
Thread 7 Crashed:
0 com.apple.GeForceGLDriver 0x8f0629f3 gldAttachDrawable + 2579
1 com.apple.GeForceGLDriver 0x8f124615 gldUpdateDispatch + 15381
2 com.apple.GeForceGLDriver 0x8f124980 gldFlush + 80
3 GLEngine 0x025c5c36 glFlushRender_Exec + 57
4 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x98677f81 feaccel_contextflush + 33
5 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x98677f49 feaccel_contextrelease + 34
6 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9867b828 fegl_bufferupdate + 172
7 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9867b759 feglbegin + 76
8 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x98623cd0 fetree_render_apply1 + 1453
9 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9861e9c7 fetree_renderapply + 1657
10 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9861d213 fetree_render + 1885
11 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9861c75a fetree_rendertree + 185
12 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9860ac32 fetree_renderimage + 1017
13 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9860a4d2 feimage_render + 289
14 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x98674e54 feimagerender + 155
15 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x986bfdcc renderImage + 109
16 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x98673874 -[CIOpenGLContextImpl renderWithBounds:matrix:function:info:] + 209
17 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x9867379b -[CIContextImpl render:] + 207
18 com.apple.QuartzCore 0x986705c9 -[CIContext drawImage:inRect:fromRect:] + 1105
19 com.apple.fxmetaplug.ImageUnit 0x077622e9 DummyCGDataProviderReleaseInfoCallback + 3099
20 com.apple.fxplugframework 0x01c0c409 -[FxSample evaluateWithOptions:] + 253
21 com.apple.fxplugframework 0x01c0ad59 -[FxPlug renderImageOutputAtTime:withOptions:inFxContext:inRegionOfInterest:] + 189
22 com.apple.ozone.framework 0x00acc7b8 OZFXPlugGenerator::getHelium(LiAgent&, float, OZRenderParams&) + 3112
23 com.apple.ozone.framework 0x00c51a47 OZLiCiGenerator::getHelium(LiAgent&) + 103
24 com.apple.Lithium 0x0164e895 LiAgent::getHelium(LiImageSource*) + 4789
25 com.apple.Lithium 0x0165ec61 LiPolygonInstance::makeNode(LiClipSet const&) + 1713
26 com.apple.Lithium 0x01684841 LiRenderInstance::collectGeode(LiGeode*, LiCollectState&) + 913
27 com.apple.Lithium 0x01685649 LiRenderInstance::collect3D(LiSceneObject*, LiCollectState&) + 1385
28 com.apple.Lithium 0x01685a9b LiRenderInstance::collectGroup(LiGroup*, LiCollectState&, LiCollectState&) + 427
29 com.apple.Lithium 0x0168570c LiRenderInstance::collect3D(LiSceneObject*, LiCollectState&) + 1580
30 com.apple.Lithium 0x01685a9b LiRenderInstance::collectGroup(LiGroup*, LiCollectState&, LiCollectState&) + 427
31 com.apple.Lithium 0x0168570c LiRenderInstance::collect3D(LiSceneObject*, LiCollectState&) + 1580
32 com.apple.Lithium 0x016874f1 LiRenderInstance::collect() + 2129
33 com.apple.Lithium 0x01687abc LiRenderInstance::buildHeliumGraph(LiAgent&) + 524
34 com.apple.Lithium 0x01689d36 LiRenderInstance::getHelium(LiAgent&) + 294
35 com.apple.Lithium 0x015e56e3 LiRenderer::getHelium(LiAgent&) + 51
36 com.apple.Lithium 0x0164e895 LiAgent::getHelium(LiImageSource*) + 4789
37 com.apple.ozone.framework 0x0091f6a8 GLRenderer::getSceneHeNodeFromLiWorld(OZScene*, OZSceneSettings const&, OZRenderParams&, PCPtr<LiGroup>, HGRenderer*, int, int, double, double, long*) + 2312
38 com.apple.ozone.framework 0x009252ac GLRenderer::getFrameNodeForSingleTime(OZScene*, OZRenderParams&, HGRenderer*, double, double, long*) + 940
39 com.apple.ozone.framework 0x00925ec7 GLRenderer::getFrameNodeIncludingFields(OZScene*, OZRenderParams&, HGRenderer*, long*) + 999
40 com.apple.ozone.framework 0x00926844 GLRenderer::getFrameNode(OZScene*, OZRenderParams&, HGRenderer*, long*) + 164
41 com.apple.ozone.framework 0x00c986b4 OZRendererBuilderUnit::processRenderInstruction(OZRendererBuilderInstruction*) + 1412
42 com.apple.ozone.framework 0x00c98be9 OZRendererBuilderUnit::execute() + 25
43 com.apple.ozone.framework 0x009620d5 OZExecutionUnit::executeLoop() + 197
44 com.apple.ozone.framework 0x0096215e OZExecutionUnit::executeLoopWrapper(void*) + 94
45 com.apple.procore.framework 0x019020a8 PCThread::startup(void*) + 18
46 libSystem.B.dylib 0x92dde81d pthreadstart + 345
47 libSystem.B.dylib 0x92dde6a2 thread_start + 34

Will additional RAM help with Illustrator crashing?

I just started a new job for a company that didn't have a graphic designer so they had to buy my all new equipment. Nice right? Except when the tech guy gets me an iMac instead of what I requested: a Mac G5 with a Power PC processor. Anyways I have the iMac which is nice, but not so quick when it comes to running Adobe CS2 programs...Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop to be specific. THUS causing me major problems, cause those are the programs I need to use. I've only worked with this computer for a little over a week and Illustrator is consistently crashing when I open a file in Photoshop. This is getting slightly annoying. Will maxing out the RAM help with this problem? I figure it's the fact that Rosetta has to run in the background to run my Adobe programs which is causing the slowness and crashing. I'm used to using a G5, I had one at my previous job and it was pretty nice. AHH! Can I fix it with 2gigs of RAM or will I have to wait for Adobe to release CS3? boo.

There is being able to run, and there is waiting or not realizing the benefits CS2 + Tiger offer when working on large documents. With small files, under 4GB RAM is desirable, with large files, sometimes you want/need 8 or 12GB RAM.
And running XP on iMac for those applications while they are still not optimized - but it depends on what your time is worth. Maybe they are waiting for Mac Pro and don't want to invest in G5 (a Quad G5 isn't going to be obsolete tomorrow).
The lack of 2nd drive or external SATA or FW800 is... odd. Even a MBP can add an ExpressCard w/ 32-bit SATA or FW800.

Memory Upgrade Did Not Seem To Help Much

I just upgraded the memory on my Power Mac G4 with a System 512 MB 168 DiMM 64MX64 SDRAM PC133 CL @ UNBUFF card that was the largest recommended for my machine by Crucial. This put the memory at 896 MB. The machine seems to be running a little better but I am not real pleased with the speed. I thought it would be much faster with the upgrade. I remember reading that if I increased the memory by 512 MB I needed to install two 256 MB cards. Since Crucial recommended the card I installed it anyway. Could this be the problem or is something else likey going on here? I just designated my external hard drive as the startup disc prior to the upgrade. The new starup disc is a 120 GB Edge DiskGo. The CPU Speed of the computer is 400 MHZ. I am running Tiger.
I don't know whether I need to return the 512 card and get two 256's or if I should add even more memory. Or, is this the best I am going to do with this machine unless I look at even more hardware upgrades. I have put just about all the money I planned to into the machine. Please advise.

Yeah
Crucial RAM is usually more expensive than other RAM manufacturers/suppliers, but that is because the RAM is of compatible quality for Macs.
$90 is, somewhat expensive for a 512 MB RAM stick, but, again, it's going to work in your Mac with, hopefully, no issues (RAM can go bad regardless of whom it's purchased from).
That said, the more RAM the better.
If you can't afford to install the full 2 GB of RAM immediately, at least splash out for another 512 stick of RAM to punp the Mac up 1 GB. Add the rest of the RAM as time and funds allow.
If your main internal drive is full or getting full, your G4 can take and additional internal IDE drive.
internal drive will be so much faster than external FW drive.
Again, it's cost.
I am assuming that the full internal drive, in question is your G4's original OEM internal drive.
It's either a 10, 20 or 30 GB drive.
You didn't mention what your Mac's internal drive size is so I'm guessing here.
A 10 GB doesn't leave very much room for large amounts of data storage. A 20 GB drive is OK, But if you filled either a 20 or 30 GB drive, it's also time to think about, again, spending some cash and add a new/larger internal drive.
An 80 GB drive will cost around $60-$70 Dollars US..
Your Mac can take up to a 120 GB drive. The cost will be around $90, also.
So, to get better performance and more storage internal to the Mac you'll be spending between $160-$200 US..
The installation of the drive isn't that difficult and drive manufacturer will have detailed instructions of how to install into a Mac.
You can choose just to use the new drive as data storage or you could partition the drive and use part of it to install a clean version of OS X (or use CarbonCopy Cloner to make a copy of your existing OS X system (assuming every is running AOK) and use the rest of the drive as storage.
I think the addditional 512 MB memory and drive upgrade is worth it, IMHO.
You mentioned that you really want to run multiple programs, though.
With 1 GB of RAM, you may be able to run, perhaps, two, maybe three, data/RAM intensive apps, and that's probably going to be all.
Again if you want to run, say, five or six apps at one time, depending on how data/RAM intensive they are, more RAM, in in some cases, more HD space, make this doing easier.
I don't think splashing out cash to make some modest improvements to your older G4 is a waste of time/money.
Especially, these particular upgrade suggestions.
Now, if we were talking about something like a CPU upgrade, then my opinions would be a bit different as the costs of adding additional RAM, HD and CPU upgrade would put you in a position of maybe looking and considering purhasing a newer Mac with better specs than your G4. Something like a newer G4 model, newer G4 iMac, G4 eMac or maybe look at the last generation G5 Power Macs or iMacs.
But, I digress, the decision to make these more modest upgrades is up to you in the end.
I bought and purchased one of the last of the remaining G4 1.25 Ghz MDD models about a year or so, ago. As of recently, I just put in 1 more 512 MB RAM stick to max out my RAM to 2.0 GB.
I put in a larger internal HD (I use an existing external FW 120 GB drive I had with my previous Mac) and I upgraded my G4's video card. The original video card was fine, but I wanted DVD's to play with better screen quality on my Mac and I wanted better screen response and redraws with certain graphic/image apps.
So, the video card purchase was more of "luxury" upgrade,
not a needed upgrade, per se.
You asked for some direction for making your particular Mac speedier as you didn't think that the one 512 MB stick really didn't add all that much speed.
Your G4 can get speedier, but only by throwing some more cash at it.
Just as long as you feel your not overdoing it.
My general guidelines for doing Mac hardware/software upgrades is if the immediate upgrade costs are $500-$600 and above, it might be time to,at least, look at newer Mac alternatives, either newer/used or brand new Macs to compare costs/features before proceeding with any more upgrades to an older Mac system.

Question about Memory Upgrade for iMac G3/350 - Slot Loading

I was thinking of upgrading my memory and found this on eBay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350070149602
The auction says that it won't work in an apple computer but it looks like it should. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
James S.

I agree with Richard; if the seller says it won't work in a Mac, why bother? It's likely to be hi-density, which either won;t work or will show up in a Mac as only half its true size.
I've been hanging around these forums for nearly seven years and have seen a lot of tears shed over alleged Mac RAM bought on eBay. Your mileage may vary, but I get RAM for our 13 Macs for online venders who are Mac-savvy. They all work.

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