Some RAM upgrade questions for G4

I have an iBook G4 1.2GHz 12" with 256 MB of RAM built in. The first stick of RAM I bought to upgrade was bad, somehow, so I returned it. The second stick I bought, from Newegg.com is the following link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231069
This RAM was PC2 5300, and 1 G. My friend went ahead and bought it for me. I didn't examine too carefully what he bought. When I went to go install it, it didn't quite fit in the slot. The notch was the smallest bit too far to the right.
When I went back to Newegg's website and plugged my computer into their Memory configurator, to see which RAM would work with my computer, it came up with only 3 options, all of which were 512 MB and PC2100. Here's the link to them:
http://tinyurl.com/3pq6g4
Can anyone help me with this mystery? Is is really only these 3 that work? Am I guaranteed success this time if I just purchase one of these?
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Thanks

Hi,
Your iBook can use either PC2100 DDR266 200-pin SO-DIMM or PC2700 DDR333 however it will run at only 266 MHz. You're not limited to 512MB either. A 1GB stick will work. Go to OWC or Crucial.com and see what they offer.
John

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Hello everyone,
I have a late 2006 Macbook and am planning to upgrade the RAM from 2GB to 4GB.
From what I understand, my motherboard only supports 3GB, and I'm ok with that.
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Because 1GB will be left unused, will the OS use any of the extra GB towards my Intel GMA 950 GPU's 64MB of shared memory?
I know the machine performs better graphically with with 4GB of RAM rather than 3, I was wondering if that extra GB of RAM is just used my my GPU rather than by the computer?
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Aaron Lowe wrote:
Because 1GB will be left unused, will the OS use any of the extra GB towards my Intel GMA 950 GPU's 64MB of shared memory?
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No, the board will only accept maximum RAM chips of 2 GB, and there are only 2 slots.
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I've read a lot of threads on ram upgrades, but still have a very basic question. I want to buy the $599 Mac Mini, which comes with 1G RAM. Clearly, the Mac RAM is overpriced, but I've been told by a friend to upgrade to at least 2G for $50 extra. I realize Crucial and others sell it cheaper, but I don't know about my ability to put it in.
Is it worth another $100 to go from 2G to 4G. Will I see a noticeable performance increase if I'm using iMovie, Photoshop or Final Cut Express? Or surfing? Are we talking about a few extra seconds when rendering video but no other noticeable effects? I plan to keep this machine for our family machine now that my child is using iWeb.
I'm sorry if this has been answered, but I'm on a very tight budget and worried about my job in this economy. Thanks for your help.

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Hi:
Please see the service manual at the link below.
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01154809.pdf
See chapter 1, page 3.
Because your model has the AMD processor, you can install 2 x 2 GB of PC2-6400 memory (4 GB).
The manual says PC2-5300, but I know for a fact that the chipset can run the memory at 800 MHz, so you may as well bump up the speed of the memory too.
And even if it doesn't, the PC2-6400 memory would just downclock to 667 MHz, so you have everything to gain and nothing to lose.
I have the same chipset in my dv6810us and I swapped out the memory to 2 x 2 GB of PC2-6400 and mine runs at 800 MHz. I have the Turion TL-60 processor.
Cheapest place to buy memory, IMO and here are my recommedations FWIW.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231156
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148159
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134831
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All,
I've spent the last several days reading, researching and generally getting up to speed on what my options are re hardware moving forward, and though I've been a lurker/user of these forums (and others) for years, this is my first time engaging directly now that I feel I know a bit more. I must also say how incredible a resource the regular users like Harm Millard have been to self-taught but enthusiastic newbies like me - thank you!
I've been a longtime self-taught, relatively light but still barely pro Premiere Pro user for the past ten years. For the past couple of years, I've been barely getting by using CS4 on my once-top-of-the-line Dell Precision M6500 laptop running Win7 Pro 32-bit. The M6500 is by far my favorite PC I've ever owned and is still rocking, even with older specs (listed below), but it is time to grow up, bite the bullet and (hopefully) upgrade this machine so that I can take advantage of CS6/CC and do a bit more heavy lifting (basic color correction, light After Effects, etc).
I currently shoot on a Sony AX2000 in AVCHD, but am starting to do more work on my Canon t3i and am close to moving up to a Canon 5D mk3, so will be using more HD MOV files in the near future, possibly alongside the old AVCHD footage. Most of my exports are for HD web uploads, but also occasionally export to DVD. I do not anticipate stepping up to Red footage or the like in the near or mid future.
My current laptop specs are as follows:
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500GB 7200rpm HDD
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I've already ordered a RAM upgrade to get me to 16GB, have Win7 64-bit ready to install, and just bought 2 x 750GB 7200rpm HDD (Western Digital). Instead of investing in an all new machine (laptop or desktop), and considering the amazing stability and longevity (so far) of the M6500, I'd like to try and see if I can get this machine to a place where I can take advantage of CS6/CC and have it run stably and somewhat fast. I realize it's not the best option, and that getting an all-new tricked out desktop is the preferred option, but for budget reasons, that's not possible right now.
Here's my plan:
Upgrade so that system will be:
Win7 64bit
16 GB RAM
2 x 750GB 7200rpm HDDs (internal)
rest of the system listed above would remain the same as above - namely CPU and graphics card
The machine can also support a mSATA mini SSD (up to 256GB), but I haven't splurged for that yet. I'm trying to figure out whether to use the two new HDDs in RAID 0 and have the OS, project files, cache, source footage and export files all on those two RAIDed drives, or whether it would make a truly huge difference to add another internal SSD as the boot/OS/Program Files drive and leave the RAID 0 configuration to handle all video and project files. I've read enough to assume that adding the SSD is the preferred option, but it's pricey, and what I'm trying to determine is whether or not it's really worth the cost vs a straight 2-HDD RAID 0 configuration.
I've read a lot about the dangers of RAID 0, but am not too concerned about failures since I use an online backup system (Sugarsync) for all my document files (this machine doubles as my main work PC) and I regularly back up all source and exported video files.
On a separate note, I realize that my graphics card is not listed among the supported cards for CS6/CC - is that going to cause stability and/or significant performance issues, or will it work since I won't be doing 4k/Red files? Is the CUDA hack an option for me? I have the option of upgrading the card to a supported card (Nividia M5000), but it's hugely pricey (close to $2k) and unless it will make the machine an absolute stud for years to come, it's not worth it.
So in short (yeah right ), here are my questions:
Does my proposed new system have the juice to handle what I want to do?
Which HDD setup is preferred, and by what degree (do I absolutely have to get the SSD to make this work?):
2 x 750GB 7200rpm HDDs in RAID 0 for the entire machine
1 x SSD (what size is minimum recommended?) as boot/OS plus 2x750GB HDDs in RAID 0
Will my existing Quadro 2800M graphics card make the other RAM/HDD upgrades a waste of money?
Is my existing CPU powerful enough to warrant these other upgrades?
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Van,
Tough love - I'm going to give you my honest opinion here, but it does make me feel bad since you seem to have already ordered parts before you posted.
1. In a word no. Your processor is dual core. You really want at least quad core + hyperthreading for the media that you will be pushing around. The Quadro 2800M only has 96 CUDA cores and DDR3 (slow) memory. BTW, task manager shows 4 "cores" when you have a dual-core + hyperthreading.
2. I'd choose 2. - much nicer - worth the cost
3. yes
4. no
So what to do if you cut bait on your current plan and get a new laptop. Check out recent (< 6 mths old) threads here for lots of discussion at various price points. Gamers laptops and Sager/Clevo models definitely offer the best bang for the buck for laptops to run Premiere, mostly due to the GTX video line trouncing the Quadro line for performance for the price. I loved the Dell M6500 in its time. If you want to replace it with something current day the M6700 is good, but I like what HP is doing for the 17" workstation class even better in 2013. If you can buy a few months, I suspect the new smaller die size 22nm Intel cpus will be really help for laptop performance (desktops have just about all the cpu cooling capacity required, but in laptops cooling through tiny tiny coolers and tiny, tiny, quiet fans is way limited - so, the new lower wattage, cooler 22nm cpus should be much larger boost for laptop users than workstations).
I suspect that I would really enjoy editing on a well thought out $1500 Asus, even better on a $2200 Sager, and would have similar performance with the support of HP or Dell at closer to a $3000 price point for the media you mention above. ADK sells Sager/Clevo laptops and has much better support for video (and audio) editors than HP or Dell ever dreamed to provide; prices would be a bit more than www Sager dealers but ADK is a no-brainer if you want "real" support and a machine that is tweaked for Adobe.
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I Currently have a 64 Bit PC and was looking to upgrade my RAM to 8GB only to find out that the motherboards max RAM capaciity is 4GB. But that is for 32 Bit PC's it says. So, sorry if I sound like an idiot, but since my PC is 64 Bit does that allow me to Upgrade to more RAM?
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Hi,
What is your computer actually ? The mothermoard has TWO DIMMs and each DIMM supports 2Gb that means total 4Gb
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c01701270#N177
The note says 32bit OS can't use all 4Gb.
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Hi,
I have a Satellite A110-174
I want to buy some RAM module (it uses ddr2 ram, 533 MHz), but it seems impossible to found them.
I can only find 800 or higher frequencies.
Can I use them or they will give me problems / incompatibilities?
Can I mount 1 module or it's necessary to buy 2 modules?
Will the motherboard read up to 4Gb or it is necessary a Bios update?
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Satellite A110-174 can be upgraded up to 4GB RAM.
In order to use a RAM dual channel feature, two modules have to be used.
This means 2GB RAM module in each slot.
The 4GB RAM limitation is caused by Mobile Intel 945GM Express chipset
http://ark.intel.com/de/products/27857 as well as the Intel Core CPU T1350 http://ark.intel.com/de/products/27243
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Hello!
My Sister has a Sawtooth G4 - Well, I believe it's a sawtooth anyway. I don't know for sure, so I'll post a bunch of specs:
It's a 400mhz model, early 2000. It shipped with a 10GB HDD, and 128 RAM. I believe it also has a 100 Mbps Ethernet. It has a DVI and VGA monitor video card, but i'm not sure the Video RAM level. It has an internal FW 400 port as well. The internal Airport card is shot - er, maybe the extension.
It has major issues with the system - and it seems to stem from a botched OS 9.2 install. It's running 9.1, but with trouble. For one, I can't open the extension manager. For two, it's slow, and acts funny.
Well, I thought i'd be nice, and try to get the G4 working for my Sister. It seems that it may require an Clean install of OS 9.0. Oh well, I can do that easily enough. However, before I go through all that trouble, I'm contemplating upgrading the hard drive (at least). With only 10GB, it's not very useful for iTunes, Photoshop, or our old OS 9 games - things she'd like to have.
I looked at the specs for the Mac at:
http://www.lowendmac.com/ppc/g4saw.shtml
It takes an 3.5 inch Ultra ATA drive? I've seen those around - and a 60GB drive or so is becoming pretty cheap. (I've seen 80G for under $50) I just figured i'd ask if anyone has tips on what to buy, how to install it, and Particularly if I need any special adapters for the G4. It does have a slot for a second internal HDD. I've also heard that a fast, second internal HDD can overheat the computer - is this a common issue I should be worried about?
The same questions go for the RAM. I'd like to add at least an extra 128MB, but I'm not entirely sure what to get. The above site mentions that it uses PC100 SDRAM in DIMM mode? Hmmm... I'll have to look around.
Please excuse any silly questions, I'm just far more familiar with more current systems, and it's 1 AM
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Wow, thanks again!
I figured out that this is the AGP graphics Sawtooth - not the Yikes model. Where do these names come from?
As per upgrading to OS X - we have a G5 which she can use, and a XP box - which is down with the flu for the third (or fourth?) time. Therefore, the G4 will stay OS 9. She just wants to have a reliable machine that can play DVDs and music, and play some of our old OS 9 games. It's not intended to run any new programs, just the old ones that she can't run now. When I mentioned photoshop - it's a "Limited edition" of version 5.0 - and it's far, far, FAR more reliable on the G4 than on our 2-year-old XP box, despite the G4 running 9.1 with a wimpy 128 meg ram!
The main reason for upgrading the HDD was to make it more practical for games and MP3s - via iTunes 2! It won't play AAC, but it plays MP3s fine. She has at least 8 Gig of music - too much for a 10G drive! (Even half of it leaves precious little expansion room)
I'm watching for a "small" HDD - it seems that our local Fry's is no longer selling anything smaller than 100G - which was $100! Or perhaps they were just sold out at the time. I'll keep an eye out for another sale. In fact, asking my friend for an old drive is a good idea. They have parts from at least a dozen old windows and linux boxes floating around - so they likely have a drive or two. If it's a used HDD, loaded with Windows (probably 95-2000), will it confuse the system before re-formatting?
As per RAM:
I'm quite aware of the lack of RAM. However, I'll have to watch for sales! I'm not aware of any "Mom and Pop" stores close by, although that's a fantastic idea. A PC 133 128 MB card runs $40-50 at the local computer stores, but only $15 at OWC! Therefore, if I don't find suitable RAM locally, I'll order some. I wouldn't mind an extra 256 (or 512) for my iMac either.
Speaking of iMac - I've determined that it's the iMac DV Special ED from March 2000. (400mhz, originally 13 Gig Drive - now 60, 9.2.2) The question is whether or not it maxes out at 512 MB or 1 GB of RAM. One of the Apple support sites I found ( http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58007 ) said that the slot loading iMacs max out at 512. It makes no distinction between any slot loading iMac. However at http://www.lowendmac.com/imacs/dvse.shtml, it mentions that this model specifically can accept 1 gig of RAM. I'll assume that the Apple article is correct, but I'd love to get a full 650 MB if I can! (I'd love to add a 512 to the 128 I have now)
It's amazing, really - after 4 years of constant use, a hard drive motor failure (hence the 60G HDD), and a year and a half burried on a desk, the iMac is becoming more handy by the day. It's good at capturing the Video and audio from say, Halo, while my PB's too busy to run anything else (via S-Video and audio through our DV cam). It makes a great DVD player, an iTunes Jukebox, and game machine - most of my games are still OS 9. To top it off, it makes a great wireless base-station for my Nintendo DS at school, where there's no WiFi! With 30 gig of space left on the HDD, it has plenty of room for whatever I want to do with it. Guess you can "teach and old dog new tricks!'
Well, I guess this means my question is answered for now - once I find the things I need, i may have some more questions, Thanks again!
-Dan

RAM upgrade questions.

Hey guys. This is my first thread, and quite honest, I'm not sure if I'm at the right place at all.
Oh, well.
I'm a proud owner of an (maybe older model) MSI GE60 2OC.
It came with:
Intel i5-4200M 2.5 GHz
6GB ram
GeForce GT 750M 2GB
500GB hard drive
- and some other cool stuff! :D
However, I find my computer quite slow. And the "only" things I could "blame" would be my ram and perhaps my hard drive.
So, I was wondering if it's possible for me to upgrade my current 6GB to 8GB (or more?) and if so, how is that done? (Thinking about finding the proper ram kit).
And also, while at it, I'm sure it would also help getting a SSD?
Sorry for the confusing questions - but I hope you guys can help me out :-)
Thanks in advance!

Upgrading the RAM is fairly simple. It can take up to 16GB (2 x 8GB) of DDR3-1600 or DDR3-1866 Unbuffered NON-ECC 1.35V modules. To install, you'll have to remove the back plate of the laptop (there will probably be a warranty sticker that you'll have to break to do so) and swap out the RAM that is installed.
As for the SSD, the GE60 will have a 2.5" HDD installed, and it should have an open slot for an mSATA SSD as well. You could either replace the HDD with a 2.5" SSD, or just add in an mSATA SSD. You'll need a cloning utility (such as Acronis True Image) to clone your current HDD to the new SSD, so you can retain all of your data and the recovery partition.
If you want to replace the HDD with a 2.5" SSD, you'll need to make a full disk image of the drive, restore it to the SSD, then swap the drives.
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