Upgrading 17" 2.0 ghz Intel iMac

I have a 17" iMac that I want to upgrade the memory in. I have some pulls from a 24" 2.8 ghz iMac that were not used much before the were removed. The 17" uses PC2-5300 memory. The pulls are PC2-6400 memory. What is risk involved in using this (PC2-6400) in an older 17" iMac?

If it won't boot with both 800 modules installed in it, try one 667 and one 800...

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My iMac has 1 GB memory. I just got Creative Suite Premium for school. Will 1 GB be enough to handle the program? I've been thinking of getting more memory but I am no computer wiz. Is RAM and memory the same thing? If I did get more memory, how do you install it? Do I need someone to do it for me? How much would I need? Where to get it? Too many questions, sorry!

Hello Rae
I would say "Yes" you should upgrade your ram, my system uses well over 1GB for the OS X, Safari and another large application like iTunes or iPhoto!
The first thing you need to find out is exactly which model Intel iMac you have!
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1463?viewlocale=en_US
This is especially important, there were two 17" late 2006 Core 2 Duo's and the 17-inch (MA710LL) with the Intel GMA 950 graphics processor only supports a max of 2GB of matching ram. While the later (MA590LL) 2.0GHz supports 3GB and can take a 4GB kit of matching ram.
http://support.apple.com/specs/imac/iMacLate2006.html
Once you have sorted out which model, and how much ram it supports, then check out the installing instructions below:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1432?viewlocale=en_US
The recommend on-line ram suppliers here in the forum are Crucial, OWC and MemoryStore.com:
http://www.crucial.com/mac/index.aspx
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/
http://www.memorystore.com/config_system.asp?cboMFG=26
I know there's a lot of info above, but it's really pretty straight forward! I hope you will take the time to study it, you can save a-lot of money upgrading the ram yourself!
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I there,
I'm trying to connect my first generation ipod with my iMac (intel 2.4 Ghz), which is running Lion, however when I connect the wifi, it only showing that battery is charging with a tick and OK to Disconnect. I open itunes but it doesn't find my ipod neither. Any suggestions?
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Start by working through each and every troubleshooting suggestion offered in this Apple support document related to your issue.
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So here's the deal. My Intel Core Duo iMac 2.16 GHz with 3 MB memory has a fried logic board and hard drive. I am on a tight budget and have been looking at the 2.53 GHz Mini with 4 MB memory to replace the iMac. I am a graphic designer and mostly use Adobe CS3 and CS4. I am not a gamer nor do I edit videos on my Mac. The most complex things I do is use Photoshop to edit high-res photographs preparing them for publication. Sometimes this involves multiple layers and applied effects and filters. I also use a Wacom tablet and pen and wouldn't want to see any performance issues when drawing vector art with the Mini.
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2.8 GHz Intel iMac arrived OK and its absolutely gorgeous !

Picked up by FedEx in Shanghai, China early on August 13th and delivered to Ontario Canada by lunch time on the 15th ! And its absolutely gorgeous. Glare is not an issue. The absence of the Apple on the Command key is not an issue. The mighty mouse being WHITE is not an issue. Getting my wife off it MAY be an issue.

are these new imacs fast?
im trying to compare this new 24 inch ( 2.8 GHZ) beast with all the RAM in it to a G5 desktop quad or DP 2.5 all with plenty of RAM.
Does the new IMAC speed through Garageband ( 20 tracks of data ) or Photoshop CS3 with 50 MB files?
is it a new beast to contend with or just a little prettier and more featured? or is this now a computer that will tolerate lots of data without slowing down or choking on big size files?
I would love a mobile ( in the car out of the car perse ) unit that will step up to the task.
anyone who has pushed it pretty far would appreciate any responses.....

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I am getting conflicting info (from Apple folks) whether I can upgrade to Lion with 1 GB Ram. Some are saying I need 2 (which I can do by adding memory) - or 3 (which I'm not sure I can do). Anyone running Lion with 1 GB? 2? I am at Leopard 10.5.8 to run some recording mixer which the company (Alesis) told me they weren't going to support drivers to Lion, but I guess they changed their minds. Am I clear on this? thanks.

The hardware requirements for Lion are an intel Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB RAM.
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I can no longer run iPhoto by clicking on the app icon, open images in it, or access the photos in it in any other way.
Since upgrading OS my iMovie has also been upgraded to v11. I don't knoiw if this is a factor.

Try rebuilding the iPhoto database ..
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using Norton from the Utilities folder
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Hi,
This should help you out.....
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Greetings!
I recently purchased Adobe CS2 as well as Macromedia stuido 8. I was planning to upgrade to a new 20" intel iMac and I am curious about the performance of these products under rosetta. Anyone suggestions or additional info? Thanks
-Sam

I've been using a 20" Intel 2 GHz iMac with 1 GB RAM now for just over a month and use Adobe CS2 on it and I'm incredibly disappointed with the performance of the software under Rosetta. So much so that I regret buying the Intel version and wish I'd bought a good old G5 processor model.
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I've called both Adobe and Apple in order to resolve the problem and neither have a solution. Adobe's view on it is that CS2 and earlier were not written to work on the Intel machine and so they cannot address any support problems with patches or updates. Their only solution is waiting until CS3 is released in Autumn which will be Intel compatible.
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Several months ago I bought a new 3.06 GHz Intel iMac with 2GB of RAM. I also bought CS4 so I maxed out my RAM at 4GB with a 2x2GB RAM kit from Other World Computing.
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1. Repaired Permissions. No effect.
2. Used Onyx to clean the System, User and Font cache options listed by default. It also told me that S.M.A.R.T., startup volume, Permissions and Prefs are all ok. No effect.
3. I removed the RAM, inspected the boards and the slots. Can't see any sort of damage to either. I replaced the boards but swapped slots. Both boards are firmly seated. Also no effect.
I'm going to try running 1 board at a time, swapping slots if the problem continues. If it does I'll try creating a 2nd admin account and go from there.
I've also noticed at times when the hang happens it seems to be when I click on an item in my Dock (usually a folder of items). There have also been times that after it happens I'll switch to another space and the windows for different apps will have disappeared. The apps are still open but if I try choosing the missing window under View or Window they still won't appear. Same goes with trying to use Show All under the Finder menu.

Importing Slower on Intel iMac than Pentium 4 Laptop

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I phoned up Apple support and was told to trash the Caches folder in my Home folder. This helped for about a day but the import would still start at around 3.2x speed and then accelerate slowly up to 24.0x by around the 10th track on the CD. I have run a hardware check using the install DVD that came with the iMac and it did not report any problems with the superdrive. I have also repaired permissions on the hard drive and run the maintenance and cache cleaning scripts in Onyx but this doesn't seem to help. I understand that as the superdrive is only able to read CDs at a maximum of 24x the import is unlikely to be able to exceed this speed no matter how fast the processor is.
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I'M MAD! Majority of games/apps require 2 GHz Intel Core Duo...D:

So to start off, I have a Mac OS X 10.6.8
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         Memory     2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
What I want:
     To be able to play games/apps
"Why can't you?"
     Because they require 2 GHz Intel Core Duo
So my question is:
     IS THERE A WAY I CAN UPGRADE TO A 2 GHz INTEL CORE DUO???
     ...it makes me frustrated that I have the required OS version yet I still can't play games or use simple apps because of my stupid processor...
What I've already tried (so don't suggest this):
Wine (so that I can open windows required games)
Updating all my software
Getting rid of unwanted files
Downloading X11 (to run Wine)
Watched tons of tutorials on downloading desired games/apps correctly
EVEN BUYING A NEW COMPUTER (this one)
Repeating the above tactics on my new computer
     What. must. I. Do. Please tell me !!

Nana-san wrote:
I am a gamer, and as one I very much know this. However, it is absurd that I can't play something as simple as elsword or any of those 2011/2012 MMO/RPGs...also, I can't even use the application sketchup to design 3D projects, and that is a problem as a game designer. I can't even download most apps in the App Store that are specifically in the 10.6.8 category .-.
Get a PC. They are the best gaming machines on the planet. Macs are not gaming comps.

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I have an iMac purchased new about 5 years ago with OS 10.4.11. I would like to upgrade to Lion. I currently have a 2.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 2 GB of ram. Can I upgrade to Lion, and what is the best way to do so?

From what I read here:
http://www.tuaw.com/2011/06/06/lion-...u-2-gb-of-ram/
s long as they already have Snow Leopard 10.6.8 installed in it.All a person needs to do with that type of iMac is to upgrade/max out their Ram. They claim that an Interl iMac with Core 2 Duo is all that is needed, as long as it has OS 10.6.8 installed. They say you don`t need the "Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor"
But I wonder about the RAM speed, the iMac 2.33Ghz uses DDR2 SDRAM, which I believe is rated at 667Mhz. Lion maybe installed but it might be problems running smoothly or not?
Did some quick checking and the iMacs apple is selling this year use 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM.
The only thing to do is to make sure you have a good back-up, Install your RAM and install Snow Leo, then wait a couple of hours and install Lion.
Good Luck

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