I have a Pismo with a G4 500 and 1 gig of ram runs very nice! It can be done. ----- Original Message ----- From: "chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "G-Books" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 5:00 PM Subject: Pismo max ram and floppy options
> I've got a PowerBook G3/500 Firewire model (Pismo). > > I'm running OS X.3 on it, but it spools the hard drive OFTEN which drags > performance to a halt. Currently it has 256 MB ram. So I want to max out > the ram, but I'm unsure if the max is 512 or 1024. > > Apple and EveryMac claim 512. However, I know Apple often specs the max > lower then it really is (they spec based on what could be tested when the > unit was released, so if 256 was the largest chip size in 2000, they will > claim it tops out at 512 (2x 256)). > > LowEndMac claims 1024 is the max, as does Crucial.com. > > Before I spend $200 getting a pair of 512 chips, I wanted to know if > anyone was actually running 1024 successfully in a Pismo (and are there > any gotchas I should be aware of). > > > Also, as long as I am on the Pismo topic, I want to get a floppy drive > for it. I found an Apple Tech Note that says the Pismo can use the > Lombard drive modules (but not always the other way around). I was under > the impression the Lombard has a floppy drive available for it. Can > anyone confirm that I can in fact use a Lombard floppy in my Pismo? I'd > rather get a floppy drive that uses the drive bay over a USB based one. > > Or does anyone know of a 3rd party floppy drive module that works with > the Pismo? > > > Thanks! > > -chris > <http://www.mythtech.net> > > > -- > G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
