On 3/12/03 4:51 PM, "Lou Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been hearing (on this list) about the problem with some Rams being > too tall to fit under the G3 Drive Platform. I inherited a pair of 256's > out of an old PC, and yes they were too tall. Closer inspection showed that > the reason they were too tall was because the grate over the power supply > fan is about 1/4 to 3/8 inch lower than the rest of the drive platform. So > I cut out the grate, and now the rams fit, and voila, my system reports > 768mB! I just have to be careful not to stick my fingers in the fan if I > have it running in open position, which is rare. You can get some fan grates that screw in place. You might be able to find one small enough to not interfere with the RAM. > > > NOW to figure out how to (nicely) cut out the faceplate on the case so I can > stuff more things like my JAZ drive and a removable drive housing, in there! > Since I run in OS X on that machine, I pulled the useless floppy drive out, > and have all kinds of room behind the fixed part of the faceplate. > The floppy drive tray is a great place to put a hard drive. Put a couple of screws in the rear side-facing mounting holes and use those to hold it in place. Hamlin http://hamlin.artistfolios.com 'I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with equality liberty and justice for all.' -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
