On Dec 6, 2008, at 12:56 PM, Linda wrote:
> > I have a powermac G4 mirrored drive doors with panther, 1.25 GHz, 768 > mb of RAM, an 80 GB hard drive with a second 160GB drive for storage. > > I've bought more RAM and Leopard. I also have a DVR-104PB that a > friend > gave me. I understand this is will burn DVDs. Since my other drive is > only a DVD player I thought it would be nice to put this one in the > bay > below the other. > > What sequence should I use to upgrade my machine? Should I install the > RAM and drive and then the OS or the other way around? I've never > put a > CD/DVD drive in a computer before is there anything special I should > watch out for? > > I'm not too happy that Apple has let the mid range towers drop from > their line. The new iMacs are nice but you can't do any upgrades. I > like to get as many years use out of a machine before I buy a new one. > Especially at Apple's prices. > > Linda in Ohio > > > If it was me, I'd install Ram and optical drive "before" the Leopard install as the more ram, the quicker the install for one. As for installing the optical drive, I think, if I'm remembering correctly, there's only 2 screws that hold the cage in, and 2 cables (the power cable can be a bugger to pull out) to remove... they only go in one way. Jeff --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
