On Nov 12, 2009, at 5:42 AM, Patrick Lee wrote: > Hi! I'm TOTALLY new to Mac, so pardon me if I sound clueless! > > I have a G4 dual 867Mhz with nVidia 32MB AGP display, running Mac OS > 10.3.9. I'd like to upgrade to OS 10.5. Therefore, I'm thinking of > upgrading the RAM to 2GB, which is the max. > > 1. What's the memory stick that I can use? 512MBper stick or 1GB or > 2GB? > > 2. For the VRAM, is 32MB the max? > > 3. How can I upgrade my 60GB HDD to 160GB? Any 3.5" IDE HDD will do? > Can I do clone my existing HDD to the new HDD without re-installing > everything? If yes, how/what software do I use? > > I'm also thinking of replacing the DVD-ROM with a DVD-RW. Will any > DVD-writer do? > > Appreciate some advice on this. Thanks. Patrick. > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/g3-5-list Im not sure about the RAM, but if it has 4 slots it probably takes 512MB sticks in each. To upgrade the VRAM, you need a new video card. The optical drive is standard, but not all drives have burning support in OSX. Fo those drives that don't there's PatchBurn (google it.) And finally, you will need an external enclosure for moving stuff from the old hard drive ot the new one. Any hard drive will do for the internal.
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