I usppose he can use a crossover cable to connect both computers and move things form one to the other. I just did that between my XP and iMac
On Nov 12, 6:14 am, Kasey Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our > > netiquette guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group athttp://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. -- 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
