On Jun 10, 4:17 am, Kris Tilford <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not certain if this article will enable 4GB RAM for you, but I > suspect it will, if this is possible? Instead of reducing the memory, > as the title of this article references, you'd be increasing it instead: > > <http://developer.apple.com/legacy/mac/library/qa/qa2001/qa1099.html> > > Note about RAM module sizes. > Sizes are in hex: > 10000000 = 256mb > 20000000 = 512mb > 40000000 = 1gb > ... and so forth.
i had never heard of PC133 sticks larger than 512MB, and THAT would be the insurmountable roadblock to shoe-horning 4GB of RAM into a sawtooth, 'cuz there's still only four RAM slots. BUT, searching the Dell site, i find that there was indeed a PowerEdge 2500 server, and it did in fact use 1GB PC133 memory sticks!!! <http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/pe2500sc/en/ug/ 127kwc10.htm#1032099>. ". . . upgradable to a maximum of 4 GB by installing combinations of 64-, 128-, 256-, 512-MB, or 1-GB registered PC-133 SDRAM memory module pairs in the six memory module sockets on the system board." this is big news to me, because as Kris points out in the link above, it is possible to modify the NVRAM to allow the computer to address 4GB of memory. now the real relevant question becomes, how and where to get a hold of some of these 1GB PC133 sticks without trolling dumpsters for old Dell servers? i've checked Tigerdirect and PCmall, and can find no sign of the mythical beasts. if they exist, i see no reason why we couldn't all double the RAM capacity of all G4s or maybe even quadruple the RAM capacity of a B&W! THAT seems like a topic worth exploring to me! i would love it if someone could add something constructive to this thread, like where to get a hold of some 1GB PC133 sticks, rather than relentlessly trashing the original poster. oh, and one last comment - THANK YOU, MARK, FOR YOUR ORIGINAL POST. -- 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
