Thaks a lot for your help!!! On 12/6/05, Charles Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Nerris Markogiannis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > IDear All, > > I have an eMac G4 1.23GHz and I am new with apple computers. > > There's a very good book called "Switching to the Mac" by David Pogue > you can pick up cheaply from Amazon or your local booksellers. Well > worth the investment if you're a refugee from the PC world. > > > At the > > moment I have 256 MB Ram and I want to find out if I can put 2 GB, > > According to Low End Mac, the fine sponsors of this list, your eMac > model (I assume you meant to type "1.25GHz") does indeed support up > to 2GB of RAM using two 1GB PC2700 DDR SDRAM sticks. Be aware that > this means removing and discarding (or selling/giving/etc) your > "original" RAM stick, which is sitting in one of those two slots > right now. > > > and > > also does anybody know where does the memory go? > > It goes in the user access door on the bottom of the machine. "Roll" > the eMac gently so that it's screen is sitting on a soft cloth (a > doubled-up towel is good for this purpose) and unscrew the user > access panel. The two RAM slots are immediately visible. Remember to > make sure they are firmly seated (they should "click" into place) > before sealing it up, turning it back upright and turning it on. If > you don't hear a chime or hear a long tone, that means you didn't get > the memory in there correctly. If you hear the usual chime, wait for > it to finish booting up and then select "About this Mac" from the > Apple Menu. It should say you have 2GB of RAM. > > > Can you recomend a > > shop where I can buy the memory at a reasonable price? > > I usually check dealram.com for this sort of thing, and a quick check > reveals that maxing out the RAM (ie two 1GB sticks) will cost you > approximately $162 from 1-800-4-MEMORY (aka Coast to Coast Memory), a > dealer I have had no bad experiences with over the years. You might > decide to just go with one stick at around $80 from the same vendor. > If you're using the machine in a fairly typical way (mostly web > surfing and email with a few basic games or other basic applications > like Word or Quicken), then 1GB is probably more than enough for your > needs. If you're doing something more elaborate and/or can afford to > do so, then go for the 2GB if you think you need it. > > Cheers > Chas > > -- > The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >
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