RAM upgrading question

I can share with you my experience with this last week.

I needed to upgrade my G4 256 MB to buy new software. I did a lot of research and decided to buy Ram from a very reputable Apple sales on-line site. I bought 1 GB, Western was the brand. When it arrived, I installed it. Very easy process.

I booted up my PB and the first thing I noticed is my date was 1969. OK, fixed that. Then system freeze. One after the other. I could not accomplish anything. So I called tech support, where I bought my Ram and they told me to remove the new Ram and boot back up and see if my the problem with freezes stops.

I removed the Ram. Booted back up and nothing. No screen, no nothing. I spent nearly two hours with their tech support, and he was good but he could not help me. No compasion from Apple for obvious reasons.

I took PB into Apple Store and left it for evaluation of problem. They called and said I needed a new hard drive. The hardrive was 13 months old.

Was this just fluke? Timing of the universe? I have no way of knowing for sure. But the simple little plan of adding ram, which by the way, many, many do sucessfully, cost me.

That's my story. So If I ever were going to do it again. I would let apple do it, but only because of my personal experience.

As far as your G4, I don't think you can upgrade to more than 1 GB. The manual that came with mine says that is the limit.

Good luck.