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NSiebenmor
Jun 21, 2005, 03:43 PM
I am a newbie who needs help installing ram into a powermac G5. Does anyone know any links I can go to that show pictures with instructions. I'm sure it's easy but this is my first computer and mac. thanks for any help

Nick


powerboy
Jun 21, 2005, 03:54 PM
All of the information you need can be found on apple's support page (go to apple.com, click on the support tab). Installing additional memory is very easy. Here are some links:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86414
http://www.apple.com/support/powermac/doityourself/memory.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86790

Good luck
arogge
Jun 21, 2005, 04:00 PM
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,18024,pg,2,00.asp

Isn't this information in the printed system manual? :eek:
simie
Jun 21, 2005, 04:04 PM
Here are the instructions that you require.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Memory.pdf
sparky76
Jun 21, 2005, 04:50 PM
I have done the upgrade myself, and it really is very, very easy. Just be careful to touch a radiator or otherwise ground yourself before touching the RAM. Good luck.
iWillard
Jun 21, 2005, 05:06 PM
I have done the upgrade myself, and it really is very, very easy. Just be careful to touch a radiator or otherwise ground yourself before touching the RAM. Good luck.

And don't touch the RAM on the gold connectors! Handle it only by the sides! :)
NSiebenmor
Jun 21, 2005, 05:10 PM
Problem! I installed the ram and now when I turn it on there is no input on the monitor. The power button just blinks. I took my crucial ram out and put everything back how it originally was and it still won't show any input. Anyone know what's going on?

Nick
davizod
Jun 21, 2005, 05:19 PM
make sure the ram sticks are inserted are the way in when i upgraded mine, my original sticks didn't show up until i took them out and reinstalled them, and made sure the sticks were all the way in. It takes a little bit of force to get them in all the way.
Moof1904
Jun 21, 2005, 05:58 PM
I had to push very hard to get my PowerMac G5's RAM DIMMS to seat properly. I had a bad DIMM and diagnosing the problem took so many insert/remove cycles that my thumb hurt for days.