ibook G3/PPC 500MHz

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blasphemy

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• Sep 22, 2010

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Okay this is my first post on here, ive been a PC guy all my life and just got a ibook for free from a friend and id like to upgrade the RAM and Harddrive on it, My question is whats the Max RAM i can install on it and How big of a HD can i put on it? Ive looked this up but im getting so many models that its kinda hard to figure out. At the moment im installing MAC OS X 10.4.6

thanks!

 

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blasphemy

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• Sep 22, 2010

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anyone have any ideas? i know i shouldn't double post but its urgent

 

dmr727

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• Sep 22, 2010

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http://lowendmac.com/pb2/12in-ibook-g3-500-mhz.html

Is that your machine? Looks like you can support up to 640MB of RAM, and as far as HDD, any 2.5" ATA drive should be fine.

 

raysfan81

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Oct 6, 2009

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• Sep 22, 2010

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dmr727 said:

http://lowendmac.com/pb2/12in-ibook-g3-500-mhz.html

Is that your machine? Looks like you can support up to 640MB of RAM, and as far as HDD, any 2.5" ATA drive should be fine.

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Don't those models have the 128 gb limit for the hard drive?

 

PowerGamerX

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• Sep 22, 2010

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raysfan81 said:

Don't those models have the 128 gb limit for the hard drive?

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I think its just a usable limit. I believe you can put in a 320gb even and still use the hard drive. However, only 128gb of it.

 

MacHamster68

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Sep 17, 2009

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PowerGamerX said:

I think its just a usable limit. I believe you can put in a 320gb even and still use the hard drive. However, only 128gb of it.

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yes you could even fit a 750gb harddrive inside as long as its a p-ata (ide)
but for data safety it should be formated in a just below 128 gb partition and in a free space of the rest

 

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blasphemy

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• Sep 22, 2010

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this may be a newbish question but will this HD be compatible with the ibook? and can i find this cheaper! ha

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136130

 

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drewdle

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• Sep 22, 2010

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blasphemy said:

this may be a newbish question but will this HD be compatible with the ibook? and can i find this cheaper! ha

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136130

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Yes this will work. Cheaper? I bought a 160Gb for the same price that was Seagate, but I got it for that cheap because a local builder was trying to clear out old stock and wanted it gone. Western Digital is a good brand.