Quick Question - iMac G5 2.0 20" 512 DDR?

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BrandonSi

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Oct 19, 2005

• #1

Talking about the refurb here, not the latest iMac.

1x512 or 2x256?

I know it has 2 slots, I'd like to go from 512 to 1GB. Is it 256 on-board + 1 256 DIMM, or 1 512 DIMM?

 

CanadaRAM

macrumors G5

• Oct 19, 2005

• #2

BrandonSi said:

Talking about the refurb here, not the latest iMac.

1x512 or 2x256?

I know it has 2 slots, I'd like to go from 512 to 1GB. Is it 256 on-board + 1 256 DIMM, or 1 512 DIMM?

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There are 2 sockets and none soldered on, so it is either 1 x 512 DIMM or 2 x 256 DIMMs -- depending on what Apple decided to put in.

 

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BrandonSi

macrumors regular

Original poster

• Oct 19, 2005

• #3

CanadaRAM said:

There are 2 sockets and none soldered on, so it is either 1 x 512 DIMM or 2 x 256 DIMMs -- depending on what Apple decided to put in.

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Thanks.. I found the following on Apple's site (of all places!.. who would've thought that!)

If you get a new iMac G5 that has one DIMM installed, the 17-inch model usually has the memory in the inside slot and the 20-inch model usually has the memory installed in the outside slot.

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I'll just order a 1GB dimm and then see what shows up when I order the refurb 20".

 

solvs

macrumors 603

• Oct 19, 2005

• #4

It should just be one 512. That's what my friend's came with, and we put another 512 in. Only the new ones have 1 soldered on.