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  1. Nullcaller

    A Quick Start Guide to G5 RAM Shenanigans: To 18GB... And Beyond!

    By this point, most of you probably already know that the Late 2005 PowerMac G5 (along with the Quad) actually supports far more memory than the measly 16GB which is purportedly the limit for it. Now, apparently, some 4GB DDR2 sticks might work in it without performing any OpenFirmware magic...
    • Nullcaller
    • Thread
    • g5 openfirmware hack openfirmware powermac g5 ram ram upgrade script unlock upgrade upgrade ram
    • Replies: 55
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  2. akidokraja

    Why Tahoe starts SWAP when not needed - Air M5 32GB

    I have brand new MacBook Air M5 15 inch, 32 GB, 1TB. running Tahoe, 26.4.1 Everyone says: "Oh don't worry, just let the system manage memory - it is very efficient..blah blah blah". It is obviously not that great, or to say pretty horrible. Look at my screenshot of my app I am working on - and...
  3. SoyMaxV

    I found an interesting mistake at the Apple Store today...

    Can you spot it? It should be quite easy 😂 The funny thing is that the "specialist" I mentioned it to said "oh, right, that's because you can configure it that way" (?). EDIT: The S before the price is because I live in Singapore, haha
    • SoyMaxV
    • Thread
    • error funny mistake neo price ram store
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: MacBook Neo
  4. madmac66

    MP 1,1-5,1 Flashing SIL (system indicator light), no boot, mac3,1

    So I got the dreaded flashing SIL at startup. It has given me this intermittently for a few months (once maybe twice a week). I largely ignored it as a) I would long-press shutdown and then reboot and all would be fine b) this is an antique 3,1 mac pro with unsupported upgrades so any...
    • madmac66
    • Thread
    • hardware power supply ram
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  5. Batt4Christ

    Car Play Woes... STILL (iOS 26.3 beta)

    I connect my iPhone 17Pro to my truck via cable (and have changed cables in troubleshooting to no avail). Playing music via the Music app works fine Receiving phone calls works fine But calling up Siri to send a voice-to-text message results in simply the color shift/aura to the truck's screen...
    • Batt4Christ
    • Thread
    • carplay ios26.3 beta iphone 17 pro ram
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iOS 26
  6. S

    MP 1,1-5,1 Cpu Fan speed ramp up when ram upgrade!

    HI! I'm having a problem with my mac 4,1>5,1 flashed and with GOP enabled I recently upgraded to 16GB of ram The system is reading the memory fine but as son as the system tries to boot and post it ramps up the cpu fan. I have tested each memory one by one and they are fine, also the CPU was...
    • salmonoficial
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    • fan speed fan speed ramps mac pro (2009) problem ram ram upgrade
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  7. C

    Orange ram but no swap?

    Heya, I recently picked up a new M5 MacBook Pro (24GB ram 1TB SSD) and so far I really like it. The only thing concerns me is that my memory pressure seems to be orange fairly often but Swap usage is 0 or low (never seen it above 3GB) I'm still within the return period of my Mac by a few...
  8. DankeBrutus

    Safari vs. Helium memory usage

    I've dipped my toe back into the world of Chromium browsers lately and it has led me to being quite unimpressed with Safari's memory management. I did a very simple test with four browsers. Safari and Helium were originally the two I was comparing but I also brought in Orion and Vivaldi for...
    • DankeBrutus
    • Thread
    • chrome chromium helium memory orion ram safari vivaldi webkit
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  9. Strowans

    M4 Upgrade? Current Setup: M2 MBA (8GB RAM / 256GB SSD)

    I'm a digital nomad. My MBA M2 is my main machine, running 9-10 hours/day. Apps are mostly light, but "heavy multitasking" (Chrome, Safari, Slack, Click Up, VPN, Outlook and Calendar are always on for my work). I am constantly hitting 7GB/8GB RAM use + 3.5GB SWAP. As a nomad, a sudden SSD...
  10. blackxacto

    RAM question: since iMac ram is not upgradable what is enough?

    I'm contemplating the 10 core M4 iMac w 1TB ssd. My question is 16gb RAM enough for Affinity Photo 2? I'm not doing any video work, nor huge image manipulation, I'm retired. I wanted to just buy the Mac mini, but there is no way to connect to my 19,1 iMac. So the M4. Anyone using an M4 iMac and...
    • blackxacto
    • Thread
    • affinity photo 2 new m4 imac ram
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: iMac
  11. A

    24gb or 48gb for 14" MBP M4 Pro

    Hi! I need advice from computer savvy people. I just joined macForums, so I hope I'm posting this in the right place.. I'm looking to buy the 14" MBP M4 Pro with 2TB, but am torn on how much RAM to get. I've been using my current MBP 2017 i5 2.3 ghz chip with 16gb RAM for about 7 years now...
  12. W

    iPad Air Upgrade the iPad Air 2 hardware RAM…

    Hi to all, I have an « old » iPad Air 2, it’s getting slow… it has 2 GB RAM build in memory, officially it is sealed, can’t be opened and upgraded. I wanted to know if some of you had tried/ succeeded in upgrading RAM and or processor of this iPad? It’s performances are really slow now. Any...
    • wsquared
    • Thread
    • boost ipad ipad air 2 ram
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: iPad
  13. C

    macos memory

    Why is mac not using swap now? I am using about 19gb of RAM. I want to understand how memory allocation works in macos
    • chet118
    • Thread
    • cached macmini m2 macos 15.1.1 ram swap memory
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  14. D

    M3 Pro with 36GB RAM vs M4 Pro with 24 GB RAM

    Hi, I'm currently debating over two models for the Black Friday sales which are the same prices: MBP M3 Pro - 11-Core | 14-Core - 1TB - 36GB RAM MBP M4 Pro - 12-Core | 16-Core - 1TB - 24GB RAM Is it preferable to get more RAM or the newer chip? I would be using it for general daily use (e.g...
  15. D

    How to view GPU RAM usage?

    Since the CPU and the GPU share the RAM on Apple Silicon, how can I view the amount of RAM currenly used by the GPU vs the CPU?
  16. Andy_2341

    RAM and Longevity

    Hey everyone. This question is just came to mind. Everywhere I read about Macs vs Windows says that Macs last forever. Yet at the same time, people are always complaining about not enough RAM. So is the RAM really that big of a problem? Are these people just average joes that don’t do enough to...
  17. Dt990

    MP 7,1 Mac Pro 2019 CPU Upgrade, RAM even after PRAM Reset still at 2666 MHz despite using 2933 DIMMs

    Previous with my 8-Core CPU I had bought all 2933 R-DIMMs for when it came time to upgrade, and here I am, with a w3245m. Is there a trick I'm missing for getting a Mac Pro 2019 to re-register it's RAM after a CPU upgrade to 16-Core? With the old cMPs 5,1, when upgrading, you could bump the...
    • Dt990
    • Thread
    • mac pro (2019) ram
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  18. Apple Knowledge Navigator

    Apple Intelligence: How much RAM does it actually use?

    I’m going to order a new Mac mini, and obviously the base RAM is now 16gb. We can assume this is to help out with AI in macOS rather than Apple being extremely generous. But how much RAM does AI actually require even at minimal use or idle? This seems like an unknown quantity at this point. I...
  19. A

    Help deciding - 16" M3Pro 36GB vs M4Pro 24GB -- same price (both brand new)

    Help deciding - 16" M3Pro 36GB vs M4Pro 24GB -- same price (both brand new) Seems Apple have tipped their hand that ram matters maybe more than it used to. Assume 5-year upgrade cycle. In the past, I'd already prioritized ram anyways due to my longish upgrade cycle. Various use cases. Pro will...
  20. F

    What would make you upgrade from 24GB to 48GB on M4 Pro?

    Hey all, first time poster here. I've ordered the 14" M4 Pro base model that comes with 12/16, 24GB RAM and 512GB HDD. I think this will be fit for purpose. But there's something about the 24GB RAM configuration that is confusing me a little. My current use case is Figma, Miro, LucidSpark...
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