G4 eMac PowerPC 1.25GHz RAM question

[Robb Lawson]

Hi, folks. I obtained an eMac PowerPC 1.25GHz G4 PowerPC. I visited Crucial's site and added a 512mb stick. I've heard that it's possible to upgrade to 2GB of RAM. Crucial only says 1GB (x2 512 sticks).

If it is possible, what kind of RAM would I need?

Where can I get the 2GB sticks?

Thank you from a humble brand-new Mac user.

Robb

P.S. f it helps any, I'm running OS X 5.1 installed.

 

[-Ken-]

2 sticks of 1 GB PC 2700 SDRAM is what you need, officially Apple claims 1 GB to be the max not sure if 2 GB is possible without some sort of software/firmware modification.

 

[Robb Lawson]

2 sticks of 1 GB PC 2700 SDRAM is what you need, officially Apple claims 1 GB to be the max not sure if 2 GB is possible without some sort of software/firmware modification.

Ken,

Thank you very much for reply so quickly! I looked at the PC2700 SDRAM at Crucial and it looks nothing like the RAM I have in my eMac:

http://www.crucial.com/store/partspecs.aspx?imodule=CT12864X335 - PC 2700 RAM

http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=eMac (1.25GHz)&pl=Apple&cat=RAM PC2700 DDR RAM.

Again, thank you for your reply!

Robb

 

[-Ken-]

Robb, you want 184 pin instead of 200 pin.

I believe 200 pin is for Powerbooks.

Here is a Newegg link to show you which ones should work. 2700 instead of 3200, so focus upon those. I do not know if 3200 is compatible or not.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ption=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=

 

[Robb Lawson]

Robb, you want 184 pin instead of 200 pin.

I believe 200 pin is for Powerbooks.

Here is a Newegg link to show you which ones should work. 2700 instead of 3200, so focus upon those. I do not know if 3200 is compatible or not.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ption=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=

It is compatible with 3200. I just looked at one of the sticks of RAM and PC3200 is listed on the stick.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, sir.

Have a good day.

Robb

 

[MacHamster68]

yes 3200 is compatible ,2700 will be just fine
and you need least 184-pin PC2700 (333 MHz) DDR SDRAM
and yes all USB 2.0 eMac's with 167mhz system bus take 2 GB ram ,no firmware hacks necessary, just plug and play , then they start to take off