Originally posted by PB180
I tried to add more RAM to my Bondi iMac (Rev A)- after reading instructions, I'm glad that I paid the extra money to watch someone else do it! That was certainly one of Apple's worst designs ever for do-it-yourself upgrades.
I too would love to add a bigger hard drive, but it's just not worth the aggravation for a 4 year old computer. I just wish I had firewire or SCSI so I could add an external!
Originally posted by hockey6773
really i have a imac snow and i thought replacing the RAM was easy
Originally posted by King Cobra
Personally, the first Apple Computer I received was the 233MHz Bondi Blue iMac. And, yes, it does have a slot-loading 24x CD-ROM. Installing the RAM on that thing is a pain in the neck. My father is not a memory-installing expert, but he could tell that there was one slot for RAM above the CPU, and another below. It is a bit tricky.
Question: How much RAM can the Rev. A iMac hold? From Ian Page and his Mac info program Mactracker the iMac could hold 512MB of RAM. However my father says that the iMac can hold less than that.
Originally posted by AlphaTech
The Rev A iMac didn't come with a slot loading cd-rom drive, they came with tray loading. Unless someone has made some modifications, it has to be tray.
Also, the Rev A iMac is only listed as supporting up to 128MB of memory. It is possible that it can handle more since memory has changed since then. You would be best off checking vendors to see what they have that will fit/work with that system.
Originally posted by PB180
I tried to add more RAM to my Bondi iMac (Rev A)- after reading instructions, I'm glad that I paid the extra money to watch someone else do it! That was certainly one of Apple's worst designs ever for do-it-yourself upgrades.
I too would love to add a bigger hard drive, but it's just not worth the aggravation for a 4 year old computer. I just wish I had firewire or SCSI so I could add an external!
Originally posted by PB180
In my Bondi iMac, I have the original 32 MB DIMM in the bottom slot along with a 256 MB DIMM for a total of 288 MB. Officially, I believe the bottom DIMM can be replaced with 128 MB, for a total of 384 MB.
However, Low End Mac (lowendmac.com) reports that a 512 MB DIMM can be put in the top slot, which I suppose would allow for a maximum of 640 MB!
Certainly one of the cool things about opening the Bondi iMac is the abundance of internal connectors which are unexpected. There is an actual mac 15 pin video cable as well as the old mac serial port for the IR. Plus the mezzanine slot, which I have never had a use for.
The video port and serial port mean that with clever hacks a larger screen can be used for these iMacs if the original 15" has problems (or is too small) or old serial devices can be used (although I can't fathom why!)
It's been a good little computer!