iMac Memory Help.

[Schnurr31]

My iMac 17 inch, is slow due to the fact that it only came with 512 MB, RAM.

Here are the specs:

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: IM51.0090.B09
SMC Version (system): 1.8f2
Serial Number (system): W864699WVUX
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-


I need more RAM, can anyone help me?


Memory Slots:

ECC: Disabled

BANK 0/DIMM0:

Size: 512 MB
Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Speed: 667 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0xCE00000000000000
Part Number: 0x4D342037305436353534435A332D43453620
Serial Number: 0x7231CF62

BANK 1/DIMM1:

Size: Empty
Type: Empty
Speed: Empty
Status: Empty
Manufacturer: Empty
Part Number: Empty
Serial Number: Empty


How much more can I add? and where Do I get it?

 

[iMac-do you?]

Easiest thing to do would be to get a 2Gb DDR2 667MHz SODIMM, which will help considerably. If you have the budget, you could buy one 2Gb stick and one 1Gb stick (to replace the 512Mb one already in there), to give you 3Gb of memory.

I have the same iMac as you, but the 20" version. I bought my extra memory from eBay, though I'm sure others on this forum will be able to suggest other places. I have also used Crucial.com for memory in the past with good results.

Make sure to note that the iMac uses laptop memory with the following specs: DDR2 667MHz SODIMM
Don't buy desktop memory for it as it won't fit!!

Hope that helps.