I have a 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5. my memory is 1.5 GB DDR SDRAM. I recently installed the new system and now my computer is slow so I need to pump it up! Do my numbers show the reason it's been slow? I went on the apple website to buy memory, but I don't see my computer on the list and I'm not sure if PowerPc is the actual name of my computer. I don't think it's Intel or iSight based, but I have no idea how to figure it out. It's 3 years old.
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Need help with Memory
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Is this a silver tower, or all-in-one? The former is the PowerMac G5, the latter is the iMac G5. I believe they use DDR2 memory, but don't quote me on that as I've not dealt a lot with the G5s.
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Even if Apple had your memory, don't buy it from them because they overcharge, there are 3rd party stores that sell quality RAM for cheaper. I've been a happy customer of Crucial.com
Check this out too:
http://guides.macrumors.com/Buying_RAM
I'm guessing you have an iMac then since it seems Crucial scan is giving you a 2GB max on RAM. It will improve speed, but that's relative to what a "big difference" is to you.
Take a look at this article and see if any of these work for you before you buy RAM.
Be careful with Tinkertools and Onyx, I don't like using 3rd party apps to optimize my computer and I've seen both positive and negative results using these apps.
I recommend #1, 11, 12, and 19. And if you are not comfortable or certain about any of the suggestions in the article skip it or search for more info first.
Is there a particular task or certain applications that seem slow now?
the article was really helpful. I would like to remove all the unwanted language but I'm on Lepoard, so the suggested application isn't for that. Can I just drag them to the trash?
I also want to disable dashboard, but I can't figure out how. I looked in the preferences panel but I don't see it.
All the programs are slow. the whole computer is slow as a whole.
I looked at the HD and I have about 23GB available.
thank you all. it's been so helpful!
I also want to disable dashboard, but I can't figure out how. I looked in the preferences panel but I don't see it.
All the programs are slow. the whole computer is slow as a whole.
I looked at the HD and I have about 23GB available.
thank you all. it's been so helpful!
I've used Monolingual with no issues on Leopard. I downloaded it from versiontracker.com which says it's OK for Leopard.
Here's a way to disable Dashboard. Just keep it bookmarked in case you decide to use Dashboard again in the future.
Here's a way to disable Dashboard. Just keep it bookmarked in case you decide to use Dashboard again in the future.