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ordered imac online today, can i change order?

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chris77

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Jan 21, 2008
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I ordered my (first) imac today at the online store:

2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme
1GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 1x1GB
1TB Serial ATA Drive
SuperDrive 8x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Apple Mighty Mouse
Apple Keyboard + Mac OS X

I wish to increase the RAM and wondered if it is too late. The order status is "not yet shipped". Anyone had experience of this before?

chris
 
chris77 said:
I ordered my (first) imac today at the online store:

2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme
1GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 1x1GB
1TB Serial ATA Drive
SuperDrive 8x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Apple Mighty Mouse
Apple Keyboard + Mac OS X

I wish to increase the RAM and wondered if it is too late. The order status is "not yet shipped". Anyone had experience of this before?

chris
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don't get the RAM from apple, it's way overpriced, get the RAM from a 3rd party like crucial; you can get 4GB for just over £100. :)
 
mojopixel said:
don't get the RAM from apple, it's way overpriced, get the RAM from a 3rd party like crucial; you can get 4GB for just over £100. :)
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I've been reading the forums for weeks prior to deciding which mac, and like you recommend was going to get the lowest/cheapest RAM from apple and then upgrade myself. I'm panicked however. I read a post tonight that suggested one of the RAM slots is internal so if I've ordered 1x1GB does that mean I can only add 2GB in the other, for a total of 3GB?

chris
 
You have access to both ram slots, so you can install up to 4gb. You just take out the current 1 gb stick
 
you can acess both slots of your imac watch youtube videos

search upgrading ram of imac there some video's there that show you how if you do not know and they show you how to swap both slots :)

hope this helps!
 
Thanks for the responses guys, very helpful and friendly forum. I have ordered 4 GB RAM from ramcity.com.au which should arrive in time for my iMac later in the week.

One more question re RAM--should I install the new RAM immediately after unboxing or start up iMac on 1 GB first.

Thank you for being patient with a newbie.

chris
 
Actually in response to the post above, I wouldn't mind knowing whether I should put the new RAM in before or after I boot it for the first time?

Cheers
 
I would recommend starting the computer at least once with the original RAM installed. If the computer starts perfectly the first time (with stock Apple parts), and then has a problem starting up the second time, you will atleast know that it was likely the RAM installation that caused the problem.

It probably wouldn't make a huge difference... but I would just rather KNOW that the machine I received from Apple (exactly how it was received from Apple) works perfectly before I installed any upgrades.

Know what I mean?
 
fivepoint said:
I would recommend starting the computer at least once with the original RAM installed. If the computer starts perfectly the first time (with stock Apple parts), and then has a problem starting up the second time, you will atleast know that it was likely the RAM installation that caused the problem.

It probably wouldn't make a huge difference... but I would just rather KNOW that the machine I received from Apple (exactly how it was received from Apple) works perfectly before I installed any upgrades.

Know what I mean?
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That's what I did before installing my 4GB. And don't sell the 1GB, always keep it in case your machine has to go to Apple for repair, that way you can swap it out in the event that they replace the whole computer for you. They don't give you warning as far as I know so you need to backup your data first and swap your RAM back out.
 
roland.g said:
That's what I did before installing my 4GB. And don't sell the 1GB, always keep it in case your machine has to go to Apple for repair, that way you can swap it out in the event that they replace the whole computer for you. They don't give you warning as far as I know so you need to backup your data first and swap your RAM back out.
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Yeah, you definitely need to backup your data before you take your computer anywhere to get fixed... even if you think the problem is very small.
 
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