Ram doesn't fit???

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  1. Dark Lain, Jun 15, 2007

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    I bought some new ran for my mac pro G5 and the ram doesn't seem to fit. I have currently have 256MB DDR ram made by Nanya, I bought 2G of pc2 667 ram made by Wintec.

    Did I buy the wrong type?
     
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  2. wwooden, Jun 15, 2007

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    You have a lot of conflicting information there. Do you have a Mac Pro or a PowerMac G5? There is not Mac Pro G5. Second, I can't remember the last Apple computers that came stock with 256mb of ram, so if yours does only have that, it must be an early G5. I think we need more information before we can really help.
     
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  3. Dark Lain, Jun 15, 2007

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    Oops sorry about that

    Under 'About This Mac' it says

    Processor Dual 1.8 GHz PowerPC G5

    Memory 256 MB DDR SDRAM

    I should also mention that the slot in the middle seems to be the problem I've tried turning the ram around and install it that way but no go.
     
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  4. robbieduncan, Jun 15, 2007

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    The slot is a key that ensures you don't fit the wrong sort of RAM. PC2 is DDR2 RAM. You appear to currently have DDR. These two standards are completely incompatible.
     
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  5. iMouseHD, Jun 15, 2007

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  6. Fearless Leader, Jun 15, 2007

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    You need to shove harder!

    no don't! I'm just kidding.

    yah you need pc3200 ram. It's real cheap.
     
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  7. Dark Lain, Jun 15, 2007

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    That sucks!!!

    But thanks for the replies and help.
     
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