Surgery on my Imac's Vram!

[frescies]

Anybody out there know how I can add more vram to my Imac (if its possible of course). I realize that would require opening it (which as of yet I do not know how to do ) and perhaps do things that would void my warrantee. I have the 17" with 32 megs in its geforce4MX.... I would like to push it to its 64 mb limit....

is this possible?... at least theoretically possible??

 

[strider42]

its not possible. Not even theoretically. sorry. there are no VRAM slots, all of the video stuff is soldered onto the logic board.

 

[Freg3000]

It's the reason why I got a Powermac. I looked at motherboard, and I agree, it's impossible. Sorry.

 

[frescies]

Originally posted by Freg3000
I looked at motherboard.........

Is it possible to open an Imac and get to the internal components? Id like to look at them (something thats bugged me ever since I got it..... I ALWAYS want to look at the inside

 

[zarathustra]

Originally posted by frescies
I ALWAYS want to look at the inside

I am sure the American Psychiatric Association has a phobia and/or fetish assigned with that..

 

[Sun Baked]

Originally posted by frescies



Is it possible to open an Imac and get to the internal components? Id like to look at them (something thats bugged me ever since I got it..... I ALWAYS want to look at the inside

On the eMac and iMac, both need to have thermal pads and paste replaced every time you tear them apart - failure to properly replace these can cause the machines to have thermal problems (ie overheat).

The eMac is even a bigger PIA, since the components are wrapped around a big charged CRT - which needs to be discharged.

 

[frescies]

Jezuz!!

Well, I think I will forget about the inside now.... Sometimes I find myself tempted to CRACK it open ... At least I dont have an emac... I'd rather end up with a sawwed open imac than be burnt to a crisp because I have no will power