 Ram, Whats The Difference? |
 Thu 5 Jan 2006, 17:23
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Hi im not too clued up on the internals of computers so forgive me if my question is really obvious.
I own a G5 duel 2 ghz and i want to expand the memory from the original 512 DDR2 by an extra 2 gigs. When buying the new memory will it have to be DDR2 in order to work with the existing 512? and also does it matter what make i get like Kingston or GeIL for instance. Thanks |
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Sat 7 Jan 2006, 07:11
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mazza,
you are correct. However, if there is already 512MB installed it should be in 2x256 (matched pair) with additional slots open for other matched pairs. From the KBase article: "1. DIMMs are already installed in these two slots. 2. Install additional DIMMs in these two slots first. 3. If slots are available and you want to install more memory, install additional DIMMs in a similar fashion: in pairs, one per bank, from the center outward." peace, deacon -------------------- |
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fela Ram, Whats The Difference? Thu 5 Jan 2006, 17:23
deaconblue fela,
Any additional RAM you install needs to be ... Fri 6 Jan 2006, 15:20 mazza_lives I thought PowerMacs had to have matched RAM like s... Fri 6 Jan 2006, 17:42
rickenbacker Exactly - you have to install RAM in pairs and eac... Sun 8 Jan 2006, 15:38 |
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