PowerMac G4 Memory Support


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Hello.

I recently someone gave me a Dual 1Ghz G4 Power Macintosh, the Mirror one.

The G4 has 2 Dimms of PC-2700 DDR1 256MB, the specs mention that the maximum support its 2GB of memory.

The Machine has 4 Slots so before ordering some memory online I would like some help.

I would like to know if I can use 1GB Dimms and if that case is someone has prove with more than 2GB of Ram.

Best regards

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On my mobile now bit this has your answer

Looks like a Max of 512 per slot but reference the site below to be sure.

http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Power%20Mac%20G4%20%28Dual%201GHz%20DDR%29&pl=Apple&cat=RAM

Crucial always has the memory answer :)

No my friend, I want to know if I can use 1GB dimms instead of just 512MB.

I know 2GB if the Maximum specified but I don't know if this is cause at the time 1GB wasn't available.

I'm looking between my friend 1GB DDR dimms so I can taste by myself before doing the shopping

According to the site the answer is no. The board only supported 512. Now this doesn't mean it can't take or handle it but you risk system stability or even memory that is not fully allocated.

I try not to personally venture past the system recommendations hopefully someone can answer this question for you.

But I'd think that it can't. Than again I was told my mini can only handle 4GB but after the latest release it handles 8.

Good luck man.

  On 13/12/2010 at 14:22, SaltLife said:

According to the site the answer is no. The board only supported 512. Now this doesn't mean it can't take or handle it but you risk system stability or even memory that is not fully allocated.

I try not to personally venture past the system recommendations hopefully someone can answer this question for you.

But I'd think that it can't. Than again I was told my mini can only handle 4GB but after the latest release it handles 8.

Good luck man.

That's precisely my though, is estrange to me that a Dual processor system can handle it only 2GB of memory and indeed I will taste it with one of the last OS X version.

Its will be a little difficult to find DDR1 1GB dimm but I can wait and see, after all maybe everybody said that can only handle 2GB cause nobody has taste it.

Thank you

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