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Does old ram work in new iBooks? Not a blank post
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Jul 28, 2004, 10:24 AM
 
Please look at the other post. Weird database problems this morning.

Basic question: does iBook G4 800 ram work in a iBook G4 1 Ghz machine? I think the apple guy I talked to was a little confused.
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Jul 30, 2004, 10:35 PM
 
Please post the speed of the iBook 800 RAM. You can find this information under About This Mac / More Info... / Hardware / Memory.
     
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Jul 30, 2004, 11:09 PM
 
No. The RAM is not interchangeable. The 800 uses PC100 memory, running on a 100Mhz system bus.

The 1Ghz machine uses PC2100 RAM, with a 133Mhz bus.
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Jul 31, 2004, 01:06 AM
 
DIMM1/J31:

Size: 512 MB
Type: DDR SDRAM
Speed: PC2100U-25330

As far as I can tell this is the same ram as the new G4 iBooks (1 ghz +). Someone at the apple store also said this would work. Please note that these are both G4 ibooks. I know G3 ram wouldn't work.
     
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Jul 31, 2004, 10:33 AM
 
They are exactly the same and interchangeable.

Check Crucial.com for comparison if you are still skeptical.
     
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Jul 31, 2004, 12:13 PM
 
Thanks for helping him out, guys.
     
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Jul 31, 2004, 02:06 PM
 
Right you are. Thanks for the confirmation. I will upgrade with confidence.
     
   
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