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ibook ram question
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Jul 12, 2006, 11:16 AM
 
I have a 512MB PC-133 chip, can I put it in an ibook G4? I know it if it works it will be slower, but I don't know if it will work.
     
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Jul 12, 2006, 11:22 AM
 
That won't work at all. G4 iBooks require PC2100 RAM (PC2700 for late/fast G4 iBooks).

Take a look at Kingston's site and use their configurator to figure out what RAM you need.
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Jul 12, 2006, 03:43 PM
 
i had just bought 1Gb from Gigaram here in Brazil. It's very cheap and so far it's working ok!!
14" ibook g4 /1,42Ghz/60Gb/1,5Gb RAM!
     
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Jul 18, 2006, 10:25 AM
 
x2 on the PC2100. Isn't the chip itself different then the PC-133?
     
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Jul 18, 2006, 07:18 PM
 
Originally Posted by bokeyxms
x2 on the PC2100. Isn't the chip itself different then the PC-133?
VERY different. PC2100 is DDR RAM, while PC133 is SDRAM. Different arcitecture altogether.
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Jul 19, 2006, 05:56 AM
 
yea.. won't even fit. If you're PC133 is a so-dimm (about 3 inches by 1 inch), I might be willing to trade you for a PC2700 which would fit in your iBook (512 also).
     
   
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