[mattmarshall]

hey all

i need to buy some ram for my pismo, but am not sure which slot is empty.

sys. profiler says that in SODIMM0/J2 i have 128 megs, and j1 is empty. Is J1 the "upper" slot?

whatever J1 is--is there any specific size i need? i seem to remember something about certain sizes not fitting or something.

thanks

- matt

[Love Calm Quiet]

Yes, J1 is the top (checked mine - which has original 64MB in J2(lower) and the 128 I added upper when I bought.

I got wife's additional iBook RAM lately from http://www.4allmemory.com/ (lifetime guarantee; free shipping) for good deal.

also, their pages let you know what type of memory you need. You first select "Apple"; then the specific model: "Apple PowerBook G3 400 (Pismo)" - so there's know question like "let's see, exactly what was the official G3 name of Pismo?"

4allmemory page for your specific model also helpfully has link to apple installation instructions for your particular model. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25002

I am thinking they're in error about lower being "non-removable" - it's more like hassle-to-remove (getting down under motherboard instead of just under keyboard). The installation page just shows installation for UPPER slot. To get full 1GB would take 2 512MB modules (the lower of which I think has to be "LOW PROFILE"). I'm going to be doing the 512 J1(upper) slot upgrade shortly, myself - prob via these guys.

Also, if you want to see what's involved in getting processor card out to install *LOWER" memory module, there are great pix at the PowerLogix site (designed for those sending their CPU card in for upgrade): http://www.powerlogix.com/support2/n.../installation/

[sbdaigo]

I purchased my ram at www.transintl.com. They are great, same lifetime - and the 1 gig option is cool.

Also, the powerlogix 900 mhz upgrade puts some life into the pismo in X.

[Davidarm]

Pismo does NOT require low profile RAM in either slot. High profile SO-DIMMS will work in the top or in the bottom.

Many RAM sellers have the spec wrong on this.