[asodamiac]

Hey folks,

I have a friend who wants to put some more memory in her 12" Powerbook G4 (1.5ghz). I think I read that it only supports up to 1.25gb of memory? Is this true? She has 512mb of RAM currently (stock) and is running Leopard. Would it be better to buy a 1GB stick or just add another 512mb?

Thanks!

[slpdLoad]

It appears from this page that 1.25 gb is indeed the maximum memory, and since it only has one slot, you can only upgrade by putting a 1gb stick in there. Apparently it has 256 mb built onto the motherboard.

[Dork.]

Yup, it does have 256 MB soldered onto the motherboard. 1.25GB is the limit, with a 1 GB stick in addition to the on-board RAM.

[amazing]

I must admit I've always wondered whether a 2 GB stick would be acknowledged. I know that previous Apple laptops have been able to exceed Apple's original RAM specs. Has anybody tried this, or does the slot really only support a 1 GB chip?

[asodamiac]

Thanks for the info guys.

[Jens Peter]

Originally Posted by amazing 

I must admit I've always wondered whether a 2 GB stick would be acknowledged. I know that previous Apple laptops have been able to exceed Apple's original RAM specs. Has anybody tried this, or does the slot really only support a 1 GB chip?

This could be very interesting, mine 12" could sure use some more! (Right now it's at the limit with 1.25Gb.)

have anyone tried this?

[Dork.]

I'm not sure if anyone has made 2 GB SO-DIMM DDR (not DDR2) modules.