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max. 256MB DIMMs in Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics)??
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Join Date: Nov 2002
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Is this PM really too stupid to recognize 512MB DIMMs. In the technotes is mentioned, that it supports up to 256MB DIMMs, however the document is from 1999.
Has anyone experiances with upgrading the "Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics)" with 512MB DIMMs or is it really impossible?
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G4 Dual 1,42 1GB RAM in the office
15" Alu PB 1Ghz at home
PB5300 in the kitchen as MP3 Player, IM, Email Client
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Sayreville, NJ USA
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I've put 512s in there and they either aren't recognized or they show up as 256s. It's incredibly annoying.
It's possible that a firmware upgrade or something could fix this, but even if that were the case, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for Apple to release such a thing.
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256MB sticks are the largest that will work in machines with Yosemite boards unfortunately. I have never heard of a 512MB stick that works.
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Power Mac G3 Yosemite @ G3 900MHz
Power Mac 8600/200 @ G3 400MHz
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The Yikes! G4 is basically a blue & white G3 with a G4 ZIF shoehorned in to it. At the time the blue & white G3s came out, 512MB DIMMs were virtually impossible to find, thus were never supported. The Grackle memory controller supports only up to 1GB of RAM (in 4 slots).
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Join Date: Nov 2002
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that really sucks. it was hard enoght to get a ram update from my boss for every mac in the office, and know....
i hate it.
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G4 Dual 1,42 1GB RAM in the office
15" Alu PB 1Ghz at home
PB5300 in the kitchen as MP3 Player, IM, Email Client
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