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my dual 2.5 processor story
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First a bit of luck. After being bumped back twice on my order, I called the local apple store, (Walt Whitman, Long Island) and they had one that just came in. I grabbed it sept. 8th, stock. (They haven't gotten another in since I believe). I immediately added 3MB of crucial ram (512 chips) and a second internal drive. From the first time I used it, it would put itself to sleep, usually after a fan rush, unpredictably in that it could be during CPU intense activities or web browsing. So...back to the Store where I got FANTASTIC service. (Thanks Sarah if you read here). problem turned out to be a bad processor. More so, the first replacement sent by apple was a totally DOA processor that wouldn't even boot up. The second replacement did the trick.
Everything has been working fine for several days. I love the machine. (I've owned them all from a classic on down). well worth the trouble, but, it does sound like there are some squirly dual 2.5 processors out there. best.....Peter
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Glas to hear you got good service and finally got a good G5. I've just started saving up to buy a G5 hopefully this time next year.
I would put more than 3MB of RAM in it though.
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Originally posted by drive-thru:
I would put more than 3MB of RAM in it though.
I remember upgrading my Apple II+ from 48K to 64K of RAM back in 1983. Now that was a lot of memory to have in a personal computer!
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Originally posted by Boochie:
I remember upgrading my Apple II+ from 48K to 64K of RAM back in 1983. Now that was a lot of memory to have in a personal computer!
As long as we're reminiscing, I got an Apple IIe back in '84, but it was a replacement for my TRS-80 Model III, which I remember upgrading from 16K to 32K and then all the way up to 48K. The big jump for me was from that 128K IIe to a 2MB Mac II with a 100MB drive in 1988. I don't think I'll ever have a machine so clearly superior to anything else on the market again.
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Thanks drive-thru. It's got 3.5 total now, (stock comes with 2 256MB chips). Sometime, after prices come down perhaps, I'll toss those and add 2 1GB chips for a total of 5GB. Of course, when we are really in a 64 bit OS and world, it'll be 8GB for sure! Crazy....Peter
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Originally posted by innerimager:
Thanks drive-thru. It's got 3.5 total now, (stock comes with 2 256MB chips). Sometime, after prices come down perhaps, I'll toss those and add 2 1GB chips for a total of 5GB. Of course, when we are really in a 64 bit OS and world, it'll be 8GB for sure! Crazy....Peter
Or 16GB with 2GB sticks
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Originally posted by discstickers:
Or 16GB with 2GB sticks
But I thought 8GB was the G5 limit?
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Originally posted by innerimager:
But I thought 8GB was the G5 limit?
8GB is what's officially supported by Apple at this time. Theoretically, the G5 can address up to four terabytes of RAM.
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Originally posted by The Ancient One:
As long as we're reminiscing, I got an Apple IIe back in '84, but it was a replacement for my TRS-80 Model III, which I remember upgrading from 16K to 32K and then all the way up to 48K. The big jump for me was from that 128K IIe to a 2MB Mac II with a 100MB drive in 1988. I don't think I'll ever have a machine so clearly superior to anything else on the market again.
You guys are dating your selves! I too am from that era... Ti99, Atari 400/800, Comodore (commie 64), TRS80 (Trash80), etc...
I got the 80 column card and 16K memory expansion card for my //e, and they cost more than the 3.0 Gig of RAM I got from crucial today (adjusting for inflation)
It wasn't much later that I got a maxed out IBM PC/XT with a whopping 640K and a 10MB hard drive! and COLOR RGB!!!!
Man, we are spoiled with this new stuff, aren't we?
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Originally posted by innerimager:
But I thought 8GB was the G5 limit?
Apple sells modules up to 1 GB, which gives limits of 4 or 8 GB depending on your G5's slot count. However, the G5 memory controller does support 2 GB modules. Here's the likely reason why Apple doesn't offer 2 GB modules at this time:
1 GB module - $95 (pair for $190)
2 GB module - $335 (pair for $670)
(prices from pricewatch)
Apple's developer notes have mentioned before that 2GB modules are the real max modules recognized. The reference I found just now is here, in the 2nd paragraph.
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Originally posted by reader50:
Apple sells modules up to 1 GB, which gives limits of 4 or 8 GB depending on your G5's slot count. However, the G5 memory controller does support 2 GB modules. Here's the likely reason why Apple doesn't offer 2 GB modules at this time:
1 GB module - $95 (pair for $190)
2 GB module - $335 (pair for $670)
(prices from pricewatch)
Apple's developer notes have mentioned before that 2GB modules are the real max modules recognized. The reference I found just now is here, in the 2nd paragraph.
better and better!
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Originally posted by innerimager:
better and better!
From the link above...
"Each DIMM can contain 256 and 512 MB (also is capable of 128 MB, 1 GB, and has future expansion ability of 2 GB) of double data rate synchronous dynamic RAM (DDR SDRAM)." (emphasis added.)
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16 GIGS of RAM, and it still can't play Doom 3. Man, what a let down.
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Originally posted by MilkmanDan:
16 GIGS of RAM, and it still can't play Doom 3. Man, what a let down.
LOL!
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Originally posted by reader50:
Apple sells modules up to 1 GB, which gives limits of 4 or 8 GB depending on your G5's slot count. However, the G5 memory controller does support 2 GB modules. Here's the likely reason why Apple doesn't offer 2 GB modules at this time:
1 GB module - $95 (pair for $190)
2 GB module - $335 (pair for $670)
(prices from pricewatch)
Apple's developer notes have mentioned before that 2GB modules are the real max modules recognized. The reference I found just now is here, in the 2nd paragraph.
Apple does offer 2 GB modules, both on the online store and in the retail stores. A 2 GB memory module is $1200 from Apple.
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Originally posted by iohead:
Apple does offer 2 GB modules, both on the online store and in the retail stores. A 2 GB memory module is $1200 from Apple.
I think you'll find that they're offering 2 Gb kits that comprise 2 x 1 Gb sticks. At least on the UK Apple store site, anyway.
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wait..so technically..with my dual 1.8 rev b (four dimm slots) i could put 8 gigs of ram using 2 gig cards?
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Originally posted by bradleykavin:
wait..so technically..with my dual 1.8 rev b (four dimm slots) i could put 8 gigs of ram using 2 gig cards?
technically ...but i'm not for sure.
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