#Should i upgrade memory in imac how to
#Should i upgrade memory in imac mac

Upgrading the HD is pretty easy (you should be able to find instructions at a lot of the instructions out there on the web make it a lot harder than it is - you do NOT have to remove the motherboard as some state to swap the drive. The max RAM is certainly higher than Apple state, I personally have 384Mb in mine and I believe 512Mb is possible.

B iMac as a second box and it runs quite nicely with OS X (it's had everything from the public beta through to 10.3). Any ideas on where to start with this project?

#Should i upgrade memory in imac mac

I'll be grateful for any recommendations- it's been a LOOONG time since I've had any kind of Mac, so I'm a born-again n00b (hint: my previous Mac was a Classic with an external 2400 Zoom modem, and I had a Vax account - View image here: - ). Is it worth putting it on this box for the purposes listed above, provided it can be upgraded? Or is it too much of a load for the processor? I'm thinking it could be good for running a web server-but is it necessary? Are there other (cheaper) options?

#Should i upgrade memory in imac how to

I'm hoping to use this old iMac as either:Р”РЋ) an additional box for email/web browsing when my other machines are busyР”Сћ) a bedroom box for playing internet radio &/or mp3s from another networked box.Р”Р€) a web/mail server (provided it can be stable 24/7 and works better than my pIII/linux box)Р”Р„fter an unsuccessful search through the support section of the apple website, I thought I'd ask here about upgrading this little machine.Р”РЋ) Where can I get cheap RAM, and how much can I put on it? (I'm not sure if this box takes 128 or 256 max, and I don't know exactly how to find out if it's revision B or not).Р”Сћ) What about OS X? I like the fact that it's Unix-based and apparently rock solid. My plan is to make this box reasonably useful with a minimal outlay of cash. Of course it's nice and compact, pleasant to look at and easy to operate, but the limited ram makes it a nightmare even to run an updated web browser. This past weekend I traded some unused junk for an old white and green ('bondi'?) iMac: 233Mhz PowerPC, 32megs ram, 4gig disk, MacOS 8.6. This is my first Mac Ach post, and I hope there will be more in the future.