How to upgrade Ram for Leopard?

In article <student-A5222F.16185622012008.RemoveThis@news.rcn.com>,
Student <student.RemoveThis@college.edu> wrote:

> I have a G5 IMac running system 10.3.9. I intend to upgrade to Leopard
> after 10.5.2 is released.
>
> My IMac has has 512 Megs of Ram. All in one slot. (One slot empty.)
>
> I am unsure about how much additional Ram I should add.
>
> 1) One option is to fill the empty slot with 512 Megs for a total of 1
> Gig.
>
> 2) I could replace the 512 Megs with 1 Gig and leave one slot empty.
>
> 3) I am not sure if I can leave the 512 as it is and add 1 Gig in the
> empty slot.

It appears you can, based on a little looking around. You'll suffer a
theoretical performance hit; I have no idea how significant it is in
real world use.

> I do not use applications which make large demands on Ram. Also, I am
> not concerned about the price difference between a 512 Meg and a 1 Gig
> memory module.
>
> I appreciate any advice.
>
> BTW I did google the question. That is what makes me believe that 1 Gig
> of total ram will be sufficient. However, I am left confused about item
> 3) above.

Unless your usage pattern is to turn on your machine in the morning,
launch your e-mail client, check mail, and turn off your machine,
there's really no such thing as wasted RAM in an OS X box. Anything you
have will either be used as transient storage for running apps or disk
cache.

My advice: Go to www.crucial.com, tell them what kind of machine you
have with the little popup controls on their home page, and buy 2GB for
your machine. It'll run somewhere between $120 and $130 and you won't
regret it.

Crucial's rarely the cheapest source, but they're among the most
reliable and have excellent customer service in the very rare occasions
when something goes awry.
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In article <student-A5222F.16185622012008 RemoveThis @news.rcn.com>,
Student <student RemoveThis @college.edu> wrote:

> I have a G5 IMac running system 10.3.9. I intend to upgrade to Leopard
> after 10.5.2 is released.
>
> My IMac has has 512 Megs of Ram. All in one slot. (One slot empty.)
>
> I am unsure about how much additional Ram I should add.
>
> 1) One option is to fill the empty slot with 512 Megs for a total of 1
> Gig.
>
> 2) I could replace the 512 Megs with 1 Gig and leave one slot empty.
>
> 3) I am not sure if I can leave the 512 as it is and add 1 Gig in the
> empty slot.
>
> I do not use applications which make large demands on Ram. Also, I am
> not concerned about the price difference between a 512 Meg and a 1 Gig
> memory module.

With the price of ram being so cheap just get 2 x 1gb sticks and be done
with it. You're only looking at a price difference of $20-25 between 1
and 2 gb. Unless you don't know where to shop of course.
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In article <michelle-65386B.14475222012008.DeleteThis@news.west.cox.net>,
Michelle Steiner <michelle.DeleteThis@michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <student-A5222F.16185622012008.DeleteThis@news.rcn.com>,
> Student <student.DeleteThis@college.edu> wrote:
>
> > 3) I am not sure if I can leave the 512 as it is and add 1 Gig in the
> > empty slot.
>
> Yes, Item 3 is possible. You could also remove the 512 and add two
> 1-Gig.
>
> > BTW I did google the question. That is what makes me believe that 1
> > Gig of total ram will be sufficient.
>
> You can never have too much RAM. <g>

Thanks for the advice and info. I will go for 2 Gigs total. I did not
know that ram was so inexpensive.

Now all I need to do is muster the courage to open the case. (Just
kidding, well almost just kidding.)

The last machine I added ram to was a IIci. If I remember correctly I
upgraded it to 8 Megs. That was enough to run Photoshop!

Thanks again.

Meerkat1
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In article <student-B22C1D.15273823012008.DeleteThis@news.rcn.com>,
Student <student.DeleteThis@college.edu> wrote:

> In article <michelle-65386B.14475222012008.DeleteThis@news.west.cox.net>,
> Michelle Steiner <michelle.DeleteThis@michelle.org> wrote:
>
> > In article <student-A5222F.16185622012008.DeleteThis@news.rcn.com>,
> > Student <student.DeleteThis@college.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > 3) I am not sure if I can leave the 512 as it is and add 1 Gig in the
> > > empty slot.
> >
> > Yes, Item 3 is possible. You could also remove the 512 and add two
> > 1-Gig.
> >
> > > BTW I did google the question. That is what makes me believe that 1
> > > Gig of total ram will be sufficient.
> >
> > You can never have too much RAM. <g>
>
> Thanks for the advice and info. I will go for 2 Gigs total. I did not
> know that ram was so inexpensive.
>
> Now all I need to do is muster the courage to open the case. (Just
> kidding, well almost just kidding.)
>
> The last machine I added ram to was a IIci. If I remember correctly I
> upgraded it to 8 Megs. That was enough to run Photoshop!
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Meerkat1

If its not extremely obvious, Google "disassembly" and whatever model
you have. There will be tons of pictures and video explaining how.
Then after your adventure is completed you'll be able to crack the case
open in a jiffy for whatever else you decide to do. Tip....turn screws
slowly with significant downward pressure to minimize stripping the
threads. Have fun.
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In article <student-A5222F.16185622012008.DeleteThis@news.rcn.com>,
Student <student.DeleteThis@college.edu> wrote:

> I have a G5 IMac running system 10.3.9. I intend to upgrade to Leopard
> after 10.5.2 is released.
>
> My IMac has has 512 Megs of Ram. All in one slot. (One slot empty.)
>
> I am unsure about how much additional Ram I should add.
>
> 1) One option is to fill the empty slot with 512 Megs for a total of 1
> Gig.
>
> 2) I could replace the 512 Megs with 1 Gig and leave one slot empty.
>
> 3) I am not sure if I can leave the 512 as it is and add 1 Gig in the
> empty slot.

I have an iMac G5 (ALS). Before Leopard arrived I added a 1 GB memory,
and left the 512 MB original memory in one slot. That gave me 1.5 GB.

Although there is a theoretical slowdown in having two different RAM
sizes, I don't notice it in any application. This is a minimum cost
change. Plus later you could replace the 512 MB memory with an another 1
GB, if your demands increase (and if 512 MB extra is likely to make a
difference).

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