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PowerMac G5 Tower Memory? [message #43618] Mon, 18 March 2013 18:39 Go to next message
JoeTaxpayer is currently offline  JoeTaxpayer
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I ordered a G5 this week, $80 shipped.

It only has 1.5GB memory and I'm looking to bump that. I see 400 MHz, PC
3200 DIMMs with the warning Maximum number of memory devices on DDR SDRAM:
16 and Non-ECC.

On some memory seller sites, I see warnings about high density vs low
density, not quite sure what that means. Will this work?
Kingston 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 DDR 400MHz Desktop RAM,184-pin, non-ECC,
KTH-D530/1G< http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kingston-2GB-2x1GB-PC3200-DDR-400MHz -Desktop-RAM-184-pin-non-ECC-KTH-D530-1G-/261184715614?pt=US _Memory_RAM_&hash=item3ccfd27b5e>


The image shows 8 chips per side. I recall when loading up my MDD G4, I
needed to be careful as there were flavors of DRAM that weren't going to
work. Sorry to leave the G4s behind, but this system was cheaper than a
used PS.

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Re: PowerMac G5 Tower Memory? [message #43619 is a reply to message #43618] Mon, 18 March 2013 18:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bruce Johnson is currently offline  Bruce Johnson
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Mar 18, 2013, at 3:39 PM, JoeTaxpayer <joetaxpayer08@gmail.com> wrote:

> I ordered a G5 this week, $80 shipped.

>

> It only has 1.5GB memory and I'm looking to bump that. I see 400 MHz, PC 3200 DIMMs with the warning Maximum number of memory devices on DDR SDRAM: 16 and Non-ECC.

>

> On some memory seller sites, I see warnings about high density vs low density, not quite sure what that means. Will this work?

> Kingston 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 DDR 400MHz Desktop RAM,184-pin, non-ECC, KTH-D530/1G

>


Yeah it should work. You're right about the high versus low density on some macs, dunno if it applies to the G5 in question (you didn't mention which G5 model you got). A reliable source for memory configuration info (and memory!) is Data Memory Systems <http://www.datamemorysystems.com>

If DMS says your mac can have 'X' configuration and 'Y' max ram, they're right.

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Re: PowerMac G5 Tower Memory? [message #43809 is a reply to message #43619] Wed, 20 March 2013 08:54 Go to previous message
JoeTaxpayer is currently offline  JoeTaxpayer
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It's listed as A1047 1.8GHz Dual core. http://www.everymac.com shows it can
be PCI or PCI-X, and I see the Max RAM is 4GB or 8GB depending. It will
arrive later today so I'll know exactly what I have and decide from there.
Kingston RAM described below is $20 / 2GB vs $32 for memory claiming low
density 'guaranteed to work' in this G5.


On Monday, March 18, 2013 6:45:47 PM UTC-4, joh...@pharmacy.arizona.edu
wrote:
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> Mar 18, 2013, at 3:39 PM, JoeTaxpayer <joetax...@gmail.com <javascript:>>

> wrote:

>

>> I ordered a G5 this week, $80 shipped.

>>

>> It only has 1.5GB memory and I'm looking to bump that. I see 400 MHz, PC

> 3200 DIMMs with the warning Maximum number of memory devices on DDR SDRAM:

> 16 and Non-ECC.

>>

>> On some memory seller sites, I see warnings about high density vs low

> density, not quite sure what that means. Will this work?

>> Kingston 2GB (2x1GB) PC3200 DDR 400MHz Desktop RAM,184-pin, non-ECC,

> KTH-D530/1G

>>

>

> Yeah it should work. You're right about the high versus low density on

> some macs, dunno if it applies to the G5 in question (you didn't mention

> which G5 model you got). A reliable source for memory configuration info

> (and memory!) is Data Memory Systems <http://www.datamemorysystems.com>

>

> If DMS says your mac can have 'X' configuration and 'Y' max ram, they're

> right.

>

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> Bruce Johnson

> University of Arizona

> College of Pharmacy

> Information Technology Group

>

> Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs

>

>

>


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