I've recently inherited an older PowerMac G5 from a friend of mine, but it's missing it's RAM. I just so happen to have two 1GB sticks of DDR400 RAM lying around, and was curious if it would be compatible with this computer, regardless of the fact that it isn't certified to work with Apple computers? Logic says that it should be fine, but with this being my first Macintosh I don't want to go assuming things.
If it helps, the brand that I'm installing is A-DATA.
2007-11-06 19:28:59 · 5 answers · asked by Lacclolith 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It should work without any issues. My Macs are both running non-Apple certified RAM without stability issues at all.
If you're also looking at other upgrades, consider the hard drive, a Mac-compatible SATA RAID card, bluetooth adapter (if the computer doesn't already have bluetooth in it), video card (either Mac-native, ATI's Apple-compatible line, or hacked), and a wireless adapter (Apple or otherwise). One must-have upgrade, however, is OS X 10.5. If the Mac doesn't have Mac OS X installed, the $130 version happens to be both the full version and the upgrade version. (Of course, you could always check the torrents of bit for a copy...)
2007-11-06 20:06:12 · answer #1 · answered by been there done that got shirt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The brand doesn't matter, but the speed rating will. I don't recall what speed the PowerMac G5's used. You can go to www.Crucial.com and select the manufacturer, model, and it will tell you what type of memory it takes.
I have a PowerMac G4 with 1x 256mb stick of Samsung memory that came with it, and 3x 512mb sticks of Corsair with no issues. I did purchase another 512mb stick of Kingston memory and it was causing my system to lock up. Got it exchanged for another... locked up again. So I just returned it and went back with my original setup.
2007-11-07 02:12:01 · answer #2 · answered by greggrunge311 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the RAM modules you've got physically fit you should be OK.
If it doesn't work most likely you'll just be able to remove the new modules and then have the computer mysteriously work just fine.
2007-11-06 20:07:32 · answer #3 · answered by bestonnet_00 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Macs use the same RAM as PCs, Apple just happens to charge more for it when they sell their branded stuff.
2007-11-06 20:00:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
no, well at least i don't think so
2007-11-06 19:36:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋