HT2266: iMac G5 (iSight): Installing and replacing memory (RAM)

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Arknittel
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Q: Is my imac just a paper weight now???

I have a PowerPC G5 IMac from '05 apparently the internal ram of 512 mb has gone bad is my computer just a large paper weight or can I fix the problem.

iMac, OS X Server

Posted on Jun 16, 2013 8:51 PM

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Q: Is my imac just a paper weight now???

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  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Jun 17, 2013 3:29 AM in response to Arknittel
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    Jun 17, 2013 3:29 AM in response to Arknittel

    You can still purchase new RAM for your iMac model.

    RAM is cheap, now Your model iMac can take up to 2 GBs of RAM.

    Correct and reliable Mac RAM can be purchased from online Mac RAM sources Crucial memory or OWC (macsales.com).

  • by WZZZ,

    WZZZ WZZZ Jun 17, 2013 8:51 AM in response to Arknittel
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    Jun 17, 2013 8:51 AM in response to Arknittel

    Besides having slots to add extra memory, some of those came with 512MB RAM soldered to the logic board. If that was the case with yours, I don't know if that one having gone bad would interfere or not with adding additional good RAM. Sounds like it would, but would have to look into that. If that is the case, then no point in buying additional memory.

     

    Do you happen to know the model #?

  • by WZZZ,

    WZZZ WZZZ Jun 17, 2013 9:30 AM in response to WZZZ
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    Jun 17, 2013 9:30 AM in response to WZZZ

    FWIW, found this. Not for the faint of heart.

     

    May everybody abandon this problem already since it's been long time.

    Everytime I install OSX on my iMac G5, I failed because of bad on-board memory.

    But I have come to conclusion.

    Like some Brazilian guy said, I just removed RAM chip with flat-head screw driver by force one by one.

    Then every thing fine except I lost 512MB of memory.

    But lot better than buy logic board way more expensive than $500.

    Right after that I ordered 2GB memory chip by $30.

    How's that?

    I'm very satisfied.

    http://hintsforums.macworld.com/archive/index.php/t-75004.html