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Q: Can I switch my PowerBook G4 RAM into my Power Mac G5?

I have both a Power Mac G5 and a PowerBook G4. The G5 only has 1GB of RAM. Can I take the RAM out of my G4 and put it into my G5? Also, the G4 only has Tiger while the G5 has Leopard. Can I get the newer OS onto the PowerBook? (Power Mac has a back drive.)

PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Single Core, 1.8 GHz

Posted on May 1, 2015 1:17 PM

by kaz-k,Solvedanswer
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No, you can't do that. G5 RAM and Powerbook G4 one are different.

PowerMac G5 requires DDR PC-3200 400MHz DIMM.

on the other hand Powerbook G4 use PC133(PC100) SO-DIMM.

Posted on May 2, 2015 4:33 AM

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  • by kaz-k,Solvedanswer

    kaz-k kaz-k May 2, 2015 4:33 AM in response to HarrisonMG
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    May 2, 2015 4:33 AM in response to HarrisonMG

    No, you can't do that. G5 RAM and Powerbook G4 one are different.

    PowerMac G5 requires DDR PC-3200 400MHz DIMM.

    on the other hand Powerbook G4 use PC133(PC100) SO-DIMM.

  • by HarrisonMG,

    HarrisonMG HarrisonMG May 2, 2015 4:43 AM in response to kaz-k
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    May 2, 2015 4:43 AM in response to kaz-k

    Do you know about getting the later version of OS X from the Power Mac the PowerBook?

  • by Allan Jones,

    Allan Jones Allan Jones May 2, 2015 7:37 AM in response to HarrisonMG
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    May 2, 2015 7:37 AM in response to HarrisonMG

    You need to use a proper retail install disk. The was a period in the OS9 days when you could drag-n-drop an OS but not since OSX came out. Plus a notebook needs OSX components not needed by a desktop and probably not present on your G5.

     

    Before buying a retail 10.5 disk, make sure of your G4's variant (which we don't know yet). Early G4 PowerBooks made before November 2002 are constrained to OS 10.4.11.