Yokemate of Keyboards
Posts: 4977 from 2009/1/28
From: Delaware, USA
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However, regardless of the number of DIMM slots, only the DDR-equipped models (MDD, FW800) support >1.5GB memory (if Apple docs are accurate in this regard).
I have talked to owners of older Powermacs like the Digital Audio that have all four memory slots equipped with 512MB PC100 or PC133 memory for a total of 2Gigs.
Apple also claims that their older models only support up to 128GB hard drives, but PPC Linux will partition and format larger drives on these models (my Quicksilver 160GB drive is fully utilized that way with an OSX partition and a Linux partition).
Edit - I thought I'd mention one qualifier about 512MB SDRAM strips. While DDR memory in Powermacs is fairly standard, SDR 512MB strips must be low density. If you're going to try to outfit an older Powermac with 512MB memory strips, make sure they're Apple compatible (most aren't).
On the other hand, most 256MB strips will work.
[ Edited by Jim on 2010/8/26 0:53 ]
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