[G4] Which RAM is Apple RAM?

[Anne Keller-Smith]

Thanks, Stefan and Fabian,

Wondering how to tell which of the three slots holds the Apple RAM and  
which are the other two I'm supposed to yank for the Hardware Test?

On Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at 11:35 AM, Fabian Fang wrote:

> On Jan 31, 2006, at 7:33 AM, Anne Keller-Smith wrote:
>
>> Diskwarrior Support suggests I do Apple Hardware Test, so I have  
>> trepidatiously opened up my Mac and peered inside yet again. I  
>> removed my PCI card (Adaptec SCSI card) and see three RAM card slots.  
>> They all look alike, and I've temporarily misplaced my packing sheet  
>> from when I bought the computer. Is there a way to see which card is  
>> the one that came from Apple and which ones CDW added before  
>> shipping? I think I also bought and added one a year or two ago.
>>
>> OK, from Apple System Profiler -
>>
>> Memory Overview:	
>>     Location	Type	Size
>>     DIMM0/J21	SDRAM	128 MB
>>     DIMM1/J22	SDRAM	256 MB
>>     DIMM2/J23	SDRAM	512 MB
>>
>> Would the 128MB have come from Apple? The 256 most likely from CDW,  
>> and the 512 added by me. I'll yank the ones in slots 1 & 2, then, but  
>> all the slots look alike, as do the cards. Can I tell by what's  
>> written on the cards. Yes, it be dark in there, but I'll use a  
>> flashlite.
>>
>> I do like the side latch on this G4, it is great!!!
>>
>> Yes, I'll look online for some diagrams of this Mac's innards, that  
>> may help. Any suggestions you guys have are gratefully received.
>>
>> Also, there are a number of G4 towers out there, and when folks ask  
>> me which I have, I don't know what to say - usually I give them the  
>> processor speed. Is there a name for mine?
>
> The PowerMac QuickSilver G4/733 came with 128-Mb standard RAM:
> <http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/stats/ 
> powermac_g4_733_qs.html>
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Anne Keller Smith
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