[PB] adding ram

[Brian Olesky]

You may not get an extra 512. When I got my new PB, I bought a 512 chip with
it, naively thinking the original 512 was in one slot, and I'd put the
additional 512 in the other. It wasn't till I opened it up with my ??
screwdriver that I discovered not one 512 but two 256's! Therefore, sadly, I
bought an add'l 512 but only ended up netting an additional 256.

Brian

On 9/26/04 3:10 PM, "Jim Freeman" <jpfreeman at mac.com> wrote:

> I guess that's what I'll have to do. My screwdriver is a phillips and
> is marked 00 on the side. It works great for the little screws in my
> Pismo. I remember having trouble with screws in the first dual USB
> iBooks, but I think my same screwdriver worked for them as well. People
> on one discussion list at the time said it was some Taiwanese standard
> of screws. I guess there are different kinds of 00.
> 
> The performance of my new PB doesn't impress me, so I'm hoping the
> extra 512 of ram will help.
> 
> Jim
> 
> On 26-Sep-04, at 12:59 PM, Brian Olesky wrote:
> 
>> 
>>>> Here's another issue: I just got more RAM for my new powerbook but I
>>>> can't open that RAM door. I believe the instructions say to use a 00
>>>> screwedriver.
>>>> Jim
>>>> Powerbook G4 12" 1.33 GHz
>>> 
>>> Jim,
>>> It does say...using a Phillips size 00 screwdriver, unscrew the
>>> memory slot
>>> door and remove it from  the bottom of your computer...are you sure
>>> you have
>>> a 00 Phillips?
>>> 
>> I just went through this, and though I have no idea what number my
>> screwdrivers are, I happened to find one in my toolbox that worked
>> perfectly. Why don't you just take your 'book down to the local
>> hardware
>> store and find one there that fits. But make sure it fits well, as
>> those
>> screws seem easy to strip and I had to go through the operation several
>> times because the original ram chip I was sold turned out not to work.
>> 
>> Brian
>> 
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