[G4] new owner of old G4 with some questions.

[Jono Carnie]

Hi All,
I'm the proud ower of a somewhat older G4.  From reading I gather it's a G4
Yikes!

350Mhz, PCI ATI 128 Rage, horizontal audio ports etc.

I've got some really newbit questions I'm hopig someone can help me with.

1. How do I actually get 'into' the firmware?
    I've read by holding down Control (the apple key??) with Option and "o"
and "f" should do it on boot up chime.
    This on my machine just seems to be ignored.

2. What other key combinations exist?

3. Is it true that I can only boot off a apple branded rom?
    I've got a 24x CD in the G4 , and wish to upgrade to a DVD.  Do I HAVE
to get an apple one or will any generic brand do?  AND still let me use a
boot disk in it?

4. RAM.   The G4 has 256MB of PC100 ram in a 64MB - 128MB - 64MB slots.
    Can I place a PC133 stick of 128MB ram in the G4 and have it run at
100Mhz?
    Alternatively I could get two 256MB PC133 sticks of ram and just use
them.
    The question is will the G4 Yikes! let me use PC133 ram?



Appreciate any help with these questions...

Regards
Jono Carnie
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