[iBook] iBook 500 slow

[Kathi Anderson]

I recently got an iBook 500 with dual USB. It came with no disks and only
128mg of Ram. It has OS 10.3.4 on it. And it is really slow. So I ordered
new Ram. I just got it from Crucial. 512mg. The HD is 20gig, so this should
be OK.
Also ordered a new Panther OS from Apple and Techtool Pro 4. Hopefully this
will take care of my diagnosing any problems with the iBook.
I haven't installed the Ram yet. I will let everyone know how much
difference it makes. I am anxious to salvage the apps on the iBook. It has
MS Office and Illustrator and Photoshop and Quark. I would like to use these
apps, and without the disks, I am hoping that between the Panther disk and
Techtools, I can keep them running.
Any suggestions as to how I can make it any better?

Kathi


> On 1/18/05 10:35 AM, "David Harris" <dmichaelharris at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
>> Hi:
>> 
>> Which disk is the restore disk?  I have three install disks with my iBook
>> 700.
>> There are three dots on one, two dots on the other and one dot on another.
>> 
> All three are the restore disk - takes more than one to do the job. The one
> with one dot is disk 1, two dots is disk 2, three dots is disk 3. Put disk 1
> in, restart the computer while holding the 'c' key to force the computer to
> restart with the CD drive.
> 
> This assumes, of course, that the disks are labeled iBook. If they are
> labeled PowerBook or iMac or PowerMac they will not work. Restore disks are
> for a specific computer.
> 
> David
> 
> 
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