Upgrading iBook memory/RAM...

Trip

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How can I tell how much memory I can add to my iBook? If I buy some online is it easy to install at home by myself, or should I bring it to an Apple place and have them install it?
 
Go here:

http://www.crucial.com

find your specific iBook, then the site will tell you how much ram you can put into your machine. A lot of the newer iBooks (white), have one chip built-in and one slot for RAM that is removable.

If you're running Mac OS X, to find out how much RAM you have in your system, click on the blue apple at the upper left of your screen and choose "About this Mac"

It will tell you how much memory you have.

If you choose "More Info", thenclick on "Memory", it will tell you how much memory you have in each slot (hopefully one will be empty).

How the RAM gets installed may vary depending on which model you have. Which model is it ?

Installing RAM on a g3 800Mhz iBook isn't so easy, but certainly doable.. but it's not exactly for someone who is afraid of computers and things technical I'd say.

hope this helps.
 
Sorry, but just so you are aware: I am not a Mac newbie. I've been using them for almost six years now. But I don't deal with the technical side as much as I probably should.

Anyway, I did find some memory I would love to buy. But when I go into the System Profiler and look at my memory information it says there are two slots, and both are taken. One says 128MB Built in (is this the built in one for sure?) and the other says 512MB SDRAM.

Since this iBook was given to me as a gift it is possibly that the memory could have already been upgraded. Is that what I'm reading here? Is the 512+128 good? Is there anyway I could add even more or make it even better?

Thanks again!
 
what model of ibook is it ?? g3 or g4 what is the processor speed ??

I *think* that it's a g3 because those were built with 128 mb ram built in..
and if that's the case

Are you running os X (10.3, 10.2) or os 9 (yes some people still do)

What applications do you run ?

Does it "feel" slow / sluggish ? if so, how full is your hard drive..

a computer with 640 mb RAM can operate wonderfully or terribly depending on answers to these (and more) questions

if you ask if it's good or bad... I'd say it's not so good, and not so bad..

but it could be absolutely great if all you're doing is web surfing

or absolutely terrible if you're trying to run some music software

if it is a g3, I think 640 mb RAM is *the* maximum..

if you go to crucial.com their ram finder tool will tell you what the maximum for your system is..
 
Thanks for all the help.

Yes, it is a G3 (dual USB, 500Mhz). Believe it or not in a typical day I end up using quite a few Adobe applications, iTunes and Safari here and there. And occasionally a small game.
 
No, I don't think so. The G3 iBooks could only use 640 a few years ago because there weren't any 1 gigabyte DIMMS. A 1 GB DIMM should work.

Get the right kind of memory. Crucial or memorytogo.com can tell you. Probably PC-100 or (PC-133)

Check out the following address for a pdf with instructions about installing DIMMs. It's for the 14 inch model, but that shouldn't matter.

http://www.transintl.com/store/cate...D=1508323&CFTOKEN=24624919&RequestTimeOut=500

Look for the links in the middle of the page.

Doug
 
According to MacTracker, the iBook Dual USB can only take 640MB or ram.
MacTracker always has the latest info on how much memeory a machine can handle, regardless of Apples specs.

I wouldn't go ahead and buy any more ram, unless you found a source that specifically states that more than 640MB will be recognized.
 
The G3 version of iBooks MAX out at 640MB of ram (128MB built-in, 512MB chip in one open slot). They require PC-100 SO-DIMMs, however most PC-133 SO-DIMMs are backwards compatible (I'm running a 512MB one in my iBook).

1GB SO-DIMMs are only available in DDR based memory (PC2100, PC2700, etc.).

Trip, you're already maxed out. Only option is to buy a newer machine if you need more RAM.
 
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