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Post #8 by Nathan
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateTue, 13 Oct 2015 - 23:56
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/powermac-g4-upgrade-questions.1500/
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I've got a G4 800 DP (Quicksilver) myself (one of these -> http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_server_g4/specs/macserver_g4_800_dp_qs.html),but it caps out at 1.5GB ram unlike OP's model and some of the other power mac G4s.

I'm using a 128 GB IDE hard drive and what I think is PC133 SDRAM and running OS X 10.4.11. You can use PC133 in PC100 spec'd slots as long it fits a few other criteria I can't recall off the top of my head. I'd recommend Kingston ram (the ValueRAM -> KVR is okay) myself. It's one of the bigger brands and seems okay. A regular old VGA flatscreen is fine for mine since the card has VGA and what I think is an ADC connector.

I find that you can remove the screws, on mine at least, with a torx bit if the points match up with the corners of the hexagon. It does probably cause some minor stripping of either the screwdriver or the screw if you do it a lot.

Funnily enough, the two Macs I've gotten from thrift stores have been a Quicksilver G4 and an iMac G3.
That's amusing. I have an upgraded original Bondi iMac G3 that I got from some family friends and a Quicksilver G4 from my previous college's junk heap.

You can find cheap PC SATA cards that can be flashed with a Mac compatible ROM if you want cheap bulk storage beyond the existing IDE bus.
Interesting.

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