Mac help

[gfxbss]

hey guys, i know this is a guitar site, but i know a lot of us knows about computers. now im looking into purchasing an m-box 2( www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?navid=29&langid=100&itemid=4893 ) with pro studio 7.4. now, i want to use it across both PC, and Mac(i own both, but my mac collects dust.) Both will need upgrades, but i wanted to see if anyone knew if i bought normal RAM, will it work in my Mac? or do i need to buy the special Mac ram from newegg?

thanks,

Tyler

[crazymanandy]

There is no "Mac RAM and PC RAM" per se, but you do need to get RAM that is compatible with your particular system. I found this after a quick search in google:

"What kind of RAM do I need?

So you’ve decided that you need more RAM. The next step is figuring out what kind of RAM your system takes.

The simplest way to find out is to open up System Profiler. In OS X 10.3 and later, open the Apple menu, select About This Mac, and click on the More Info button. (In OS X 10.0 through 10.2, go to Applications/Utilities and launch System Profiler.) Under Hardware, select Memory. That should give you all the information you need.

Memory Slot This specifies the form factor of the RAM your system uses. Most desktop Macs use DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Modules), while Mac laptops and some early iMacs take SODIMMs (Small Outline DIMMs).

Size This is, logically enough, the capacity of the RAM you have installed now. Consult MacTracker’s Memory/Graphics tab to find out how much RAM your Mac is able to accept.

Type Until recently, Macs used DDR (double data rate) RAM. The latest Power Macs and iMacs use DDR2 memory.

Speed The number that comes after the letters PC refers to the RAM’s bus speed. It’s a common misconception that faster RAM will make your computer faster. It won’t. Some faster RAM chips will work in computers that shipped with slower memory (for example, PC2700 chips will work in PC2100 Power Mac G4s). But while you can often add faster memory to systems that use a slower type, doing so won’t provide any speed improvements. The computer will run the PC2700 memory at the same speed as the PC2100."

Newegg is a good place to buy stuff though. I've always gotten good service and prices from them.

CMA

[gfxbss]

andy, thanks for your help! im very familiar with PC. ive been working on them for about as long as i can remember.

Ill never forget the morning when my mother work up, came to the living room, and her computer was in parts all across the floor. I couldnt sleep and was born. i was about 12 years old. I was in some trouble for that one.... but it was worth it anyways.

i assumed that macs did not take any specail type of ram, but i have seen it advertised so i wanted to make sure.

Thanks again!

Tyler

[ux4484]

gfxbss said:

Ill never forget the morning when my mother work up, came to the living room, and her computer was in parts all across the floor. I couldnt sleep and was born. i was about 12 years old.

Well....that's quite the feat....especially for your Mom! ;D

[ChrisK]

Dang!

So you started life as a small child.....................

[gfxbss]

haha, wow, the words are similar but not that similar

[ux4484]

gfxbss said:

haha, wow, the words are similar but not that similar

heh... read the post....it's what you wrote.... ;D

[gfxbss]

alright, round two. what about upgrading processors? they dont seem to have much of a socket.

Tyler

[crazymanandy]

Hmmm...I don't know if I could be much help there. I don't know much about Macs, honestly. I think Apple recently moved to Intel processors, but if your comp is older than that, then...

Could you tell us your system specs?

CMA

[gfxbss]

you are correct, mac did move to intel. but mine is rather old. it is a Power Mac G4. 400Mhz Proc, 1GB RAM, 80GB HD. Lemme know if you would like to know anything else....

Thanks again, Tyler