iMac G3 problem

Kazaryster · Post by **Kazaryster** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:35 pm

i have an old iMac G3 DV. I got it for $50 and its the only mac i have.
It originaly came with Mac OS 9. I felt Mac OS 9 was outdated. So i friend gave me a copy of Mac OS 10.2. But heres my problem everytime i go to fire up a program it just quits on me.

I upgraded the ram to 128mb as it had on 64mb im not quiet sure what the processor is running at but i think its 350 mHz.

any help would be greatly appreciated

Post by **bicostp** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:47 pm

Sounds like you could use more RAM. (The DV 350 special edition can take up to a gig.) It should take regular PC100 SDRAM.

If you can, error-check the hard drive. It could be failing. (And it couldn't hurt to check a nearly 10 year old drive anyway.) You could also try reinstalling OS X.

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:49 pm

Download more RAM!

But yeah, I would suggest a new HDD even if the one in it still works.

xtrmgam3r360 · Post by **xtrmgam3r360** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:05 pm

i would try a different version of osx perhapps 10.3 because i could never get 10.2 working on mine right, but 10.3 worked fine on mine before i sold it. Oh, i forgot i had 256 mb of RAM, so you could always just do what bic and killgood said and get more ram

Kazaryster · Post by **Kazaryster** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 4:34 pm

ok more ram off to ebay

also is it possible to overclock the CPU

Dr. KillGood · Post by **Dr. KillGood** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:01 pm

Just download more RAM jeez!

Kazaryster · Post by **Kazaryster** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:04 pm

Dr. KillGood wrote:Just download more RAM jeez!

What do you mean download more ram?

I though i was the crazy one

Also can i put a 2.5" hard drive in it because i have an 80gb 2.5 and that would be a huge step from 10gb

xtrmgam3r360 · Post by **xtrmgam3r360** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:26 pm

i beleive that 2.5" HD has a different power connector than a 3.5" but i dont really mess with laptops so im not positive. But it should have the correct IDE connector.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:37 pm

xtrmgam3r360 wrote:i beleive that 2.5" HD has a different power connector than a 3.5" but i dont really mess with laptops so im not positive. But it should have the correct IDE connector.

Nope.

The pins are completely different in size, and the power is delivered through the same ribbon as data. You need an adapter, into which you plug the 3.5" IDE connector, power connector, and the 2.5" drive.

Post by **bicostp** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:58 pm

You can probably overclock it to 400 or 450 mhz; more than that might get too hot.

Kazaryster wrote:Also can i put a 2.5" hard drive in it because i have an 80gb 2.5 and that would be a huge step from 10gb

Yes, you can. You just have to get an adapter like this one, and come up with some way to mount it.

xtrmgam3r360 · Post by **xtrmgam3r360** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:34 pm

vskid wrote:
xtrmgam3r360 wrote:i beleive that 2.5" HD has a different power connector than a 3.5" but i dont really mess with laptops so im not positive. But it should have the correct IDE connector.
Nope.

The pins are completely different in size, and the power is delivered through the same ribbon as data. You need an adapter, into which you plug the 3.5" IDE connector, power connector, and the 2.5" drive.

wow, theres proof that i really don't mess with laptops much

palmertech · Post by **palmertech** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:46 pm

Looking to sell that 80 gig 2.5 drive? I can trade a larger desktop 3.5 drive.

Sharp Sapphire · Post by **Sharp Sapphire** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 7:53 am

Dr. KillGood wrote:Just download more RAM jeez!

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Rekarp · Post by **Rekarp** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:25 am

Sharp Sapphire wrote:
Dr. KillGood wrote:Just download more RAM jeez!
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You forgot to initialize your variables.

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 4:20 pm

Rekarp wrote:
Sharp Sapphire wrote:
Dr. KillGood wrote:Just download more RAM jeez!
Dr_KillGood_post_count++;
Dr_KillGood_legit_posts--;
You forgot to initialize your variables.

Well, if you have a good compiler, it will do that for you

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