AZanshin Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I Have a POWER MAC, 800MHZ, 40GB, 512MB. I think it is a quicksilver 2002 I was wondering what is the maximum ram this machine can take. I was also wondering is there a good graphics card i can purchase for this machine prefereable 128mb min for a cheap price. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192779-max-ram-in-powermac-g4/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacUser2525 Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I Have a POWER MAC, 800MHZ, 40GB, 512MB. I think it is a quicksilver 2002 I was wondering what is the maximum ram this machine can take. I was also wondering is there a good graphics card i can purchase for this machine prefereable 128mb min for a cheap price. If this is your model in the link below then it says 1.5gb. You may want to consider a flashed PC card it is probably the only way for you to get a cheap one that is better than you have, the second link shows the ones that are compatible after flashing. http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powe..._g4_800_qs.html http://themacelite.wikispaces.com/AGP+Grap...7b0664667fc03ed Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192779-max-ram-in-powermac-g4/#findComment-1302834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZanshin Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 If this is your model in the link below then it says 1.5gb. You may want to consider a flashed PC card it is probably the only way for you to get a cheap one that is better than you have, the second link shows the ones that are compatible after flashing. http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powe..._g4_800_qs.html http://themacelite.wikispaces.com/AGP+Grap...7b0664667fc03ed From looking at the list would this card be compatable Gigabyte RADEON 9000 128mb AGP Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192779-max-ram-in-powermac-g4/#findComment-1303501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacUser2525 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 From looking at the list would this card be compatableGigabyte RADEON 9000 128mb AGP It should be but doing a quick search on ebay.uk shows you can get a real Mac 9000 Radeon card for close to the same money from a couple of suppliers in the US it would save you having to flash a PC card. http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trk...radeon+9000+mac Edit: As I remember thinking about it now the 9000 in my MDD G4 I used to own only had 64mb of ram so you still may want to go PC card flash route to get a 128mb card. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192779-max-ram-in-powermac-g4/#findComment-1303578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZanshin Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 It should be but doing a quick search on ebay.uk shows you can get a real Mac 9000 Radeon card for close to the same money from a couple of suppliers in the US it would save you having to flash a PC card. http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trk...radeon+9000+mac Edit: As I remember thinking about it now the 9000 in my MDD G4 I used to own only had 64mb of ram so you still may want to go PC card flash route to get a 128mb card. Are the cards 128mb, since thats what i am looking for Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192779-max-ram-in-powermac-g4/#findComment-1303636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacUser2525 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Are the cards 128mb, since thats what i am looking for No as I say in my edit they are 64mb so it still looks like PC card flashed to Mac.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192779-max-ram-in-powermac-g4/#findComment-1303643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZanshin Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 No as I say in my edit they are 64mb so it still looks like PC card flashed to Mac.. Is There any cards that are 128mb for the powermac g4 quicksilver 2002. Would the card i shown in the post work. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192779-max-ram-in-powermac-g4/#findComment-1303767 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacUser2525 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Is There any cards that are 128mb for the powermac g4 quicksilver 2002. Would the card i shown in the post work. The PC card can work when flashed with a Mac rom I know when I flashed a PC 9700 pro with the 9800 Mac rom it worked fine in my MDD FW800 I had, from the everymac page it lists a Geforce4 ti as an option which had 128mb of ram it may be worth searching for as well. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192779-max-ram-in-powermac-g4/#findComment-1303893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZanshin Posted October 19, 2009 Author Share Posted October 19, 2009 The PC card can work when flashed with a Mac rom I know when I flashed a PC 9700 pro with the 9800 Mac rom it worked fine in my MDD FW800 I had, from the everymac page it lists a Geforce4 ti as an option which had 128mb of ram it may be worth searching for as well. Thank you, My next question is how do i flash a card and which is the cheapest 128mb you would recommend which can be successfully flashed. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192779-max-ram-in-powermac-g4/#findComment-1303981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacUser2525 Posted October 19, 2009 Share Posted October 19, 2009 Thank you, My next question is how do i flash a card and which is the cheapest 128mb you would recommend which can be successfully flashed. You need a PC with an AGP slot and floppy drive then you put in card to be flashed preferably with a PCI video card in it as well that is set to be the primary display. Once booted from the floppy containing the ATI flash program and rom to be flashed you backup the original rom then flash the card using the ATI program and Mac rom. Now when done power off the machine take out the flashed AGP put it into PowerMac and boot with it. As to the cheapest I got the already mentioned 9700 for something like $20 plus shipping on Ebay it is just a little more involved as you need to put a piece of tape over the AGP connector then cut it so that the number 3 and 11 pins are blocked preventing their contacting the corresponding pins in the slot on the PowerMac. Really you are probably better off looking at the cards that can be flashed in the wiki page I linked too then searching around to see what you can get for the cheapest at the moment if they are listed they can be flashed to Mac cards. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192779-max-ram-in-powermac-g4/#findComment-1304116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZanshin Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 You need a PC with an AGP slot and floppy drive then you put in card to be flashed preferably with a PCI video card in it as well that is set to be the primary display. Once booted from the floppy containing the ATI flash program and rom to be flashed you backup the original rom then flash the card using the ATI program and Mac rom. Now when done power off the machine take out the flashed AGP put it into PowerMac and boot with it. As to the cheapest I got the already mentioned 9700 for something like $20 plus shipping on Ebay it is just a little more involved as you need to put a piece of tape over the AGP connector then cut it so that the number 3 and 11 pins are blocked preventing their contacting the corresponding pins in the slot on the PowerMac. Really you are probably better off looking at the cards that can be flashed in the wiki page I linked too then searching around to see what you can get for the cheapest at the moment if they are listed they can be flashed to Mac cards. Thank you for the information (Y) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192779-max-ram-in-powermac-g4/#findComment-1305055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IT recycling Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 From recollection, these macs support 1.5 gigs of ram, max. Pretty sleek, given that macbooks only support 2 gigs of ram (some 5 years later!) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192779-max-ram-in-powermac-g4/#findComment-1307705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZanshin Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 From recollection, these macs support 1.5 gigs of ram, max. Pretty sleek, given that macbooks only support 2 gigs of ram (some 5 years later!) What is the best way to improve video playback on this mac. Youtube video and streaming videos play perfectly fine but some videos off the hard drive the video stops and the sound countines then the video catches up. How can i stp this from happening. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/192779-max-ram-in-powermac-g4/#findComment-1307837 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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