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! ! Old MAC Upgrade ! !

Jun 14, 2005 12:12AM PDT

I am looking to upgrade a old mac and i was wondering if i need any special parts or can i use regular pc parts. For example do i need to buy special RAM or can i just use any RAM i find.

Thanks for your help!

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Jun 14, 2005 2:46AM PDT

yes u have to buy specific ram and not any ram u can find. go to kingston or crucial or pny websites to try and find if they have any ram compatible with ur apple.

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What kind of Mac?
Jun 14, 2005 3:04AM PDT

Desk top...Laptop?
What Model?
What OS?

Find this out and go post on the mac hardware forum for a more complete answer.

Grim