imac help pleaasssee :)

Jamie Smith

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Hiya guys!

My mum saw an imac G3 (ancient I know) in a charity shop and decided to buy it for me (really cheap!) They said it was in working order, but it isn't.

Opened up the back and its absent of RAM in the slots, does this mean it has no RAM sticks and therefore that is why it isnt working. I believe they are called RAM expansion slots, which make me think there may be some built in...

It turns on, chimes and the power button goes from green to orange, flashes and repeats...

Cheers for help guyss!
 
every computer has some memory built in but its only about 1mb (its built into the cmos chip) so it can boot to the boot screen, you need some memory so it can post op to the OS to complete its boot into the OS
 
Dangermouse1964 said:
every computer has some memory built in but its only about 1mb (its built into the cmos chip) so it can boot to the boot screen, you need some memory so it can post op to the OS to complete its boot into the OS
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But nothing is showing on the screen at all :(
 
thehitmen said:
Make sure you get "MacRam" I have tried cheaper stuff and sometimes it does not work!

I have an imac G3 you are going to need DDR which is quite ££
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I do have a powermac g3 at home for parts, will that work?
 
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