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1. HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR IMAC OPERATING SYSTEM HOW TO
2. HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR IMAC OPERATING SYSTEM FULL

You must remove the CD-ROM drive to expose the hard drive beneath. The warnings and tips provided here come from hard-won experience. S staff has had trouble upgrading an iMac.

There isn’t much danger that you’ll actually damage your machine while performing this how-to’s steps, but more than one person on You may void your warranty when you perform these tasks, and with any hardware upgrade, some risk is involved. Check with the company to determine compatibility. If you’re up for an even greater challenge, consider Sonnet Technologies’ Harmoni, a $300 card that combines a processor upgrade with a FireWire port (800/786-6260,

The first set of steps (1 through 6) applies to the tray-loading Bondi blue and fruit-flavored iMacs the second set is for slot-loading fruit-flavored models and for every iMac since.

HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR IMAC OPERATING SYSTEM HOW TO

We’ll show you how to accomplish all three tasks. A iMac, you can also supplement your computer’s video RAM. Though you can’t easily replace an iMac’s G3 processor, there are at least two other ways to improve your iMac: increasing the amount of RAM, and replacing the hard drive with a roomier one. An iMac may look hermetically sealed–and its insides truly are harder to access than a Power Mac’s–but with some time, some patience, and a reasonable amount of money, you can turn your iMac into a more capable computer.

HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR IMAC OPERATING SYSTEM FULL

Your applications are begging for more RAM, and your hard drive is just about full to the brim.īut buying a new machine isn’t your only option. But your computer now seems a little rickety. You may have been an early adopter, the first in your sewing circle to own a tray-loading Bondi blue iMac or fruit-flavored wonder–or perhaps you held off until the arrival of the slot-loading fruit flavors or earth-toned ruby and sage models.