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June 4th, 2008, 01:12 AM
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 Questions... How can i upgrade my imac g3's Mhz? Can i add another internal hard drive to my imac g3 as storage? (the internal hard drive was for my emachines that mother board fried. It runs windows xp) Can i turn an internal hard drive to an external drive so it can plug as a USB? The OS is stored in the hard drive right? Sometimes my imac g3 get hot on the top. Should i worry about this? (Every time it gets hot i turn it off for an hour or two cause im scared something is going to happen) Last edited by The Mac; June 4th, 2008 at 01:24 AM.  |
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June 4th, 2008, 01:46 AM
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| What are your iMac G3's specs .... 1. Depends ...There are apps you can download that monitor the temp but I think it all boils down to you providing more details ... |
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June 4th, 2008, 02:22 AM
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| How can I turn my internal hard drive into an external one? Do i have to buy certain wires? if so where from and how much would it cost? Do i just open up my imac g3 and and they'll be a spot where i can just plug in an extra internal hard drive? Can my motherboard fries cause it can't handle a extra 60GB(it already has 80 gb)? Will it have enough room from two internal hard drives? Also that means that i can run windows and Mac on it cause my 60GB hard drive(I want to addon) has windows xp and my 80 gb(came with the imac) which is already installed has Mac OS X 10.3.9. Sorry if its too much or confusing. I don't know much about computers. Thanks for your help! |
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June 4th, 2008, 03:26 AM
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| You might be able to run Windows on your G3 using a program called Virtual PC. I don't think it'd really be worth the hassle and you probably couldn't run XP. Depending on your G3 model, VPC might run slow as molasses. What model G3 do you have .... ? Go to the Blue Apple icon and choose "About this Mac". . Last edited by VirtualTracy; June 4th, 2008 at 03:46 AM. |
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June 4th, 2008, 10:51 AM
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| Replacing the hard drive in an iMac isn't as straightforward as some other replacements. You may want to look at this guide to see what you're getting into: http://www.faqintosh.com/risorse/en/...ac/imacg3dvhd/ The iMac can only have one internal hard drive, so adding an extra one is out of the question. You can only replace the internal hard drive. You may also be limited to hard drives that are 128GB or less in size. To turn an internal hard drive into an external one, simply purchase an external FireWire or USB case. Installing the hard drive into an external case is quite simple. You can choose from many different cases, such as these (you'll want the one that doesn't come with a hard drive): http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/hard-.../External-USB/ No, you cannot upgrade the "MHz" of your computer, as the processor in the iMacs is non-replaceable.
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June 6th, 2008, 02:50 PM
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