333 Imac with OS X -Any hangups likely?

[Trikynubs]

Can I put OS X. (0 or 2...) on my 333 megahertz Imac? All I want to do with this machine is surf via the router. I will gladly put in more memory if needed. Any technical information is appreciated.

 

[zasta]

well, I have OSX.2 running on a 333mhz beige G3 (with a 500mhz G3 upgrade card) so I don't see why not. (I added the card AFTER running OSX- it wasn't needed, I just wanted the boost)
What is the size of your hard drive? Mine was 6gb and I had to swap for a 9gb (I was installing classic too and it needed the "first 8gb" for OSX).
Put in a big HD and more memory (I have 384, but obviously more is better) and it should work no problem.
good luck!

 

[jimbopalmer]

if you do put in a larger drive, OSX must boot from the first partition and that partition must be 8 gig or less.

and Yes, OSX likes more RAM

I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.

 

[Trikynubs]

Thank you both for the info. BTW, is there any way PC memory will work in the Imac? Would 128 be enough memory? Assuming it fits, approximately what speed does the Imac 333 run it's memory at? Thanks TN

 

[jimbopalmer]

The iMac Uses 3.3 volt SDRAM SO-DIMMS, also used in Mac and PC laptops. The speed is PC66 10 ns, which so far as I know, is as slow as they come, so any one you find works.

the upper slot of RAM can hold 2 inch sticks upto 256 meg, the bottom can only hold 1.5 inch sticks, the larger pieces may be cheaper. Apple System Profiler will tell you what you have now without opening the case.

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I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.

 

[jimbopalmer]

I do not think I hear of any happy OSX users with less than 256 meg of RAM, I would view the effort to get inside an iMac as worthy of filling it with 512Meg (the maximum) the first time I opened the case. Even full retail that is just $188.

http://www.ramjet.com/imac-ad.asp

I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.

 

[Trikynubs]

Hold everything, HOLD Evrything. (slight pause) How much memory does os 9 require?

 

[jimbopalmer]

I am not sure what it requires, but it is happy in 80 meg, I bet it 'requires' 16 meg but you will not be happy

I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.

 

[stevemoore]

Anything pre-eMac is giving us problems running OSX. Just too clunkyon the older iMacs, pretty much anything that didn;t come as dual-boot in the first place.