kkritsilas
Well-known member
Hi,
Now that the Pismo is up and running, I have gone ahead and bought a working Lombard. While its not here yet, it is on its way, and I am looking to max it out, in terms of RAM, and afterwards install Tiger (I know its not officially supported, but Xpostfacto says it can be installed without issue). I have been reading up on the Lombard, and have some questions:
1. I did read somewhere that the Lombard has a maximum of 512 MB RAM on its two memory slots. However, the same place says that the memory modules must be "low density" 16 chip modules, and if 2, 4, or 8 chip modules are used, the Lombard will only recognize half of the installed memory. Is this always true (reason I ask is that the article was from a ways back, and things may have changed)?
2. I also understand that the Pismo and Lombard can use the same media bay devices (DVD ROM, CD ROM, ZIP drive, etc.). Does this also apply to the batteries? In other words, can I use a Pismo battery in a Lombard, and a Lombard battery in a Pismo?
3. Has anybody installed and used TIger on a Lombard? How was the install process and how does it run (I understand that this may depend somewhat on if there is an SSD installed and how much RAM is installed as well)?
Now that the Pismo is up and running, I have gone ahead and bought a working Lombard. While its not here yet, it is on its way, and I am looking to max it out, in terms of RAM, and afterwards install Tiger (I know its not officially supported, but Xpostfacto says it can be installed without issue). I have been reading up on the Lombard, and have some questions:
1. I did read somewhere that the Lombard has a maximum of 512 MB RAM on its two memory slots. However, the same place says that the memory modules must be "low density" 16 chip modules, and if 2, 4, or 8 chip modules are used, the Lombard will only recognize half of the installed memory. Is this always true (reason I ask is that the article was from a ways back, and things may have changed)?
2. I also understand that the Pismo and Lombard can use the same media bay devices (DVD ROM, CD ROM, ZIP drive, etc.). Does this also apply to the batteries? In other words, can I use a Pismo battery in a Lombard, and a Lombard battery in a Pismo?
3. Has anybody installed and used TIger on a Lombard? How was the install process and how does it run (I understand that this may depend somewhat on if there is an SSD installed and how much RAM is installed as well)?