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5260bugs Starting Member 4 Posts	Posted - 26 Sep 2003 : 05:25:59 I have an IMAX Apus3000, with a 603e/ 200 processor and an macpicasso520 video card. I'm trying to get a good resolution (1024x768 minimum) WITH lots of colours , that more that just 256. I also have 112 MB RAM. Is thare a way I can get that? And the second problem....... I want to extend the ram memory, I have 8Mb internal, 64mb and a 32 mb SDRAM, I would like to change the 32 for a 64 chip, but the motherboard is limited to just 128 mb........... Can I just disable the internal and use 2 64mb modules? cheers! Edited by - maclover5 on 26 Sep 2003 18:25:29
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 26 Sep 2003 : 18:26:05 Moved to Lounge. Maclones don't count as LCs or Performas. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 26 Sep 2003 : 18:42:05 Display control panels what do you mean by "external ram" ? Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 26 Sep 2003 : 20:48:51 It should support 136mb, IIRC. Stick a 64 in and it should go to 136 total. ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| "The choice has been made, but now you must understand it" \|
The Balance Of Judgement Senior Member Ivory Coast 1006 Posts	Posted - 26 Sep 2003 : 20:55:20 The video card settings will be determined by the amount of "VRAM" or Video Memory that the video card has. It sounds like your card has about 1MB of VRAM, since my 8600 has 2MB and I can do thousands of colors at 1024 x 768. You will need to find the original manual or specifications for the card/machine and find out if the VRAM can be upgraded. As for memory, disabling onboard RAM never is an option, so I am unsure how the machine will react if it has more RAM than it supports (by swapping said 32MB chip with 64) as it might crash or just ignore the extra RAM.
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 26 Sep 2003 : 21:11:31 Yeah, I haven't heard of that system, or the video card... but you should look at the monitors and or monitors and sound control panel (depends on the OS version you have) Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
Captain Z Mobile Ops Commander USA 637 Posts	Posted - 26 Sep 2003 : 21:48:46 quote: I have an IMAX Apus3000, with a 603e/ 200 processor and an macpicasso520 video card. And the second problem....... I want to extend the ram memory, I have 8Mb internal, 64mb and a 32 mb SDRAM, I would like to change the 32 for a 64 chip, but the motherboard is limited to just 128 mb........... Can I just disable the internal and use 2 64mb modules? I've never heard of this clone model, but judging from the processor and speed, it is similar to the UMAX or StarMax clones that I have. A lot of the consumer-level clones used Tanzania motherboards, which are relatively poor when it comes to RAM. Normally, they only have two slots, plus a small amount of onboard RAM. These slots can take 64MB cards, so you should theoretically max out at 136MB, as Da Penguin said. Try it out... worst case scenario is you find out it doesn't work ------------------ Captain Z - Mobile Operations Commander 68K Macintosh Liberation Army 32 68K Macs Liberated *Beholder of the Prototype Stick of Justice!*
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 26 Sep 2003 : 21:55:29 LOL, yeah, and the best case you can get is that it'll work great.... it looks like you already have 112MB though? loooks to be a pretty well-off machine to begin with... Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide Editor of the MLAgazine "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life"
~tl Junior Member United Kingdom 312 Posts	Posted - 27 Sep 2003 : 01:49:41 if it has PCI then the easiest option would be to put a new PCI radeon in it ... get a PC radeon 7000 and flash it for mac ... you will be away Orcadian MLA Division 68ks Liberated: 2
Derekcat Junior Member USA 342 Posts	Posted - 27 Sep 2003 : 02:45:03 Yea, the Tanzania based machines have PCI anyways what are you talking about "1024*768 minimum"? you have like a huge monitor or something? teenie icons at that size even� If I open my window all the bugs will get in�That's just one more reason to use a Mac! Mac Portable LC \|\| SE/30 \|\|si \|\|ci Quadras: 660av, 950 PMs: 6100/G3/233, 6214CD, 5400/120, 7100/80av, 9500/G3/300 PB 5300ce SuperMac C600 180, 240
~tl Junior Member United Kingdom 312 Posts	Posted - 27 Sep 2003 : 05:52:27 quote: Yea, the Tanzania based machines have PCI anyways what are you talking about "1024*768 minimum"? you have like a huge monitor or something? teenie icons at that size even� on any 15" monitor 1024x768 looks best ... 17" looks good at 1280x1024 ... IMHO anything lower is just clumsy Orcadian MLA Division 68ks Liberated: 2
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 27 Sep 2003 : 06:05:42 I agree. The only reason i don't run my 1710 at 1280x1024 is because my PM8100's AV card only has 2 megs of VRAM. 1152x870 is still a nice res though. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1

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