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Mp4

Mp4

Soldato
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Hi all,

Well i have had my Powerbook G4 17" for 2-4 years i upgraded it to Tiger when it came out and runs perfect!! :)

As my main system fell (windows computer) last week so I've had to use my G4.


Tiger -


Every time i login , my desktop is fine as i set it , then all of a sudden another desktop overlaps it?
Are there any tweaks i can do to increase my Cashe?
Whats the easy way of changing to a different window i.e web browser windows?
Is there an easy way of not having icons on the desktop?


Hardware

Machine Name: PowerBook G4 17"
Number Of CPUs:1
CPU Speed: 1.5 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU):512 KB
Memory:1 GB
Bus Speed:167 MHz

SODIMM0/J20STANDARD:

Size: 512 MB
Type: DDR SDRAM
Speed:PC2700U-25330

MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-825: Broken need to replace it sometime!

And HDD Capacity: 74.53 GB

Questions

Is it worth the upgrade to Leopard?

New RAM - have no idea what (max) this can take
DVD-R Drive (Internal)

What else can i upgrade? i will be asking noob questions as my dad uses the laptop more than i do :)
 
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Thanks Will_3RD,

I shall get 2GB RAM next then :) & look for a new optical drive , n then maybe Leopard.

Is Leopard graphics intensive?

ATI Mobility Radeon 9700:

Chipset Model:ATY,RV360M11
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
VRAM (Total): 64 MB
Vendor:ATI (0x1002)
Device ID:0x4e50
Revision ID:0x0000

As this is the gfx card i have
 
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