Once again, the mac proves itself user-unfriendly
Today I learned that although it is possible to add memory to an iMac without an Apple tech on site, Apple in no way wants you to muck about with the innards of it’s machines and makes the process as obscure as possibe without actually welding the case shut. Took me over an hour just to get the damm thing *open*.
On the plus side, I did manage to install the memory upgrade my boss wanted. On the minus side, it turns out that the chip MacWarehouse sent us was for 128MB, half the size of the chip we actually ordered. The packing slip and order confirmation all concurred that we had been sent the size chip that had been paid for, but as far as the machine was concerned, it was a 128MB chip.
So tomorrow, I get to crack the case and go through the whole process again. Yerg. But hey - learning new stuff.