MacUpgrades.co.uk offers a wide range of fixed price upgrades and repairs for your Apple computers. You can drop in to our offices in Sawston, Cambridge or if you are not local you can either have us collect or send in your computer yourself. Sameday fitting is available for most items, contact us for details. We also offer on site installation services and training on your premises.
Macupgrades offers a wide range of on-site services for your Apple equipment. We offer all of our upgrade services, and most of our repair services too.
All our engineers have at least 15 years of experience with Apple hardware and software
Enter your serial number into the box below for specific upgrades for your machine. Each upgrade has been tested in the machine we list it for. Compatability is 100% guaranteed or your money back.
How to find your serial number in software
You can find your Mac's serial number in Apple System Profiler: Select the Apple Menu > About This Mac, then (depending on the version of OSX you are running) click the System Report button or the More Info button. This brings up System Profiler, and on the Hardware Overview that is displayed by default you should see your serial number, and be able to copy/paste it. The procedure does vary slightly between different versions of OSX.
If you can't boot your Mac
If your Mac is not working, the serial number is printed on the computer casing but the location varies. Here are the main locations of serial numbers on Apple computers.
Unibody MacBook Pro - Laser etched onto the base.
MacBook, Early MacBook Pro, PowerBook G4 - Inside the main battery bay. Remove battery to locate.
iBook (White) - Under the keyboard. To lift keyboard, pull back on the release tabs between the F-keys.
Intel iMac, iMac G5 - Underside of the foot/stand.
iMac G4, iMac G3 - Underside of the iMac.
Mac mini - On the underside of the Mac mini.
Mac Pro 2006-2012 - On rear of machine near graphics card ports.
PowerMac G5 - On lower chassis under side panel. To remove side panel, lift lever on rear of Mac.
PowerMac G3, PowerMac G4 - Label on the back of the Mac.
Your Mac's Model Identifier can be found in System Profiler. You can use the drop-down menus above to be taken to a page that displays upgrades specifically for your exact model.
This tool is also available on its own page, with a list of all Model IDs here.
COVID Update: Online orders and mail-in repairs/upgrades are happening as normal. Collection and drop-off are operating by appointment - please call us on 01223 833 412 to book a slot.
PowerBook G3 Wallstreet Upgrades
This page covers all the upgrades we sell for the PowerBook G3 Wallstreet. Choose the type of upgrade you are looking for from the tabs below.(Not the
right Mac? See here for
more PowerBooks, or here for
all Macs.)
If you want specific upgrades for your exact model, choose it from the Model ID links below, or enter your serial number here:
This machine is the second generation of the PowerBook G3, and it changed to a different case design (the first G3, the "Kanga," is not featured on this website).
Available in both 12.1" and 14" screen versions, the PowerBook G3 Wallstreet
is based on a 66MHz system bus, and brought desktop clock speed and CPU cache to the laptop,
something the original G3 lacked.
The PowerBook Wallstreet was still a significant investment, costing around
£2500 for the top of the line version. The machine switched to using faster
and cheaper SODIMM memory, and had significantly better graphics with the
new ATI chipset.
The machine shipped with Mac OS 8.1 installed, but will
support Mac OS 9 to OS 10.2.8. 10.3 and above will not work on these machines.
How to Identify these Machines
The G3 Wallstreet can be identified by the colour of its keyboard, which
in contrast to subsequent G3 PowerBooks, is black.
The Wallstreet has the older
legacy Mac connectivity: an HDI-30 SCSI connection, a square port with 30 pins,
and two 8 pin serial ports. The machine also has one 4 pin ADB port for
keyboard or mouse connectivity and a 15 pin VGA port for an external monitor.
If you are still unsure you can contact us on 01223 833 412 or by email for
confirmation. If you want to upgrade but aren't happy to install your upgrades
then we can help. Simply ask our engineers for further details.
Memory Upgrades
The PowerBook G3 has two memory sockets, and can accept up to 192MB in RAM. A 128MB module can be fitted in either slot, once a 128MB stick is fitted, the second slot can only take up to 64MB.
Turn off the machine and remove the CD-ROM, power cable and battery.
Inside the now empty bays there are
two latches which hold the keyboard in place. Push these towards the front and gently lift up the keyboard.
There is a large metal shield which is secured with two Phillips screws - undo and gently lift up the plate. This reveals the top
RAM socket which can now be accessed.
The second socket is underneath, but professional installation is recommended for this. Mac Upgrades does sell RAM for installation in the bottom slot, however we cannot provide installation instructions or support.
CD/DVD/Blu-ray Drive Upgrades
The PowerBook G3 Wallstreet came equipped with a CD-ROM drive in its right drive bay. At present there are no internal
CD or DVD writers which fit internally into this machine.
It is possible to use an external device with an added USB or
FireWire card (FireWire is strongly recommended). Since any added card will not supply power to a device, only full-sized, mains powered devices are listed here.
This laptop is not powerful enough to burn DVDs, so no DVD-RW devices are listed here.
There are no optical drive upgrades available for these Macs
Difficulty 1/5 - Easy (external).
Install any supplied software, restart the machine and connect the new device.
Internal Hard Drive & SSD Upgrades
Any of the below drives will work fine in the PowerBook G3 Wallstreet.
If you don't want to fit a new hard drive yourself, you can take advantage of the MacUpgrades Installation Service. Add the installation service from the list below to your cart along with your chosen hard drive. We can also clone your existing hard drive onto the new one, simply add the Clone Original Hard Drive service below to your cart.
Once you have booked the service, send your machine to us, we will carry out the work and return it to you. Alternatively, we do offer a Collection Service with our courier, please see here for details.
Any fitting information below is intended as a guide before purchase ONLY, when fitting these products you should refer to the original manual for your computer, and any instructions that come with the item. Please see this page for more information, or here for information on our fitting service.
Difficulty 3 / 5 - Reasonably easy
Turn off the machine and remove the CD ROM, power cable and battery.
Inside the now empty bays there are
two latches which hold the keyboard in place. Push these towards the front and gently lift up the keyboard.
There is a large metal shield which is secured with two Phillips screws - undo and gently lift up the plate. The hard drive
is to the right of the case, held in upside down in a caddy with one screw.
Remove the entire caddy, this reveals four screws holding the drive. Undo the 4 holding
screws and remove the drive.
Replace the drive and reassemble machine in reverse order.
Start computer from CD and initialise the drive.
If you do not wish to install the upgrade yourself, please contact us about our installation service.
Graphics Cards and Displays
This laptop can take a secondary graphics card through it's PCMCIA (Cardbus) slot, to allow it to control a wider range
of external displays that it can by default.
There are no graphics card upgrades available for these Macs
Difficulty 1 / 5 - Very Easy.
Install any supplied software, turn off the machine, and insert the PCMCIA card into the socket on the left of the machine.
Connect it to your monitor and your finished.
Expansion Card Upgrades
Your PowerBook G3 Wallstreet has two available PCMCIA sockets for connectivity expansion. These are located
to the left of the machine, alongside the modem port.
These credit card sized sockets allow users to take advantage
of newer connectivity such as USB, FireWire and Wireless networking.
Please note that many of these cards have a minimum operating system requirement.
There are no expansion cards available for these Macs
Difficulty 1 / 5 - Very Easy.
Install any supplied software. Turn off the machine and insert the PCMCIA card into a free socket on left the of the machine.
Restart machine and away you go.
Keyboards & Mice
The following keyboards and mice are compatible with this Mac.
It is possible to upgrade this Mac with an external hard drive, however you will need to add a modern connectivity type to your Mac. For this machine we
strongly recommend looking at FireWire if you want any external data storage devices. FireWire can be added with an expansion card (see below).
You will need to be running at least OS9 to use FireWire.
There are none available.
Complete Machines - Refurbished
Any complete machines of this type or similar that we have for sale are listed here. Please note that these are refurbished models with a 3 month warranty, and that delivery is likely to take 3 - 5 working days. These can be purchased online with the standard website courier delivery charge for the mainland UK only. Please contact us for a quote on shipping to other areas.
Repair Services for this Mac
Here are the various repair services we offer for this Mac. You can have us take the machine in for evaluation, or book a fixed-price repair if you already know what the fault is and the service is listed below (for services without parts, please see the relevant tab on this page for compatible parts that we sell). If you know what the fault is, but we don't have a fixed-price repair listed below, please contact
us for a quote.
