Installation & Repair Services

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.

More info on our repairs and installation services.

At Our location

MacUpgrades
Second Chance PC Limited
Unit 5, South Cambridgeshire Business Park
Babraham Road
Sawston
Cambridge
CB22 3JH

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At Your location

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
Fixed price on-site upgrades and repairs
Full liability insurance
Full details of on-site services

Delivery Options

Royal Mail

Royal Mail 1st Class Recorded
UK addresses for £2.37 + Vat
Normally 1 - 3 working days
Proof of delivery with signature

DPD Local Couriers

Guaranteed 1 - 2 working day delivery, with 1hr predict for £5 + Vat
Collection Service with 1hr predict £24.68 + Vat
Follow your delivery online with driver tracking
Change delivery preferences via text or email

Serial Number Search

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

Animated gif showing how find a Mac's serial number

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.

More detailed information on finding your serial number is available here on the Apple website.

Find your Mac by its Model Identifier

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.

Apple Serial Number Lookup

Power Macintosh G4 1.0 (FW 800)

Here you can find the exact specifications of this Mac, along with guaranteed compatible upgrades for it, and an upgrade tool to let you quickly build an order which can be saved for later or shared with a friend.

You can select the option you want using these tabs.

Here are the results we found for your Mac.

Machine Name:: Power Macintosh G4 1.0 (FW 800)
Group:: PowerMac
Subgroup:: G4
Colour:: Silver
Model Number:: M8570
Model Identifier:: PowerMac3,6
Part Number:: M8839LL/A
Model:: Power Mac G4 - FireWire 800
CPU Speed:: 1.0GHz
RAM Type:: DDR PC2700 DIMM 333MHz
RAM Slots:: 4
Max RAM by Slot:: 4 x 512MB
Maximum RAM:: 2GB
RAM Pairing:: Modules may be installed individually
Drive Connection:: IDE
Drive Platter Size:: 3.5"
Device Connectivity:: USB 1.1, FireWire 400, FireWire 800
Bluetooth:: 1.1 (Optional on this model)
Video Output (base graphics option):: DVI, ADC
Expansion Slots:: PCI, Airport Extreme
Graphics Card Type:: 4X AGP
Max Operating System Version:: OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard)
Earliest Supported OSX Version:: OS X 10.2.3 (Jaguar)
Support for MacOS 9 and Earlier:: Cannot boot into MacOS 9, but under 10.4.11 and earlier can run OS 9 Apps under Classic Emulation.
Revision Produced From (Year):: 2003
Repair and Upgrade guides:: From ifixit.com

We have not been able to match this Mac with compatible RAM.

We have not been able to match this Mac with any compatible optical drives.

We have not been able to match this Mac with compatible drives.

We have not been able to match your Mac with compatible graphics or display products.

Compatible Expansion Products for this Mac

Apple expansion card fitting documentation: Airport Extreme Card Replacement

Airport Extreme

Apple Airport Extreme Card (refurb)
Stock:
£19.00 + vat (£22.80)

Keyboards & Mice

Apple batteries and power fitting documentation: Power Supply Replacement

PRAM/Clock Battery

3.6V (half AA type) Lithium PRAM/Clock Battery for Mac
Stock:
£9.00 + vat (£10.80)

Compatible Cables, Adaptors and Tools for this Mac

FireWire 800 (9 pin)

FireWire 400 - 800 Adaptor Cable M/M (6pin - 9pin) 6 ft
Stock:
£11.00 + vat (£13.20)

FireWire 400 (6 pin)

FireWire 400 - 800 Adaptor Cable M/M (6pin - 9pin) 6 ft
Stock:
£11.00 + vat (£13.20)

USB 1.1

USB 3 to 2.5in SATA Drive Cable (for accessing a 2.5in SATA drive via USB)
Stock:
£6.49 + vat (£7.79)

DVI

DVI-I - VGA M/F Video Adaptor
Stock:
£6.50 + vat (£7.80)

Tools for this Mac

Anti Static Wrist Strap
Stock:
£7.50 + vat (£9.00)

Hard Drive Screws - Pack of 4
Stock:
£1.25 + vat (£1.50)

Screwdriver Set - 20mm Phillips #00, #0, #1 - Flat 1.4mm, 1.8mm, 2.4mm
Stock:
£5.00 + vat (£6.00)

Compatible External Drives and Enclosures

Drive Enclosures

Startech USB 3.0 (USB 2 compatible) Enclosure for 2.5in SATA Drive with UASP
Stock:
£19.59 + vat (£23.51)

- This Mac can connect to USB 3 devices but not at full speed.

Startech USB 3.0 Enclosure for 3.5in SATA Drives
Stock:
£36.57 + vat (£43.88)

- This Mac can connect to USB 3 devices but not at full speed.

Repair and Installation Services

Apple repair manuals: ATA Cable Replacement, Speaker Grill Replacement, Power Supply Replacement, Front Panel Board Replacement, ZIP Drive Bezel Replacement, Front Panel Board ReplacementSee repair guides from ifixit.com

Here are our list of fixed cost repair and installation services for this Mac. All machines for repair or upgrade can either be shipped to us (we can arrange collection if desired), or you are welcome to drop the machine into our offices in Sawston, Cambridge. We have been doing Apple Mac repairs since 2001, you can be assured of a complete, speedy, good value and professional service.

Repairs

Mac Repair - Evaluation Service
Stock:
£39.00 + vat (£46.80)

Installation Services (parts not included)

INSTALL SERVICE - RAM in a PowerMac/Mac Pro
Stock:
£10.00 + vat (£12.00)

INSTALL SERVICE - Internal CD/DVD Drive in a PowerMac/Mac Pro
Stock:
£15.00 + vat (£18.00)

INSTALL SERVICE - Internal Drive in a PowerMac/Mac Pro 2006-2012
Stock:
£15.00 + vat (£18.00)

INSTALL SERVICE - Clone Original Internal Drive
Stock:
£25.00 + vat (£30.00)

INSTALL SERVICE - Graphics Card in a PowerMac/Mac Pro
Stock:
£15.00 + vat (£18.00)

Sorry, the configuration tool is not available for this serial number. Reasons may include: that all products we have for this machine are out of stock or special order items, or we have been unable to accurately generate them from the serial number.

Any compatible RAM or drives that are out of stock or special order items can be added to your order manually, check the RAM or Hard Drive/SSD tabs on this page.