Don't have a 96 chip, but did you start up without it installed? Just use the 16 megs and see what happens?
on 10/22/03 8:08 AM, Gary Shigenaka at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm a longtime lister who finally experienced my first terminal GLOD > after about 5 years of using my 2400c. In the past, I've been able to > revive the 'book from this condition, this time I could not. After > avoiding doing my own work on this model for years because of the dire > warnings about the complex nature of the task, I decided to byte the > bullet and do a complete motherboard transplant with another 2400c we > had lying around the office. Thanks to the very detailed step-by-step > instructions on the Mac2400 website from Ivan Drucker, completely > disassembling these things really wasn't too bad at all. I wound up > removing the motherboard and IO board from the surplus machine, > installed my Vimage G3, the 96MB RAM chip, and my 30 gig HD, then put it > all back inside my 2400c. After the surgery, BOTH machines booted up > fine...then my upgraded machine died again. It now appears to be > terminal again. For reasons I won't get into here, I now think it's my > 96 MB RAM that's suspect (I've had the RAM installed for several years). > That (finally) leads me to my two questions: > > 1. Anyone else experience a GLOD-like failure that was eventually > traced to defective RAM? > 2. Having missed the eBay auction for another chip by around 12 > hours...does anyone have a lead on another one of these elusive 96 MB > memory upgrades? > > Thanks, > > Gary > ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
