On Feb 5, 2010, at 6:48 PM, Clark Martin wrote: > On 2/5/10 6:23 PM, John Carmonne wrote: >> Hi All I earlier tried to put a 512 RAM stick in a Wallstreet, I put >> it in the top slot, the machine booted OK but Profiler sh owed it to >> be a 256. Is there a way to cheat this? Also I noticed that the >> processor got real hot, but maybe that was my imagination, except it >> felt like it may burn my finger. I this an indication of a poor >> hardware choice or improper slot selection? > > Wallstreets max out at 2 x 256Mb. I couldn't even get that far when I > tried it, IIRC it choked on 2 256Mb SO-DIMMs. It works okay with 256 + 128. > > The bigger memory shouldn't cause heating. More likely the heatsink didn't > connect properly on re-assembly. Make sure you renew the thermal compound. > > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" >
Clark Can you elaborate on the thermal compound on the Wally heat sink? I have two machines and the contact surface of the heat sinks to the chip appears to be a tacky type of material. Are you suggesting that I apply some thermal paste on it? Also the thermal paste I have is a white one that I use on the Cubes and MDDs, would that be suitable. I have two 256MB sticks in the Wally's. John Carmonne wtmm Yorba Linda USA -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
