on 13/04/02 12:06, James Cox at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> James Cox wrote: >> >>> I have been recently having intermittant problems while booting my >>> Wallstreet 233 w/ 96MB RAM. Sometimes you hear it go through the boot >>> sequence, but the screen stays blank, and other times it boots up normally, >>> except that at the end of the boot sequence I get an error message as >>> follows: >>> >>> "The built-in memory test has detected a problem. Please contact a service >>> technician for assistance." >> >> That usually means that you have some malfunctioning Ram. The startup >> instructions in your mac test the Ram on startup. If you get that error it >> means that you may probably have a bad stick. >> >> Have you added Ram recently? >> >> Did you recently install the Firmware Update for your Powerbook? >> >> -- Kyle H. Hansen > > Kyle, > > I haven't added any memory since I bought the PB over a year ago, and > excuse my ignorance, but what is a Firmware Update?
The firmware is a special memory location that can contains code and other values. Usually, you don't change it but sometimes, it might be desirable to alter the content. I don't think there is a firmware in the Wallstreet, though... -Laurent. -- ===================================================================== Laurent Daudelin <http://home.cox.rr.com/nemesys> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Borg n.: In "Star Trek: The Next Generation" the Borg is a species of cyborg that ruthlessly seeks to incorporate all sentient life into itself; their slogan is "You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile." In hacker parlance, the Borg is usually Microsoft, which is thought to be trying just as ruthlessly to assimilate all computers and the entire Internet to itself (there is a widely circulated image of Bill Gates as a Borg). Being forced to use Windows or NT is often referred to as being "Borged". Interestingly, the Halloween Documents reveal that this jargon is live within Microsoft itself. (Other companies, notably Intel and UUNet, have also occasionally been equated to the Borg.) See also Evil Empire, Internet Exploiter. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
