Hello All, After a Firmware Update my G5 1.8 SP would only see 512 MB of RAM instead of 1.5 GB.
After removing the RAM and refitting I got it recognised again. I could certainly notice the difference in machine performance when it dropped back to 512 MB after 1.5 GB. Remove the added RAM and see how the machine runs now, we very quickly adjust to the added performance additional RAM gives and just accept that its the speed the machine works at. Before removing the added RAM, open the Activity Monitor and look at memory usage while you have all your usual programs open, take a screenshot and then compare with only running the base RAM, you will be surprised at the difference. ------------- Geoff WALLACE Melbourne Victoria Australia Mobile 0412 056 033 Sent on a G5 Power Macintosh using Entourage version 11.1.0 "Buy a Mac and be thought a fool or buy a Windows box and remove all doubt." On 1/1/05 6:28 AM, "Bruce Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wednesday, December 29, 2004, at 05:49 PM, Claire Hart wrote: > >> I did install and run OnyX recently, since I usually don't leave the >> PB on overnight. That made a huge overall improvement, and seemed to >> restore the PB to its original state. > > This is a big one. Log writers typically load the entire logfile into > memory to write to them or at the very least large chunks, so properly > truncated logfiles do help things a lot, especially if these things > have been running for months without the maintenance scripts running. > (We ran into a problem with a neglected logfile on our web server...one > we thought was being properly rotated wasn't, and we found the hard way > that Apache will not run with a logfile > 2G...) > > >> I know that if I was working on huge files on high-powered software, >> with tons of photos, long movie clips, graphics, rendering, etc., I >> might see a more noticeable difference with the RAM upgrade. >> > > You really only see a dramatic improvement with added ram if you move > up from an inadequate amount. At 512 M your system had more than > adequate amount of RAM, so until you start doing things that are RAM > constrained, you will not notice the difference. > > To make a very strained analogy, what you did was the equivalent of > installing auxiliary gas tanks in your truck (that you don't drive in > more than 100 miles in any direction) and are wondering when you're > going to see the improvements...you're not going to see anything until > you actually need to use that RAM. > > You probably have no practical limit now on how many programs you can > run at once...but this doesn't really seem to be much until you look at > your dock and notice it's crammed with little black triangles. > > -- > "Wherever you go, there you are." - B. Banzai, Ph.D. > Bruce Johnson > > -- 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! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
