on 9/26/01 6:55 PM, Doug Wilson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > on 9/27/01 6:57 AM, Ron Darlington at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> My three sets of 256k RAM arrived from OWC, first alarm was they were >> labelled PC133 & they should be PC100. > > In almost all cases buying faster than you need won't hurt a thing as it can > slow down to run at the older specifications. > >> Bottom line is I have a totally >> stock OEM beige "Gossamer" 233MZ desktop with the old ROM Rev A running 768k >> of RAM with no modifications whatsoever other than the simple install of (3) >> 256k RAM chips from OWC. This is GOOD. > > I hope you mean 256meg and 768meg.
Doug: duh....yep 256meg & 768meg must have relapsed to 1985 and my old 128k first mac in all the excitement. Personal thanks to you for your help. Nifty tip just posted.......disable the ram check at startup for significant faster starts, I've had MAJOR startup/restart slowdowns with all the new ram. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
