it's not so much that the RAM sticks are bad - it that the maker didn't follow Apples's standards! OS 9 just didn't care that much - but OS X DOES REQUIRE APPLE STANDARD RAM - that's the reason I started getting my RAM Sticks from RAMDIRECT.
rich ------------------------------------------------------------ --- Tom Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jul 26, 2005, at 1:51 PM, David Dierlam wrote: > > > how did you know you had bad ram? was there a > program > > or did you just start pulling? > > Just started pulling, but I did it last, > unfortunately. After doing > everything else possible, including stripping down > the computer to the > bare bones one piece at a time, and testing after > each piece (hence the > hair-pulling), I finally started pulling the RAM > sticks. With two of > the three sticks installed, no matter what slot they > were installed in, > everything worked fine and OS-X would install. When > that third RAM > stick was installed, no matter which slot it was put > in, X refused to > install or run, although 9 continued to work > normally. That's what > fools people, including me. You have to get it in > your head that 9 will > apparently work fine with a bad RAM stick, while X > won't work at all. > Or, as Mark wrote originally, it might work but > badly. > > Tom > > > --- Tom Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> All the hair-pulling frustrations that I had when > I > >> originally tried to > >> install X on this G-4 DA 733 turned out to be a > bad > >> memory stick too, > >> although it had worked just fine in 9 for a year > >> (although, who knows, > >> maybe it had been causing trouble that I > attributed > >> to other things). > >> And with other people reporting the same problems > >> here from time to > >> time, I have to wonder about quality control in > the > >> companies that make > >> these RAM sticks. Why so many bad ones? > >> > >> Tom > >> > >> On Jul 26, 2005, at 7:09 AM, Marc van Gemert > wrote: > >> > >>> Maybe some of you remember me saying that OS X > >> (10.3.8) on my G4 at > >>> work (G4 933MHz) was so slow? > >>> Well lately I was getting freezes and kernal > >> panics (especially in > >>> Photoshop) so I suspected that I had some bad > >> memory. I have one stick > >>> of 256MB and one of 512MB, well after the 256MB > >> stick was removed all > >>> freezes and kernal panics were gone, and goes > >> what, suddenly I noticed > >>> a real increase in speed!! Opening windows in > the > >> Finder, opening apps, > >>> and opening docs in apps was noticebly faster :) > >> Strange, but true. I > >>> was really shocked 8) > >>> > >>> And luckily the speed is still there now after a > >> new 256MB stick has > >>> been added. Can't believe this is happening to > me > >> :) Then to think I've > >>> worked almost a year with that bad stick... > Can't > >> believe that bad > >>> memory can have such a negative effect on > overall > >> speed... > >> -- 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> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
