> As far as getting a copy of AHT, I posted this very recently, but it's > already off the front page of this forum: > http://www.info.apple.com/support/aht.html > > You can try troubleshooting the RAM by using only one stick at a time, > or removing one stick at a time. There should also be free software to > test memory. If you can't find a memory test, and you have a PC that > uses the same kind of memory, there are many free memory tests > available.
I downloaded and ran the AHT for the computer. It identified one of the RAM chips as bad. I knew that getting 2GB of RAM at an auction for only $20 (in a working Sawtooth!) was too good to be true. Oh well. The computer passed the hardware test with flying colors after removing the RAM. But, there's still a big problem. The computer is running incredibly slow. Activity Monitor reports 100% of the CPU being used at all times, but when you add the percentages of the tasks visible in the Activity Monitor window, it's barely 15%. Out of the now 1GB of RAM in the computer, only about 10MB are free, and around 600MB are "Active." Adding up the memory used by the tasks gives a number around 20MB. What's going on here? Isaac --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
