On 5-Jan-09, at 12:23 AM, artemis wrote:

>
> Hello Tony -
>
> Thanks for the clarification. Does it matter that it's a 400MHz
> module, rather than the 333MHz specified in my manual?
> And is the fact that it's Dual Channel an issue? Appreciate your
> advice.

 From what I understand in my cursory research, the Dual Channel mode  
will only be used if the motherboard supports it, otherwise it will  
revert to earlier standards.  As for the speed, the 400MHz stick will  
clock itself back to the required 333MHz that you need.  Crucial has  
some excellent information on their site regarding backwards  
compatibility:

http://www.crucial.com/support/memory_speeds.aspx

Having said all of this, I should also point out that Mac OS X tends  
to be very finicky in its acceptance of certain sticks of RAM, so be  
mindful of any anomalies which might appear during your everyday  
computing.  If you notice some apps just up and quitting, or other  
weirdness (including kernel panics), pull the stick and run without it  
for a few days again to see if the issues crop up again.  I once had  
my DVD burner suddenly cease to function, with a disc still in the  
drive, and the solution was to pull my new stick of RAM.

  - Tony



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