At 8:43 AM -0800 1/14/09, hillhippy posted: > I was wondering if name brand RAM (crucial/micron) Memory Size: > 1024MB Memory Speed: 400MHz PC3200 Memory CAS Latency: 3 Memory Type: > DDR Pins: 184, will work in PM G5 2.7ghz running OS 10.4.11 if it is > not specifically listed for Mac. Price difference for 1gb sticks > seems to be about 2 X higher for Mac memory. I remember my older Macs > rejecting Fry's no name RAM but this stuff is Crucial brand.
PPC G5's are supposed to be very picky about having matched/tested in pairs RAM. I cheaped out when I upgraded mine (Canadian exchange rates tripled the cost at the time) and went with name brand RAM (Samsung) that didn't specify matched or 'for Macintosh.' I had no problems with 10.4.11. HOWEVER after I upgraded to Leopard -- 10.5.4 by the time I decided to upgrade -- I started getting the occasional kernel panic and noticed the computer was running much hotter most of the time (Temperature Monitor) with the temperatures visibly climbing on multi-tasking. When I upgraded to 10.5.5, the kernel panics got ridiculous to the point of more than ten a day. I gave up, downgraded to 10.5.4 and lived with the one or two kernel panics the final month of using the G5, all the while lusting after the iMac I ended up buying this month. The RAM "may" have been the problem OR upgrading to NetBarrier X5 "may" have been the problem. I don't know, I don't care. I've listed the G5 on my local kijiji just to get rid of it. (And as an aside, I've also had to turn the heat on in the computer room for the first time this winter now that my blast furnace isn't keeping me warm.) FWIW. Steve R --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
