There are consistent reports that OSX is 'finicky' about memory. Are you close enough that you might borrow some 'other' DIMMs from a friend, and try different memory?
I'm not aware of Memory test programs runnable under OS9. [But there must be some.] Chuck D. On Jan 17, 2009, at 12:34 AM, Vic Mabus wrote: > > Help! > > I've always admired the aesthetic design of the Cube, which came out > right after I bought my first Sawtooth (figures). I've watched the > prices for years, anticipating the day when it would fall below the > "You > paid how much?" threshold. Having arranged a swap, I've got my Cube, > nicely upgraded with a GeForce 6200 256 Mb video card. I suspect > this to > be the source of my trouble. The thing will run OS 9, but KPs when > booted from any OS X installer disc (I've tried several different > versions). I see Tiger as the best OS for this machine, but my > efforts > to install it have yet to bear fruit. I tried target mode from the > Sawtooth, and the installer ran fine, but KP again on reboot. Just to > see, I tried a boot from my LaCie Quadra (where do they find these > names?), which contains the back-up from my MacBookPro (10.5.6). > Boots > and runs, although not in a usable manner with a 450 MHz processor > (1.5 > GB RAM). > > Is video handled that much differently in Leopard, compared to > Tiger, to > make the difference? I can't help but suspect the video card to be > the > culprit, having had similar experience with a flashed PC card that > I got > on eBay for my Sawtooth. > > My only other idea would be to install Tiger to the Quadra, boot from > that, and clone to the Cube, but that seems a little silly... > > Thanx for your ideas/suggestions, > V Mabus > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
