On Oct 24, 2009, at 1:30 PM, mkehoe wrote:
> > I recently moved all my internal drives from a G4 MDD dual 867 mHz to > another power mac G4 (MDD dual 1.25 mHz). I installed a PCI card with > a 400 FW port, and two 800 FW ports, and added one additional memory > stick, bringing the memory up to 2G. We have 500G and 750G hard > drives in the ATA 100 bus, and two 160G drives in the ATA 66 bus. > > We have occasional freezes of both the cursor (mouse) and keyboard; to > turn off the computer we then have to use the power button on the > tower. > > Could this be a memory issue? I downloaded memtest, but want to get > some ideas from this group before I proceed. I still have my G4 dual > 867, so I could take memory from that computer if needed, as I know > that worked. Yes. Sounds like a memory issue. Take out the one you added, and see if things level off. Still could be one already in the Mac. I use memtest from Applejack, and sandwich 1 stick being tested between 2 others, and after the 3 permutations (combinations?), I suspect all three are good. The can use 2 to sandwich a new stick for testing. Also make sure Master/Slave/CS settings are correct on the HDs. Might also remove the PCI card and test with the simpler system. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, 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] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
