Thanks to all ... the memory is maxed out for this particular machine at 2G. I bought a new 512 memory stick and added it to the three that came with this used G4. I checked out this computer a bit before removing its boot drive, and replacing it with my drives; perhaps not enough to note whether it had an issue prior to adding the PCI card and extra memory. I do have memory from my previous G 4 that I could use, that I know is good. I could remove the three memory sticks that came with the dual 1.25 and put in the three from my dual 867. I suppose the PCI card could be an issue, but I purchased it from Other World Computing, and they assured me it was the right match for this computer.
I have been using the mouse and keyboard from my earlier set up, which worked fine. (the issue I had with my dual 867 was the power supply; it was starting to fail. Any additional ideas... would it be better to try swapping out the memory from my old G4 first, or use memtest? or, should I remove the PCI card first, to check to see if this card is the issue? Mira On Oct 24, 3:03 pm, Bill Connelly <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
