How long does it take to run the memory tests? It sounded like it could take form some minutes to several hours ... why the great variation, and how much time to plan for this process?
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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
