Done this, and pretty confident that the RAM is not the problem. I'm really just interested in figuring out if there's a hard limit on each RAM slot, without buying a stick and just trying it.
On Dec 14, 5:42 pm, Stewie de Young <[email protected]> wrote: > Take out all the Ram sticks and run your computer with just one in place. > Use one of the modules that you know is good and try it in the suspect slot > as well. > That should tell you whether it is the slot or the stick that is at fault. > Another way is to download and run > Memtesthttp://www.memtestosx.org/joomla/index.php > which takes a while but it will tell you if one of your sticks is kaput. > > Stewie > > > > > > > Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:10:49 -0800 > > Subject: PowerMac G4 RAM limits > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > One of the RAM slots in my PowerMac G4 FW800 seems to be defective > > (consistent system hangs when RAM is in the slot, has been operating > > fine since I pulled it. The RAM stick appears to be good) > > > If I replace one of my 512MB sticks with a 1GB stick (equaling 2GB > > over 3 sticks), will my computer read it properly? Or does each slot > > have a hard limit of 512 MB? > > > JS > > > -- > > 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 athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our netiquette > > guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > > _________________________________________________________________ > If It Exists, You'll Find it on SEEK Australia's #1 job > sitehttp://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/157639755/direct/01/ -- 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
