On Jan 30, 2011, at 10:14 PM, Dana Collins wrote:
"The built-in memory test has detected a problem with cache memory.
Please
contact a service technician for assistance."
The OS then proceeds to boot (with extensions - no-extensions
keystroke
ignored) normally, and operate normally. This warning is splayed
even after
turning off the memory test and reducing the system cache.
Normally on upgrade CPUs you need to use a 3rd-party cache enabler
software, which would be required in both OS 9.x and OS X. The
specific enabler isn't normally important, they either work, or they
don't. My preferences from best to worst would be: PowerLogix CPU
Director, Sonnet Cache, XLR8 MachSpeed Control (NOT FREE), followed by
a bunch of others that are normally not worth messing with. I'd
suggest you install these cache control extensions for both OS 9.x and
OS X. You should be able to see if the cache is correctly enabled in
Apple System Profiler or System Profiler. If it's not enabled
correctly, you should be able to tell easily, everything will be SLOW.
I'm not sure why you're having to boot OS 9.2.2 with extensions off? I
don't remember you saying anything about an extension conflict or
issue? I thought you said if you used the Option key alone it would
boot OK? Have you tried the "9" & "X" keyboard boots? Sorting out an
extension problem can be time consuming. Most extensions are shown in
the "parade" and if you're having a problem right at the start, it's
likely a very basic extension. I know the better cache enabler
extensions load first so that the cache can speed up the entire boot
process. If the cache loads later, everything is slow until the cache
enabler extension loads. The video extensions also load early.
Generally you have to use Extensions Manager to turn-off specific
extensions until you find the specific extension causing the problem.
Often making new sets can help. For example, you can duplicate the set
that's causing problems, and then turn off the 1st half of the
extensions and boot with only the 2nd half. You'll still have the
original unaltered set for backup, and when you boot with half
extension set you should quickly know which half of these extensions
contains the conflict. Then you repeat, splitting the offending set
again, and again, until you get to the single specific extension
that's causing the problem. It gets harder with two bad extensions,
and nearly impossible with three, so if you have an extension
conflict, hope it's only one.
It sounds like a problem with your CPU upgrade, which may require
reseating the CPU if you can't get it working normally. I just
realized, you may already have working cache software installed
because any time you boot holding the Shift key for extensions-off
you'll disable the cache extension and should always get that warning
message. If your only problem is that you need to hold the Option key
to boot into OS 9, that's not much of a problem, I'd live with it.
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