On 18/4/11 8:27 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: > > On Apr 18, 2011, at 8:17 AM, shirley allan wrote: > >> Our B&W 450 (Tiger) could do everything we needed until >> u-tube. We recently got a QS 733 with 512 ram, which should be fast >> enough. >> >> Unfortunately, when we got the QS home we discovered that it, freezes >> anywhere between >> 30 seconds to five minutes of operation (whenever the machine warms up?) >> >> Advice on what to check, replace or fix first? >> > > RAM. > > You might try reseating it, after blowing out the dust, and see if > that helps. Done > > If there are 2 or more sticks, you might try running with 1, then the > other. > Run one at a time, neither is better. > A decent RAM check app is memtest which is part of the applejack > program, a good one to have installed and use. > I'm running rember to check RAM . Where would I find applejack? The price of PC-133 RAM from MemoryX is a little too high, is there another supplier recommended? Rember reported that 'All test passed' and then the QS immediately froze after running 94 minutes from startup. Fans are working . > Reattaching the ATA/IDE cable can help also, making sure no pins are > bent. Is the hard drive relatively new? or perhaps, failing? > I disconnected the cable to the CD, checked the pins on the HD. The HD is a 40 G Barracuda - probably original to the machine. I reformed it using the 450 and reinstalled a fresh copy of 10.4 when we got it.
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