On Thursday, May 23, 2002, at 07:25 AM, Jesse Bennett wrote: > Hello there, > I'm new to this list and I think I need all of your expertise on this > problem. A co-worker of mine has an original rev a imac that she needed > some > ram for. I suggested she try ebay where she ended up buying a 256 mb chip. > I > installed the chip last week and ever since the computer has been acting > pretty random.
The short answer is Apple only supports a total of 128MB in this machine, and they only support chips up to 128MB in size. Apple's Knowledge Base may have the answer. Article #43102 contains the specs for the Rev A iMac, the article can be found at <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=43102> The max memory for this unit, stated in the article, is 128MB, and the largest chip it is rated for is 128MB. Plenty of people I know have installed up to 512MB without problems. Others can't seem to beat their way past the 128MB barrier. It seems to me that installing the most up-to-date firmwares and ROM updates for the computer is the key, but I haven't confirmed this. Check out article #58174 @ <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum= 58174> entitled "iMac: When to Install Available Updaters". Of definite note is the Mac OS ROM 1.0 update. It's also feasible (even probable) that she just got a bad chip. Try asking the seller to replace it, and see if the new chip performs any different. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
