On Monday, February 3, 2003, at 11:19 PM, Gerald E. Uhlan wrote: > Hmm... Then how can some RAM retailers guarantee that their RAM can > "max > out" the 333 iMac at 512 MB? If I'm reading your statement correctly, > you're saying that, for example, if I had RAM in one 333 iMac that > recognized it as 512 MB (2 X 256) and then put that same RAM in > another 333, > it may or may not work in the second one? I've read on this list that > it > depends on the RAM module itself, along with a list of factors that > made one > particular type of RAM work or not work. Naturally, I can't remember > what > they listed...
you have read my message correctly. i work at a fairly high-volume authorized repair center. on a weekly basis, I get at least a couple of people in the store that complain about not getting more than Apple's specs specify. I'll take RAM from one of my own machines -- a 266 that recognizes 384MB max (both installed chips are 256's) -- and put it in their machine. Sometimes my chips (totaling 512 physically) will be recognized in their machine as 256 total, or 384 total, or 512 total. One even recognized a 256 chip correctly, and the other 256 was recognized as a 32. All of this said.... nearly every machine I see will recognize at least 384, and some large percentage will, indeed, recognize a whole 512. But it's no-where near universal. -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
