Jeremy Derr writes: >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.
Tell me about it. I have two Rev. D iMacs. One accepts a 256 MB upgrade, the other doesn't. Same firmware. I am stumped. I think early iMacs commit random acts of memory upgrades.... -- Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. <http://cobwebpublishing.com> <http://lowendmac.com> <http://digital-views.com> <http://digigraphica.com> <http://lowendpc.com> <http://reformed.net> I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and what a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization. -- Petronius -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
