> 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.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED][wrote] > 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.... My wife's rev. D came shipped with 32 megs in the inner slot. I purchased a 256 mb low profile, put the 256 in the inner slot and the 32 in the outer slot. Recognizes 288. jr -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
