and 128 MB RAM...until this week. Staples brought cheap PC133 DIMMS to within a couple miles of my home. Although marketed for the "other" world,
I couldn't resist quadrupling my memory for $40!
<http://www.staples.com/Catalog/Browse/sku.asp?PageType=1&Sku=453992&bcFlag=
True&bcSCatId=3&bcSCatName=Technology&bcCatId=89&bcCatName=Memory&bcClassId=
140472&bcClassName=PC+Memory>
It did concern me that Apple listed more parameters than K-Byte offered on their packaging.
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58007>
But I could see the absence of buffer chips, and surmised that "standard" PC133 was 3.3-V, after a little last-minute web surfing. I figured that firmware would balk if anything else was wrong, or there would otherwise be an obvious performance problem.
So, I've had 512 MB in for almost a week. It all registers, and nothing's burning. I can download entire web pages! :) Although I imagined it smelled a little hotter back there at first, I now think it isn't unusual.
I wasn't in the habit of sniffing the top vent before, but I remember it did have an odor, and I think the new odor has subsided to a comparable level.
What do you think? Was it absolutely foolish of me to toy with unsanctioned components? Is it only a matter of time before I crash and burn? Or are any other cheapos joining me? (Rebates must be postmarked today.)
Thad
Crouching Panther, Hidden Blue Dalmatian
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