>AFAIK there are some memory chips problems. I was upgrading my ruby >imac and it was kinda difficult to find a good memory chip, the best >way to check if they will work with yours is to put it in and see if >this will work, if the machine starts and you will see that you have >more memory you should also wait and see how's your OSX will work. I >had problems with one chip, which had to be replaced, system was >starting just fine, but after some period of time it was freezing or >making other nasty things, like making the whole works slow and such. >Replacing that chip helped. > >Based on my expereince I would reccomend you getting ram chips and >trying them, they are cheap but you really have to check if your >computer "likes" that chip :)
There are three possible things you may have run into, depending on how long ago you had this problem. 1. (applies even today), Buy from a reputable dealer and brand. Cheap no name dealers and brands, well, you get what you pay for. They likely don't test the ram, and it is a fact of life that some ram is just bad from the factory. 2. Did you get the right bit density. This is more of a problem today then it was in the past. I do not know if the iMac will cooperate with some of the new cheap high density chips (but this goes back to #1, if you get a real brand from a real dealer, you probably won't get the cheap high density junk unless you specifically ask for it). 3. SDRAM of yesteryear followed the spec far less accurately then it does today. This wasn't an issue until Apple released a firmware update that did a better job of testing for meeting certain requirements. Once they did, and people updated, they found they had a bunch of unusable ram (the ram was actually fine in most cases, it just didn't pass the boot test, so the mac wouldn't work with it). This would have effected you even if you bought decent ram from a decent dealer. This issue has since been addressed and should no longer effect buyers of new ram (see #1, if you get the cheap no name stuff, all bets are off, but likely even that will still follow the spec correctly these days). When buying ram, it may be best to stay away from places like PriceWatch that will tell you who has the cheapest stuff... because you will get the cheapest stuff, and that will only lead to headaches. For the price difference, it is usually better to go to a reputable dealer like Crucial or Kingston or PNY and others (you can get Kingston and PNY at most computer stores and office supply stores, Crucial sells direct from their web site). There are some decent discount dealers, but you have to know who they are and be willing to trust them (I have used 18004memory.com for a long time and been pretty happy with them... however, I have to admit, Crucial has been running free shipping off and on for a while, so the last bunch of orders I've placed with Crucial as once you wipe out the shipping, they have actually been cheaper then 18004memory.com) -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
