On Jun 25, 2012, at 11:18 PM, Bertil Born wrote: > Hi, > i've just tried to breathe new life into an iMac 233 MHz ”bondi blue”. I've > installed Mac OS X 10.3.9 (including 15 updates from Software Update :-) ) on > it, and i've put 512 (256 + 256) MB of RAM into it. > > It works like a charm, just one minor issue though: according to ”About this > computer” it only detects 256 MB of RAM, which is a bummer since i'm trying > to install Indesign CS2 on it, which requires 384 MB or more... so I cannot > install it.
It needs 'single density' so-dimms, meaning that a 256 mb on should have 16 chips on it, not 8. That's the most common reason for only seeing half your ram. Double check in System profiler, to make sure memory's detected in both slots. If both slots show 128mb that's the problem. If only one slot shows ram present, it's either not seated properly, or the ram or one slot is bad. Swap the So-Dimms around and see what happens. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
