on 7/20/01 8:55 PM, Kyle Hansen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>
> Andrew Keller wrote:
>
>> Don't pay too much attention to people who go on about needing to use
>> 60ns DIMMS, although there's probably not much difference in price
>> these days. I've had 2 16MB 70ns DIMMS (stock Apple) interleaved
>> since day-one, and with the G3/400. The remaining memory consists of
>> 2 64MB 60ns DIMMS also interleaved. So, before buying too much new
>> RAM, try the 70ns DIMMS first.
>
> Andrew,
>
> I would advise you to be careful of the advice that you are spewing. I am
> full-time Mac Tech and I have done several hundred G3/G4 upgrades to PCI-based
> powermacs. I can tell you from broad experience that some 70ns RAM will bunge
> up your upgrade. I can also tell you that no matter what some half-trained
> phone support person told you...
Good day, all.
Kyle's resume aside, I also have stock 70ns DIMMS (a pair of 8MB sticks)
interleaved and working great with my Powerlogix G3/350/175. The remaining
DIMMS are 60ns 16MB (four sticks) and 32MB (two sticks.) Rock solid
stable, used heavily daily for a year and a half.
There's no good reason to flatly reject any good, working, stable DIMM just
because it's 70ns. Andrew wasn't "spewing" anything, just relating his
experience-based sound advice.
Bob
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