bob wrote:
> 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.
> -- Kyle H. Hansen
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