Hey folks, Recently I posted an email stating my boot problem with my PowerMac 9500/150. Basically, I'd have to hit the power key on the keyboard, listen to the chime, then do the three key reset combo on the keyboard and hear the chime for the second time and at that point it would finally boot. Well, I've come to the conclusion that it's one or more of my memory DIMM's. I've come to this decision because for now, the problem is gone as far as having to do a procedure to get my system to boot. Now, I just hit the power key on my keyboard and after the first chime, it boots right up. What did I do? Per the advise of a few members of this list, I held down "Command" and "Option" at the same time when opening the Memory Control Panel. By doing this, it reveals the option to turn off or on the built-in self memory test. By default, it's turned on. So, I turned it off and shut down my Mac. A few minutes later I booted it up with no problems at all! BUT. . . What does this mean now? I would assume that it makes the idea of bad RAM more of a fact now. I just don't have to time to test each and every DIMM. What I need to know is. . .will running my machine now cause any damage? I'm currently running 9.0.4 which I like better than 9.1. Everything is very stable, and I've had no serious problems, other than the usual "Type 1,2,or 3 errors" from time to time, although even those are becoming more and more rare. So if anyone has input, let me know. . .thanks! And I'm glad I joined this list. . .because of all of your input. . .I've been able to solve a problem I've had for years in a few seconds!!!! :) Jess __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
