David Allen wrote: >When was the last time that you Optimized your hard drive? Fragmentation is >a very common (and simply fixed) cause for type 1/2/3 errors. > >Netscape is a good example of numerous programs infamous for fragmenting a >HD due to the cache and mail folders using any available space for their >folders. I keep my internet apps and cache on their own HD partition to make >it easier to optimize. (Moving the Netscape Users folder from its default >position in the System Folder/Preferences to the internet partition has cut >down enormously on my OS drive fragmentation.) > >If you only have a single hard drive, start up from the tool disk CD >(Norton, Techtool, etc.) and run the repair program before running the >Optimizer program. Do a restart and you should see faster operation as well >as elimination of the errors. (Other things can cause the errors such as a >corrupted application, extension conflicts, etc., but the Optimizing is a >good place to start.) > >If you have more than one HD, putting an OS and the repair programs on the >second drive allows starting from that drive to fix the primary drive. > >David Allen > >Eric wrote: > > Thanks for the suggestion but I usually optimize the startup drive about once a week so I don't think that could be the problem.
I have to thank Pete in the UK for suggesting that it may be a bad DIMM. I pulled all the memory out (6 sticks) and tested each one individually. Techtool pro couldn't find anything wrong with the DIMMs but Gauge 1.1 did find one bad stick. I just put the computer back together and now I'm going to try the programs that made it crash before. Hopefully that was the problem. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. Eric W. -- 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> --> 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
