On Monday, March 24, 2003, at 04:33 PM, Michael Shaw wrote: > Guys & Dolls: > > Today I got four 256-Meg PC133 DIMMs in the mail off an eBay seller. > > What I actually expected and what I paid for were four 256-meg PC100 > DIMMs for > my wife's Blue & White G3 tower. > > Are these PC133 CL3 DIMMs theoretically better than PC100 ??? > > They WON'T WORK in the Blue & White. They install just fine but on > Startup the > computer just shows a folder with a question mark on it instead of > starting up > normally. > > I removed four 64-meg PC100 DIMMs to put in the new ones, but if I put > three > of the 64s in and any one of the new PC133 DIMMs the computer will not > start > up. > > I put the original four small DIMMs back in before the kids started to > panic, > but now I have four 256-meg PC133 DIMMs that my computer does not like. > > Are these things supposed to be backward compatible ??? >
I have 4 PC 133 256 in my B&W, they work fine, REV C Logic board. Which revision is yours? -Josh -- 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
