on 4/2/03 9:51 AM, James Morgan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I replaced the stock 350 MHz processor with a Sonnett > Crescendo PCI G4/800 and the whole operation came to a grinding halt. > Basically the computer freezes when doing ordinary things like > opening and working with the Extensions Manager Control Panel, > running unsharp mask in Photoshop, ect. Random freezes. >
...Just remembered: I do recall after installing the G4/700 card I was having a lot of random crashes & hangs... After a few days of torture and self-doubt about my upgrade decision, I ran the XLR8 memory test for the shortest run period of ONE MINUTE, and it came back with something like 53 million RAM read/write errors! After removing all RAM and reinstalling, one-at-a-time, and retesting after each install in an attempt to find the bad module, the errors went away. Must have had one or more RAM sticks not seated to the G4's liking (since I didn't have problems before installing the G4). Since then, it has been very stable and fast. ---Alex -- 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
