> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: RAM for PM 8500/120 w/G3 > >> In both my 7600 and 7300 this happened with two such >> sticks which were FPM 2k refresh mixed with whatever was in there before >> (probably mostly 4K). > > Mixing large capacity 4 K sticks with small or very small 2 K sticks is > where this symtom occurs. > > Opon receiving a shipment of 128 MB 4 K sticks, I test these thoroughly, > individually as well as collecively.
I have had 128 MB 2k sticks that - on their own - seemed to work fine and pass Gauge Pro tests and ordinary (quick) start up memory tests but had this one curious effect of spoiling any hot restart (either from Special/Restart or from Restart in the dialog that comes up when keyboard start/shut buttom is pressed). I'd love to have some sort of explanation. Peter, when you say you test thoroughly, what exactly? I have this Gauge Pro but it does not say for how many "passes" you need, to be confident. The stick that caused the no-hot-restart went for over 100 passes. Perhaps this is not thorough enough to unearth a fault? But the hot restart function sure homes in real quick on this fault! Perhaps it is some curious mismatch between the G3 upgrades, clocks, buses, refresh rate and well, who knows? Recently I checked every single chip in both my machines and tossed any that failed *either* the Gauge Pro after about 100 passes (the ones that faulted always showed up in the first few passes) or a hot restart. And my machines sing are working very sweetly since ... -- 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
