> I'd always suspect straight out bad ram first up for such freezes. Either > test each stick separately or take one out and see how you go, if no good, > put back and take out another. It would be helpful to know (I don't, sorry) > which slot loads the OS (say you have a 64 or 128 in it) because then you > could put that in the OS load slot and test each other stick by something > like Gauge Pro (it won't test the part with the OS loaded). Make a search > for stuff on Gauge pro in previous discussions on this list or on the web... > there are issues...but I will say just this, someone pointed out that faults > mostly do not always turn up till over about 1200 iterations... I know, it > is a bore! Good luck. >
When I was having the same type of weird freezes, I tested my 9500 memory this way: Put in two memory sticks, at opposite ends (say, A1 and B6), then boot up and run the memory tests. Knowing how much memory the OS was taking (About this computer), I knew that the OS was most likely fully stuffed into just one of the two sticks since they were easily large enough to hold the OS. After running the memory tests for awhile without problems, I would then switch the sticks and run the tests again. If again there were no problems, then I felt comfortable that both sticks were trouble-free, and that the OS was contained within one of the two (don't know which one). Then I would the test the rest of the sticks by sticking them, one at a time, in a middle slot, always leaving the other two still installed in the opposing slots. So when the memory test fails, it's probably going to be the stick in the middle. This way I DID find the bad memory (actually, that memory stick worked fine until I upgraded to a Sonnet G4, then it became flackey, so I installed it in my girlfriend's 7500 with a G3 where it is quite happy...) ---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
