> Just remember that the RAM can only process as fast as the slowest > stick. In other words the slowest stick will be a bottleneck. > And to great a difference in speeds may cause a crash or freeze.
Also note, even if you're sure the RAMis similar, unless the sticks are identically branded, interleaving may not work. I attempted to interleave RAM on a 7300 just after christmas, and I got nasty freeze ups about 30 seconds after booting or failed boots. Turns out that one of the sticks wasn't quite the same as the other I'd matched it with. Not sure what the exact problem was, but by putting them in in the correct order (A1, A2, A3 etc up to B4), rather than reverse matched order as used with interleaving, I got a fully booting Mac. By doing this I realised my error and never had any issues after that. Also worth noting, I have upgraded a 9500 and just put the memory in whichever order I picked them up in. There was no noticable speed drop, even though the original RAM in the machine was interleaved... Most of the tech docs say 'may get a speed increase' not 'will get a speed increase', and I believe that is worth noting. I think you must need abolutely like for like RAM to see any difference. Matt -- 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
