Well, yes, do what works, one can't go on for ever. But I must say this: 200 passes is very few passes, you need to let it rip for at least 1400, the way things are written and read back on each pass explores only some of the memory capacity as I understand it. Loose analogy: you go into a library and test its efficiency (not size), by seeing if a book in the directory is really on the shelves where it says. You can get lucky with a few books. But don't be too confident unless you have tested many random books. How many? Well, one can work these things out depending on how big the library is and so on. But the point about RAM is it would be nice to have a very high degree of confidence, as close to 100% as possible, the smallest faults can have the biggest effect on one's work...
David Elmo > From: "Russ Gibson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [PCI] Stumped: SCSI issue? > > David Elmo wrote: >> and in the rest of the banks put the 32's? have you tested the 32s >> extensively with Gauge Pro? Can you adjust the bus/clock > > I put the 32's in various locations, including _all_ locations, and booted > from an external universal System 9.2.2. I ran 200 passes on each change, > and ALL OF THEM PASSED. > > I think Fluxstringer must have nailed it: These DIMM's must just not be > compatible in some way with this motherboard. I've put them in a 7600, > 7500, and a 6160 and they've been fine. All those machine use the 8 bit > slow SCSI bus, though. > > I wonder if this is an issue with PCI 2.0, versus 2.1 or 2.2. I know this > one is 2.0 compliant, not 2.1 or 2.2. > > My investigation is over: It works now, and I ain't messin' wit it no mo'! > :-) > > --> Russ -- 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
