> > From: Steven Zerby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/07/26 Mon AM 06:46:41 EST > To: "PCI PowerMacs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [PCI] problems w/sonnet g4/800 upgrade > > Hi Folks, > > I've installed my sonnet G4/800 card in my 9600. It's > working ok, but not trouble free. I also pulled two 32 > MB DIMMS and replaced them with two128 MB EDO DIMMS > that are guaranteed to to be compatible with G4 > upgrades. Total RAM: 768 MB, matched pairs, > interleaved. >
There are lots of things to check and sort out. Try a few things: Turn VM on if its off. Do a clean installof OS8.6 or OS9.1. Try to run OS9.1 with just ONE 128-meg 5v DIMM. And what Video Card and other PCI cards do you have in this 9600 ???? Do not interleave. Check your DIMMs, to see if any are the thin-chip hybrid type (3.3v). Check the little controller chip in the middle of each DIMM and sort them out. See if your 9600 has the IDT FCT74 163244 ones mixed in with the IDT FCT7 4162244 type and try one type or the other. I have the Sonnet 800 G4 in my Daystar Genesis and a much slower (300 Mhz G3) in my 9600. About a gig of RAM in each. The 9600 required Virtual Memory ON and no interleaving. For most operations its as fast as the Daystar ! M -- 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
