> On my 9600, after the power button is pressed, and the startup chime > sounds and such, there's at least a minute, if not more, of hesitation > before the screen comes up and everything starts loading. > > It has an Sonnet 800mhz G4 upgrade, 896MB ram ...
The more RAM, the longer the pause before loading. Turn off RAM checking during startup, and the delay will be greatly reduced, using the Memory control panel. This delay, not surprisingly, is directly proportional with the amount of RAM installed ... minimal RAM, short delay; lots of RAM, long delay. I have a long delay on my 768 MB Beige G3, an even longer delay on my 1 GB PowerComputing Power Tower 225 (G3'd at 350 MHz), and a very long delay on my 1.5 GB 9600. -- 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
