It would be something in addition if the "start up ram test" never was much use and yet was continued down the ages... but I would not be surprised. I have never seen it do anything or pick up any faults which is why I said it was not a good test and why I turn it off.
But I predict that there will be others who disagree and have tales to back it up. (I say, hoping to stir the possum a bit).
Does the item in the Memory control panel turn off just the memory check or does it kill the entire system self-test?
Either way, I'm puzzled as to why you would want to turn these tests off. They're the first defense against corrupting your data...
I know on peecees that memory run-up is rather perfunctory. But on a Mac, it is a true controller check. And, FWIW, I've had Macs give me the chord to indicate that a stick had died...
Further info:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58183
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58442
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=14438
- Dan.
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