>Firstly, are you sure you have 16MB of RAM on the motherboard? >AFAIK, the only machine that had 16MB of RAM on the mobo (stock) was >the 5300ce/117MHz. > I am almost positive, but I'll pull the RAM card and boot without it.
>I don't know where the idea that the 5300 series tops out at 56MB >started, but it's not true. You can put up to 64MB of RAM into the >5300. This idea probably started as the result of original Apple >documentation stating that the largest supported RAM expansion card >is only 48MB. 48MB + 8MB = 56MB. However, with the 5300ce, you get >16MB on the motherboard. 16 + 48 = 64. Later, RAM card >manufacturers began producing 56MB RAM cards that top out the >5300/8MB to 64MB. > >What you've probably found is a 48MB RAM card. This might sound >really dumb to you, but are you _sure_ of your previous total RAM >adding up to 48MB? I'd bet that you really only had 8MB of RAM on >board and with the 32MB card, that totaled 40MB. > I think booting it wothout either card installed will answer this as well. >Anyway, the card should work fine with your 5300c/cs. > That's what I was hoping to hear, but I figured this new card wouldn't give me any troubles until after the old one was sold. I'll let you know what I find shortly, J White -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
