>How do you test the ram to see if it is bad? The simplest way is to pull out dimms one at a time and run the machine for a day that way. Ideally, your 96mb will be various combinations of 16's and 32's eg 2 x 16 & 2 x 32 Today pull one of the 16's...no crashes...that one is suspect...crashes continue...put it back and pull the next...and so on.
Be careful to discharge static electricity when you do so by wearing a wrist strap connected to the computer chassis or by touching the power supply (with the computer connected to the power source) immediately before touching any other components. Ram is highly susceptible to damage from static electricity, and the damage may not manifest itself immediately. (That's why components are always stored in metallicized plastic pouches) Also, you check the ram type and speed at http://www.chipmunk.nl/DRAM/ChipManufacturers.htm Finally, another suspect is the cache dimm, which is a type of high speed ram and has been known to cause myriad problems, including 'blank grey screen' and unstable operation. I think Rudi's on the right track with your problem. Cheers...Michael -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
