On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:30:37 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ron wrote: > > > My trusty old PTPro 250 running 9.22 with 768MB RAM gets a little bomb > > in the upper left corner of the screen and freezes forcing a restart. > > This happens every time I boot it and after the restart it works ok. > > Although the ram checks out okay, it still sounds like a ram mismatch of some > sort. A memory check occurs at startup, but doesn't occur at restart, which is > why restart is faster, especially when lots of ram has been added. > > You can disable the ram check at startup in OS9 or below by opening the memory > control panel with the command-option keys held down. This brings up a 4th, > hidden control under the ram disk setup which allows you to forego the memory > check at startup. > > If anyone is interested in launching a class action suit against Apple for > hiding this option and thereby pissing away time which could otherwise have > been spent checking email spam, playing Quake or typing a novel, let me know. > Cheers...Michael >
The memory test was disabled a long time ago so that's not it. I've gone back to OS 9.1 and it has not bombed since. It was occuring before any extensions show up on the desktop and I'm guessing something was conflicting with OS9 helper possibly. I don't have all my apps loaded yet on the machine so I'll see what happens when I do. I don't really need OS 9.2 so it's no big deal if it was OS9Helper doing it. It's not like the regular start-up screen bomb, but a tiny bomb in the corner and no dialog box which is why I'm guessing it's OS9Helper since it changes the start-up screen from the original Apple start-up screen. I'll post back if it reaccures anytime soon. Thanks, Ron -- 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> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
