At 19:18 +0000 on 01/03/03, victoria wrote: >I have arranged them in every order I can and the speckels stay the same.
Then something is wrong with them *in that machine*. Like Mark said, that happens on occasion. The 840AV is probably the pickiest Mac ever made when it comes to RAM and VRAM speeds, and a chip that's only marginally out of spec might work fine in every other 68K but fail in the 840AV. What you're describing is *exactly* the problem that happens when VRAM is too slow for a system; a 575 will demonstrate *identical* symptoms with 80 ns VRAM (at least, most of the time) when the bus is clocked past about 40 MHz. Stepping up to 70 ns VRAM solves the problem. Some 80 ns VRAM modules work just fine, however, which proves that VRAM spec'd at a single speed clearly isn't 100% consistent in its performance. Some 80 ns VRAM is, to put it bluntly, faster than other 80 ns VRAM. It sounds like you just need to find some different VRAM modules and put those to use somewhere that isn't so timing-sensitive. -- the pickle FAQ <http://macfaq.org/index.shtml> _________________________________________________________________ -- Quadlist 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> Quadlist info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/quadlist.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> 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/quadlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
