On 2/12/13 10:21 PM, Dan Currie wrote:
Hello,
I decided to add RAM to my sons, my old G5, It was running 4 GB, 4 x
512 and 2 x 1 GB in 6 of the 8 slots. I added 2 x 1 GB to the two
empty slots and it did not recognize the RAM. I removed the 2 x 1 GB
and rebooted ... I got the 3 blinks on the
I had a similar experience with my wife's iMac G5 (2005). I bought
bargain RAM online and the G5 did not recognize it. When I replaced
the RAM with RAM sticks that I bought from OWC, I had no problems.
If I learned anything from this it is that the brand of RAM is
important. I was able to
Il giorno 13/02/13 05.21, Dan Currie ha scritto:
I have since removed ALL the RAM and inserted pairs . I still get the 3
blinks no matter which of the old pairs I put in. I can not get beyond
the 3 blinking lights.
2005, G5, 2.7 dualie running 10.5.8.
I don't like to be the bearer of
Il giorno 13/02/13 05.21, Dan Currie ha scritto:
I have since removed ALL the RAM and inserted pairs . I still get the 3
blinks no matter which of the old pairs I put in. I can not get beyond
the 3 blinking lights.
Adding to my last post, take a look at this page:
Still trying ... frustration is high but forcing myself to go slowly! If
success comes I will post ... any other suggestions are welcome!
Dan
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On Feb 13, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Valter Prahlad wrote:
One of the suggested trick was the hair dryer one (it makes the
solders
contacts temporarily working).
In industrial heat gun is just a super hot hairdryer, and Harbor
Freight sells cheap ones for $9.99 that are hot enough to easily
On Feb 13, 2013, at 2:03 PM, Kris Tilford wrote:
On Feb 13, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Valter Prahlad wrote:
One of the suggested trick was the hair dryer one (it makes the solders
contacts temporarily working).
In industrial heat gun is just a super hot hairdryer, and Harbor Freight
sells
I decided to add RAM to my sons, my old G5, It was running 4 GB, 4 x 512
and 2 x 1 GB in 6 of the 8 slots. I added 2 x 1 GB to the two empty
slots and it did not recognize the RAM. I removed the 2 x 1 GB and
rebooted ... I got the 3 blinks on the power button. I shut dowand
retsarted 30
My 2.3 dual CPU G5 is super picky about RAM. I had to reseat RAM and
restart about 30x to get 4 pairs in all 8 slots to recognize
simultaneously. It took hours. I got one pair to recognize, then
shutdown and added a new pair until I got two pairs, then added a
third pair, and finally a
My 2.3 dual CPU G5 is super picky about RAM. I had to reseat RAM and
restart about 30x to get 4 pairs in all 8 slots to recognize
simultaneously. It took hours. I got one pair to recognize, then shutdown
and added a new pair until I got two pairs, then added a third pair, and
finally a fourth
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Subject: Re: G5 2.7 RAM upgrade.??
Date:Wednesday, 13. February 2013
From:Jesse StJohn jesselorenstj...@gmail.com
To: g3-5-list@googlegroups.com
My 2.3 dual CPU G5 is super picky about RAM. I had to reseat RAM and
restart about 30x to get 4
On Feb 12, 2013, at 9:40 PM, Jesse StJohn jesselorenstj...@gmail.com wrote:
My 2.3 dual CPU G5 is super picky about RAM. I had to reseat RAM and restart
about 30x to get 4 pairs in all 8 slots to recognize simultaneously. It took
hours. I got one pair to recognize, then shutdown and added
On Feb 12, 2013, at 9:32 PM, Kris Tilford wrote:
My 2.3 dual CPU G5 is super picky about RAM. I had to reseat RAM and restart
about 30x to get 4 pairs in all 8 slots to recognize simultaneously. It took
hours. I got one pair to recognize, then shutdown and added a new pair until
I got two
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