Be careful of running Gauge Pro with all of your RAM slots filled with 128MB sticks, it will cause the machine to crash (not sure why- but has been verified by myself and several other list members in the past). Not sure if this also happens in TTPro as I don't have a recent version, but know that the XLR8 PowerControl utility is fine in this regard, so used it mostly to test my S900s full of RAM. Unfortunately though XLR8's software is not freeware/shareware and only comes with one of their upgrades.
While I am on the topic I have two full complements of 128 MB RAM for my two S900s, all from OWC. One set is all EDO and one set all FPM. One machine runs fine with either set or mix thereof and tests the RAM as fine for all sticks (using the RAM sandwich rotation) and 24 to 48 hours of testing each time with XLR8 PowerControl. The other machine, will run fine and test the RAM fine with any of the RAM test utilities with any 7 sticks from any set, but put in an 8th stick from either set and it freezes just after startup, before even running a RAM testing utility (OS 9.1, as on the other S900, even tried swapping identical startup HDs and PCI cards between machines and even running with just the video card and no other PCI cards in). Doesn't seem to be specific to the last RAM slot either, as rotating any 7 sticks around any of the RAM slots causes a functional non-crashing S900, that tests all of the RAM fine with the utilities as long as there are only 7 sticks. This one has had me puzzled for a long time, but just put it down to the individual quirkiness that seems to be a part of these machines. Would be nice to work out why, but has taken more time than its worth already plugging, pulling and testing. Any novel ideas welcome, though. Cheers, Pete. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 16:21:59 -0800 > From: Howie S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [SM] Memory questions > > on 11/10/02 2:44 PM, Gregg Gorrie at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> After the recent posts regarding RAM/RAM testing, I decided to test my RAM >> using TechTool Pro 3. Two evenings in a row I have run a full test >> overnight, and both times I have awoken to find the machine locked up about >> 70-80% through the Minor March test. Only a "hard" boot will revive the >> machine. I did another test with everything checked *except* Minor March and >> Major March tests, and everything passed OK. As an aside, I tested this RAM >> with Ramometer several months ago and it passed through several thousand >> iterations without a problem. >> Any thoughts on this? > > TechTool could've crashed for other reasons than bad memory, but perhaps it > would be a good idea to test it with the latest version of Gauge Pro. I > realize it's just a another build of Ramometer, but it may be newer. You can > get it here... -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:supermacs@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:supermacs-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:supermacs-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
