Pete, Have you tried disabling the start up memory test by holding down the Opt+Cmd keys while opening the Memory Control Panel? Not doing so often extends startup times considerably. In fact, some users have reported hour-long delays, especially when RAM is maxed at 1GB. Often what seems like a crash is actually this loooong delay.
Michael G. Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 09:45:07 +0900 Subject: Re: [SM] Memory questions From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Been there done that. In a previous post about this last week, I explained that the bad S900 (one that doesn't like 8 sticks of 128MB RAM, but is fine with any 7) has had all different combinations of RAM swapped over from the good S900 (one that is fine with 8 sticks), plus CPU, plus PCI cards, HDs etc. All RAM has been extensively (24-48 hours) tested individually and in sandwiches in both machines using all of the RAM test utilities and checks out fine. This appears not to be a bad RAM stick or a bad RAM slot issue (see previous posts-lots of swapping and switching and testing has confirmed this). Still a puzzle but again I put it down to individual hardware differences (quirkiness) maybe due to just one little difference on their motherboards. Novel ideas still welcome. Cheers, Pete. -- 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:[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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
