on 3/28/02 4:19 AM, lsequeir at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> i'm not sure what the problem is. i bought a brand new 20 gig HD and 2 new >> 128 meg RAM chips for the thing. i have a very hard time getting an OS >> installed (8.6-10X) and when i'm able it doesn't stay stable. i've tested >> the drive with everything from Norton to my Apple Technician CD's but i >> can't find any problems anywhere. it's weird. my theory was that it might be >> overheating but it's only a theory. alot of Type 2 errors too. > > With that kind of instability, my guess is that the problem may well > be with your RAM, rather than a temperature issue. > > Luis as it turns out it was the ram. thanks guys!
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