Re, I will annoy again,but did you remember that the hardware reset switch next to the battery when changeing ram sticks or PCI cards ?
> Ryan Coleman wrote: > >>> I have a B&W and today installed a new 256mb RAM stick from OWC. The >>> computer, runnin OS922, immediately became unstable. I ran the GaugePro ram >>> test and it detected errors withing 30 passes, then froze. >>> I removed the 3 older RAM sticks, and now the instability seems to be gone. >>> The old RAM was PC100 and the new one is PC133. >>> Could the problem be incompatibility of the different types of RAM, rather >>> than defective RAM? >> >> Yes. The 133 RAM may not be able to clock down to 100. IIRC the B/W >> could handle 133... I may be wrong there though. > > The rule is that you can use any ram that is rated as fast as your system bus > or faster. I install PC-133 Ram in B & W's all day long. Never a problem. I > mix Ram in systems al the time. You can even install PC-66, PC-100 and PC-133 > in a beige G3 all at the same time. It is more likely that you have some bad > ram. > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
