on 8/12/04 9:39 PM, A2 L1 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > I am new to "macs" so I have been living/lurking on the lists and > google is my friend. There seems to be a few things I cannot find the > answers to and am asking in hopes of resolving the "issues" with my > B&W > The specs > rev 1 350 (gingerly overclocked to 400--running fine) > replaced cd-rom with a dvd+/- R/RW working fine > running 10.3.5 no problems running fast and smooth > 2 HDDS both 80 gig, no probs here either > 2-512 ram,1-256 ram,1-128 ram problem number 1. The 512 sticks are > only showing up as 256 sticks no matter which slots I put them in, one > is PC-100 and the other is PC-133. I show a total of like 900 megs of > ram. I always thought that ram was either working or not. I mean good > or bad, but I never have run across ram running at 1/2 of its rated > capacity and cant find any explanations. Is this a "mac" thing maybe? > The other problem I have run across is this is loud. I mean the fan is > pretty loud, not noisy like a functional prob but loud. I purchased > three more B&W's(I have to experiment and will sell them after I learn > a bit more) and every one is the same. Is it possible to remove that > big honking fan and install something like 3 standard case fans? I > figured 3 fans would provide plenty of cooling and circulation and > alot less "volume" on the air movement. I there a reason why one > couldnt or shouldnt change the fan? > I know these are not major issues but they are annoying to me and I > cant seem to find any info on either. Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > A J Hi....AJ, I believe that your 1/2 value issue is a matter of the *density* of the RAM sticks in question. I had a Sawtooth G4 that I installed 4 256mb sticks in. ASP saw only 512mb. I called the vendor and he said I needed *low-density* RAM sticks. I traded the old sticks in for the new ones.......and badda-bing......1 Gig of RAM showed up! That sounds like your problem to me. Mikie
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