Drew Kershaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I picked up a supposedly working DA G4 466 today at a university >surplus auction. Of course, testing wasn't possible at the auction, >and all items were "as is". I brought it home, plugged it in, hooked >it up, and booted... only it didn't boot. > >Instead, I get a single tone (and one slow LED throb followed by one >flash). I believe this means that POST isn't finding any RAM. The >G4 definitely has RAM - it's got two sticks of 128MB PC133 that test >fine in my B&W G3. I even tried each stick individually and in each >slot. No dice, of course.
Hey Drew, your old ram isn't necessarily usable in your new G4. I've got a bunch of 256MB sticks of PC133 SDRAM that work great in a B&W but can't be seen when installed in my Sawtooth or my Quicksilver. I'm not sure what the difference between the speccs is, chip density perhaps? Were I you, I'd spring for (or borrow) a ram module that is specced specifically for the AGP G4 Macs. For example, see OWC's memory pages, they sell the right stuff. hth, dan k ................................. http://macdan.n3.net/ carracho://dankephoto.dhs.org:9700 hotline://dankephoto.dhs.org:9500 ................................. -- 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> --> 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/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
