Man-you really having thinking now. I put a ram stick in my B&W and started having problems. I don't know who made it. I don't know if you made my day or ruined it. Thanks-I think. LOL
--- Richard ramsowr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > it's not so much that the RAM sticks are bad - it > that > the maker didn't follow Apples's standards! OS 9 > just > didn't care that much - but OS X DOES REQUIRE APPLE > STANDARD RAM - that's the reason I started getting > my > RAM Sticks from RAMDIRECT. > > rich > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > --- Tom Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jul 26, 2005, at 1:51 PM, David Dierlam wrote: > > > > > how did you know you had bad ram? was there a > > program > > > or did you just start pulling? > > > > Just started pulling, but I did it last, > > unfortunately. After doing > > everything else possible, including stripping down > > the computer to the > > bare bones one piece at a time, and testing after > > each piece (hence the > > hair-pulling), I finally started pulling the RAM > > sticks. With two of > > the three sticks installed, no matter what slot > they > > were installed in, > > everything worked fine and OS-X would install. > When > > that third RAM > > stick was installed, no matter which slot it was > put > > in, X refused to > > install or run, although 9 continued to work > > normally. That's what > > fools people, including me. You have to get it in > > your head that 9 will > > apparently work fine with a bad RAM stick, while X > > won't work at all. > > Or, as Mark wrote originally, it might work but > > badly. > > > > Tom > > > > > --- Tom Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> All the hair-pulling frustrations that I had > when > > I > > >> originally tried to > > >> install X on this G-4 DA 733 turned out to be a > > bad > > >> memory stick too, > > >> although it had worked just fine in 9 for a > year > > >> (although, who knows, > > >> maybe it had been causing trouble that I > > attributed > > >> to other things). > > >> And with other people reporting the same > problems > > >> here from time to > > >> time, I have to wonder about quality control in > > the > > >> companies that make > > >> these RAM sticks. Why so many bad ones? > > >> > > >> Tom > > >> > > >> On Jul 26, 2005, at 7:09 AM, Marc van Gemert > > wrote: > > >> > > >>> Maybe some of you remember me saying that OS X > > >> (10.3.8) on my G4 at > > >>> work (G4 933MHz) was so slow? > > >>> Well lately I was getting freezes and kernal > > >> panics (especially in > > >>> Photoshop) so I suspected that I had some bad > > >> memory. I have one stick > > >>> of 256MB and one of 512MB, well after the > 256MB > > >> stick was removed all > > >>> freezes and kernal panics were gone, and goes > > >> what, suddenly I noticed > > >>> a real increase in speed!! Opening windows in > > the > > >> Finder, opening apps, > > >>> and opening docs in apps was noticebly faster > :) > > >> Strange, but true. I > > >>> was really shocked 8) > > >>> > > >>> And luckily the speed is still there now after > a > > >> new 256MB stick has > > >>> been added. Can't believe this is happening to > > me > > >> :) Then to think I've > > >>> worked almost a year with that bad stick... > > Can't > > >> believe that bad > > >>> memory can have such a negative effect on > > overall > > >> speed... > > >> > > > -- > 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 > -- 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
