--- You wrote: Whether I am booting the HD with OS9.2 or the other with OS10.2.8, it has shortish freezes very often when opening new windows; an example... it ALWAYS freezes when opening the Startup Disk CP (9.2) or preference (10.2.8). --- end of quote --- I haven't been following this thread so forgive me if this has been suggested.
Have you checked your memory? With a fast zif in there, some of your memory might not be up to snuff. Either defective or not fast enough. In the B&W I think you need pc100 memory, at least. Also, in an older machine, sometimes connections go bad. Before trying anything else, you should pull out anything that can come out and put it back wiggling it a bit to make sure good contact is being made. Everything includes all memory, both ends of connectors to drives, cd drives etc, roms (does the b&w have a removable rom as does the Beige?) and especially the zif. Pci boards too. Power connectors to the mother board...everything. This fix has worked more than once for me. If you don't have the right heat sink for the zif you are using, it would probably help to get one. Or try hanging a fan on it to guarantee it keeps cool. In 9 and 10.2x you can usually use software to measure the temps of the cpu (this stopped working for me in 10.3 and 10.4.) There has been debate at the right temperature range for these processors, but 120F always seemd right for me. One more thought...you are using a couple of scsi drives. Are you sure you are terminating them correctly? Have you tried playing with their scsi IDs? Some of this kind of thing might help since your symptoms sound like they could be scsi related. New ide drives are very inexpensive and don't have the same setup issues as scsi. Kernal panic is an X thing. If you are seeing the problem in 9 as well, it is almost certainly a hardware problem. Hope this helps. Rich -- 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
