On Feb 24, 2010, at 5:52 PM, A2L1 wrote: > I have an 867 dual and recently it has been giving a bad ram beep > either at post or randomly during use. I believe the motherboard is > starting to go. The ram is just fine in another machine. I was > wondering if I could swap in a motherboard from a MDD 1.42 dual and > use everything from the 867 including the processor? I know there is a > difference in the bus speed but do not know if that would prevent the > 867 from functioning or destroy the 867 processor. I dont know if the > power supply will hook up or work with the board. > Can anyone shed any light on this? I have been cruising the net and > various mac sites but cannot find this specific information. > The reason I would prefer to use the 1.42 board is because I have it > sitting here and there would be no out of pocket if I use it. I even > have the ram for it. Any help/information is appreciated. > > Thanks, > A J If you swap it you'll lose OS9 boot capability. Did you try contact cleaner on the Ram slots? DeoxiT is a good one. Also just because the RAM works in another machine doesn't always mean it's totally good. Do you have TechTool to check with? You can also try with 1 stick and see if it runs right. Then swap slots.
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