Tried the above methods to no avail, so I sent them back to the vendor friday.
Thanks! On Feb 12, 10:37 am, Jeff Bequette <jbeque...@tconl.com> wrote: > yep my dual 1.8 was extremely picky and had to reset cuda before > recognition. (also had to exchange what was first shipped since it > was not the correct mem) > > On Feb 12, 2011, at 1:55 AM, Kris Tilford wrote: > > > > > My G5 which is a dual 2.3 using PC3200 is VERY picky about how the > > RAM is seated. I reseated my sticks something like 26 times before I > > got all 8 slots recognized and working simultaneously. Once they all > > were recognized, I've never had another problem. > > I think it helps if you press the CUDA button before booting after > > each time you add or change RAM. I think your 1 GB sticks are > > probably good. I'd try with ONLY the pair of 1 GB sticks over & over > > again until they're recognized, and then add back the pair of 512MB > > that seem to work better. > > > On Feb 11, 2011, at 11:49 PM, jason wrote: > > >> Hey all. Today got some additional memory for the above system but > >> the g5 1.8 ghz tower(pci-x) refuses to recognize them. I currently > >> have two 512 sticks that work fine, but the two new 1 gb sticks don't > >> show. > >> The packing slip identifies them as "PC3200 1gb DDR SDRAM 400mhz 184 > >> pin memory", and the the stick labels both read "1 gb PC-3200 UDIMM > >> 1RX4". > > >> I did move the sticks in question around to the different matching > >> slots, but the computer ignores them. > >> I moved the two 512 sticks around as well, and they were recognized > >> in > >> each of the slots. > > >> What gives? I thought I was careful in selecting the right ram.- Hide > >> quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
