"Mike T." wrote: > > Hello! I have a nice 7300 with OS 9.1, 320mb ram, a 4gig IBM hard drive > and a new Newertech 266mhz (I think) G3 upgrade card. It was previously > running the stock 180mhz PPC processor. The memory is made up of 2 128mb > chips and some 16mb chips that were already in the machine. Before the > upgrade, the computer ran flawlessly, I mean rock solid. After the > upgrade, I can boot up, open folders, access folders and such. But the > second I try to open Internet Explorer, SoftWindows 95 or Outlook > Express, I have about 10 seconds before the machine freezes, just plain > locks up. It appears that any large program opening does it; simply > opening a folder or emptying the trash is not enough to do it. I have > tried unplugging the cache chip, running it WITH the chip in, various > settings in the Newertech control panel, reset the PRAM switch each > time, rebuilt the desktop, etc... All the usual stuff we do. Nothing helps. > > What gives? Any advice? > > .................Mike T. > > --
have you allotted extra memory to problem software? does the problem go away if new memory removed? try one stick at a time to see if it works. Is virtual memory active? if so how full is virtual memory hard drive. Defraged lately? run norton or tech tools , etc. Charles lenington -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
