> >> Some early 1400/117 shipped with a 4MB apple card for 12MB base. >> >> Mine is one of these (1400cs/117). The problem with these systems is that >> there are some 8MB "Apple motherboard" RAM pulls floating around that came >> from more amply endowed 1400s, and while these are a cheap and easy upgrade, >> when you have more than one "stackable" module in there too the system >> starts getting weird. I got a large number of inexplicable RAM test failures >> until someone suggested putting the old 4MB module back in, and then both >> stackable modules started behaving. (Since the problem only manifested after >> I bought a second stackable module, I initially suspected bad RAM and spent >> a fair bit on RMA-ing apparently bad RAM until I put the 4MB module back.) > >I have heard of this problem but never seen it myself, and I've upgraded a >few 4MB to 8MB. > >My instinct would have been incompatible stackable cards or a bad 8MB card, >can anyone shed any more light on this one ? > >Best wishes > >Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic >www.pbfanatic.co.uk >
I have heard several accounts of the apple 8 meg module causing problems when you overclock the bus OR have 2 stackable modules in the non-apple spot for a total of 64 (or more) megs of memory. YMMV. Mad Dog -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
