Casey wrote: >Ok, I've got 2 PTPs that I'm looking to use for various things, and would >like to upgrade the memory. > >I understand the motherboard can work with either EDO or FPM, and that >mixing the 2 types is bad. > >My question is: What did the PTP 225 originally ship with? How do I check >the ram type now? Do I have to pull it out and decipher the numbers on the >chips, or is there software to report what's in each slot? >
The PTP originally shipped with 32 MB ram, although there were several promotions offering free ram upgrades during it's run. Apple System Profiler versions after OS 8.5 will tell you the size and location of dimms in the 8 slots available, but you'll have to pull the dimms and record the infor on the individual IC's on the dimms to determine exactly what you've got. In fact the PTP's will work with a mixed bag of EDO & FPM ram dimms, however... as ram is of paramount importance in all computing tasks, and as mismatched speed, refresh rates and types can cause weird freezes and crashes even with the stock 180 / 200 / 225 & 250 604e cpu's, it makes sense to match all dimms when upgrading to the high end G3 and G4 cpu's to enhance the full potential of the PTP. The site below is worth bookmarking for reference to the type of ram you have in your computer, and is especially useful when you come into more dimms from older machines. http://www.chipmunk.nl/DRAM/ChipManufacturere.htm Cheers...Michael -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> 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]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
