I too have just bought more memory to max out my machine. I run 9.1 off a ATA hard drive. The first time i booted, it froze and a warning came up. I reset the CUDA, made sure the sticks were in place firmly and since then, it's been working flawlessly. Even though I turned off the memory check, it takes about 1-2 minutes for the machine to start after i turn it on. with that i mean, it looks like it's not running for the 1 minute, but then the monitors flicker on and i'm running. I have no idea for the stall, but I can live with it.
--- Paul Corsa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've never had any luck adding more than 2 sticks of > RAM at one time. I > too hit the CUDA before booting up. > If I try to put 4 new sticks in at once it is a > guaranteed lock up. But > then I haven't tried 9.2.2. Paul C > > Gregg Gorrie wrote: > > >I just picked up four 128MB DIMMs from OWC (EDO, to > match the previous four > >DIMMs) to bring my S900 to up to 1GB of RAM. After > installing the RAM, I > >pressed the CUDA button and restarted. The machine > booted but froze just at > >the start of loading extentions - rebooted again > with the same results. It > >was a hard lock up - the only way I could shut down > was to give it the old > >"three finger salute" and then press the power > button on the front. > > > >I recalled a discussion on this list a couple of > years ago re: people who > >had problems getting the full 1GB RAM installed on > their computers, so I > >took out one of the DIMMS and -voila - the machine > booted fine. > > > >Wondering if perhaps the one stick of RAM I removed > was problematic, I > >reinstalled it and took out another DIMM - the > machine still booted up fine. > > > >After several hours of troubleshooting here are the > results: > > > >1) Tested the RAM with TechTool Pro and everything > came up OK. Tried > >swapping the remaining stick of RAM with one of the > "just tested" sticks and > >everything still checked out OK. > > > >2) The machine DOES boot up with the full > complement of RAM when booting up > >from the secondary backup OS9.1 partition on my ATA > drive, so: > > > >3) It seems that problem only happens with my > OS9.2.2 partition (on the > >internal SCSI bus) and all eight DIMMs installed. > Take out any one DIMM and > >everything boots fine. > > > >Upon further investigation, it appears that the > culprit is my MaxPower > >extension (for the NewerTech G4/400 card). It seems > rather bizarre that it > >works fine with 912MB of RAM but locks up with > 1.01GB of RAM. > > > >Any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | > Refurbished Drives | > Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac > <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > SuperMacs list info: > <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
