[G4] 500 G4 & Panther

[Jim Pacyga]

shouldn't matter.

i have a G4/500/AGP sawtooth and have been running Panther since it 
came out (along with previous OSX versions).  I have not had any issues 
with lock up like that.  Do you have any 3rd party PCI/AGP cards loaded 
that haven't been updated?  Also, have upgraded the OS X to the latest 
version or are you still on 10.3.0?

One other thing you might try is to clear your NVRAM using the prom 
monitor.  I might have some detail for this as I did it long long ago 
for another issue...

If you have other PCI cards, try pulling them out or checking the 
vendor for a ROM update (I know I had to get an update for my Sonnet 
SATA card before it would work right)...

Jim

On 5 Jan 2005, at 08:58, Polkadoter at aol.com wrote:

> Yes, I downloaded the firmware update listed under the Panther chart 
> for that machine, and when I tried to install it - it said it was 
> already the latest update.  Would placement of memory make a 
> difference?  I have a new 512 chip from OWC in one slot on one end and 
> a 128 in the first on the other end (4 slots - with the chips in the 
> outside slots).  All the memory is recognized.
> Linda
>  
> In a message dated 1/4/2005 8:38:35 PM Central Standard Time, 
> jim.pacyga at earthlink.net writes:
> Linda-
>
> Did you put the firmware upgrade on the machine?
>
> G4 Sawtooths need a firmware upgrade in order to accommodate Panther. 
>  If you don't have at least Boot ROM revision level 4.2.8 f1.
>
> (check System Profiler for ROM version).
>
> You can download it from Apple.com/support.
>
> jim
>
> On 4 Jan 2005, at 13:39, Polkadoter at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Just acquired a 500mhz G4 Tower. (I think that might be a Sawtooth). 
>  > It came with 9.1.  But I want to put Panther on.  It kept freezing 
> on
>  > the Panther install so I took out all but the 128 stick, partitioned
>  > the 20 gig drive so the first partition was about 7.5 gigs and then
>  > was able to install but not get through registration.  So I bought a
> > 512 chip from OWC figuring it might be memory.  Installed the memory
>  > and got through registration.  But now it freezes upon opening hard
>  > drive partitions - usually while the window is zooming up or the 
> mouse
>  > freezes or the monitor goes to sleep and I can't get it to wake up. 
>  > Reset the Pram (3 chimes).  Very frustrated.  I would appreciate any
>  > thoughts or troubleshooting ideas.
> > Thanks so much,
> > Linda
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