[Ti] 1-800-4(crappy)memory call us!

[Trevor J. Hutley]

At 23:39 -0500 25-2-2003, Kevin Hoth wrote:
>  18004Memory and the 512MB dimm was $85.
>
>  I get a flashing folder/ question mark then a multilingual "hold 
>down your power button to shut down now!" On the restart the machine 
>starts despite this. What the heck? I haven't had a single problem 
>with this machine.
>
>  Well, since I am a scientist
>
>I took the RAM out, replaced the 256 dimm and guess what?  My 
>machine is norm again.

Kevin - sorry to hear about your experience, but good that you shared 
it with us.  Buyer beware, indeed.
Just to let you know - as a scientist myself - that if I put new RAM 
in, and my Ti went haywire, I would take the RAM out immediately, and 
see if it was norma againl.  Then the RAM is immediately identified 
as the problem.  Normally, the source of computer problems is not so 
easily identified.  But a step change in a reversible configuration 
is one of the easiest.

I just replaced (a few days ago) one of the original 256 MB RAM chips 
in my Ti-500 with a 512 Mb that I got from fellow-list-member Fred 
Clarke, and the Ti restarted normally and has never missed a beat 
since.

regards,  Trevor