From jamesrob at sonic.net Wed Feb 2 05:52:16 2005 From: jamesrob at sonic.net (Jim Robertson) Date: Wed Feb 2 05:52:19 2005 Subject: [X-HW] When is a 1 GByte 3200 DIMM not a 1GByte DIMM In-Reply-To: <20050120100956.GR19860@Dark-Age.local> Message-ID: On 1/20/05 2:09 AM, "Eugene" wrote: > If the hardware cannot read the memory sticks as 1 GB modules, how can > the OS hope to see it? Sounds like B.S. to me. Once the replacement > modules come in, make sure they work, then request that they refund you > the difference for that "slightly higher price" junk. If they refuse, > never deal with that company again, and pass on your experiences to us > so that others can avoid them. Sorry for the delayed response. The digest containing responses to my inquiry found its way to my inbox just yesterday. The new sticks worked. The vendor was 1-800 4Memory. In fairness to them, they do have a decision tree for RAM purchases, and if one uses it to select RAM modules, the generic and cheapest sticks I purchased from them originally aren't listed among the G5-compatible choices. I found them by using PC3200 as my search inquiry and decided to save $20 per stick. There are, of course, many "authorities" who say the Mac can be finicky about reading RAM modules, but my simplistic understanding of this is that the computer either does or doesn't, or sometimes reads them incorrectly, and that when it does that it crashes because what it reads makes no sense. The generic sticks had a stick-on label from the vendor saying they were 1 Gbyte modules. My guess is that it was easier for the vendor to agree to send me new sticks they state are Mac-compatible than to admit they'd mis-labeled the ones they sent me originally. They did send them promptly. Jim Robertson -- From robert at ameeti.net Wed Feb 2 07:26:30 2005 From: robert at ameeti.net (Robert Ameeti) Date: Wed Feb 2 07:27:06 2005 Subject: [X-HW] When is a 1 GByte 3200 DIMM not a 1GByte DIMM In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: >I've just had my very first experience with mail-order memory that didn't >work as I expected. I've been installing memory in Macs since BEFORE >customers were supposed to do it (back when I had to solder on the >motherboard to enable my Mac Plus to read its then-HUGE capacity of 4 >megabytes). I do believe that the MacPlus only was capable of being enlarged to 2MB via the Monster Mac upgrade. The SE was capable of going to 4MB. Am I remembering wrong? -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Robert Ameeti Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> From rainer3 at mac.com Wed Feb 2 07:35:14 2005 From: rainer3 at mac.com (Neil Cadsawan) Date: Wed Feb 2 07:35:18 2005 Subject: [X-HW] When is a 1 GByte 3200 DIMM not a 1GByte DIMM In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <72b34d6eec157b84b0cbf8cd3d771911@mac.com> http://apple-history.com For all your Apple product specs. -Neil On 2 Feb, 2005, at 10:26 AM, Robert Ameeti wrote: >> I've just had my very first experience with mail-order memory that >> didn't >> work as I expected. I've been installing memory in Macs since BEFORE >> customers were supposed to do it (back when I had to solder on the >> motherboard to enable my Mac Plus to read its then-HUGE capacity of 4 >> megabytes). > > I do believe that the MacPlus only was capable of being enlarged to > 2MB via the Monster Mac upgrade. The SE was capable of going to 4MB. > Am I remembering wrong? > -- > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Robert Ameeti > > Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home. > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > _______________________________________________ > X-Hardware mailing list > X-Hardware@listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x-hardware -Neil Cadsawan Solution Architect Macquarium Intelligent Communications e-mail: cadsawan@macquarium.com office: 404.554.4185 mobile: 404.543.7120