[iBook] Freezing and Sleeping problems

david davidwb at spymac.com
Wed Nov 3 17:38:59 PST 2004


On 11/3/04 5:02 PM, "Eric Richardson" <lbyron at comcast.net> wrote:

>> On 11/3/04 9:07 AM, "Eric Richardson" <lbyron at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>>>  Now, with 10.1, the internet worked, but when I tried to upgrade to
>>>  Jag, it would stop during the installation with multiple problems. I
>>>  erased the disk and reinstalled a couple of times with similar
>>>  results. Before reinstalling I tried repairing the disks with disk
>>>  utility and DiskWarrior, but the first couple of times it didn't work
>>>  and could not complete the repair.
>> 
>> Jag (and Panther) are more picky about RAM than 10.1 was. My bet is if you
>> remove the RAM upgrade you'll be able to upgrade to Jag and use the
>> computer. That will be your proof that your current RAM upgrade isn't Jaguar
>> safe. We saw this problem a lot at Jag and Panther upgrade times
>> 
>> david
> 
> 
> Okay... but my RAM was working well with Jag before I tried to
> reinstall it. Could my RAM suddenly go bad?
> 
Oops - early morning after a late (election) night - I missed that you
already had Jag installed before. But yes, RAM, like any other component can
go bad. It doesn't happen frequently but it does happen. I'd definitely pull
the upgrade and try reinstalling.

david 




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