[G4] Re: g4 sawtooth freezes

[Kunga]

Before you waste your money on that ram, buy the new Mac mini as soon  
as it is announced. Not the current generation. Second generation Mac  
mini coming out next month I think. 256 on motherboard, empty single  
RAM expansion slot (1 GB sticks cost $70 now), faster. Your sawtooth  
is ancient history Phil.

k

On May 28, 2005, at 3:55 PM, Philip J Robar wrote:

> On May 27, 2005, at 9:13 AM, Richard M. Kriss wrote:
>
>> Linda,
>>
>> Before you do anything get some memory. You are probably freezing  
>> due to
>> lack of memory with only 256K.  The 256K DIMMs are cheap. Get four  
>> of them
>> if you can and does not make any difference if you get PC 100 or  
>> PC 133. I
>> have them mixed in mine.
>
> Computers which use protected and virtual memory don't freeze due  
> to lack of memory, especially if they have 256MB, they freeze due  
> to defects in the OS. (Assuming properly working hardware.) They  
> may get very slow because they're paging (moving memory on/off the  
> hard drive) themselves to death, but that's different than being  
> frozen or locking up.
>
> That being said, given how cheap memory is these days Richard is  
> absolutely correct in advising you to get more. See http:// 
> www.dealram.com for prices or check local ads. 256M can be had for  
> as little as $23 with shipping, probably less if you're willing to  
> deal with a rebate. Any name brand PC100 or PC133 memory should  
> work in your Mac.
>
> As to your problem, it sounds like you're saying that the computer  
> is locking up and not just an application. Have you tried switching  
> to another application like the finder by clicking on the desktop  
> or pressing the Apple and tab keys together?
>
>
> Phil