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RAM Trouble
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I've just bought 3 x 256 mb modules off of ebay, but there only reading as 128mb when in the machine. I understand sometimes you can have problems with single sided/ dual sided modules and the machine reading them. One of the modules appears to be double sided, the other two are not.
Is this a conflict issue with the machine, or have i been ripped of with ram stating its 256mb but is actually only 128mb.
Please Help!!.
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Originally Posted by Big Mac
What system?
The 300 mhz G3 Powermac, 6gb hardrive, (B&W)
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DIMM First Aid (requires OS 9)
This won't fix your problem, but it will probably confirm what it is.
256MB is the maximum the B&W can recognize, so it has to be the correct configuration of columns x rows. Most likely, your ebay modules use a different col/row ratio. If so, they'd recognize as 256 in a G4 AGP, but only 128 in a B&W or G4 Yikes.
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Originally Posted by reader50
DIMM First Aid (requires OS 9)
This won't fix your problem, but it will probably confirm what it is.
256MB is the maximum the B&W can recognize, so it has to be the correct configuration of columns x rows. Most likely, your ebay modules use a different col/row ratio. If so, they'd recognize as 256 in a G4 AGP, but only 128 in a B&W or G4 Yikes.
im running OSX so the program wont work, is there anything else i can do?
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Place DIMM First Aid on your HD, then boot from an OS9 CD. Navigate the HD, and run the utility.
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does anyone have a dimm repair/configoration program that i can run on osx. (i dont have the original Os9 disks anymore)
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Originally Posted by reader50
DIMM First Aid (requires OS 9)
This won't fix your problem, but it will probably confirm what it is.
256MB is the maximum the B&W can recognize, so it has to be the correct configuration of columns x rows. Most likely, your ebay modules use a different col/row ratio. If so, they'd recognize as 256 in a G4 AGP, but only 128 in a B&W or G4 Yikes.
Did you mean that the B&W G3 can only recognize 256MB per slot?
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It's probably high-density RAM, which your Mac doesn't support. You can't fix that in software.
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Originally Posted by baw
Did you mean that the B&W G3 can only recognize 256MB per slot?
Yes. With four slots, the maximum system RAM is 1 GB.
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Originally Posted by mduell
It's probably high-density RAM, which your Mac doesn't support. You can't fix that in software.
is there anyway i can tell if its hi density ram?
all i know is its 256 mb, PC133, 133mhz, CL3.
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