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vsp · 10-27-2005, 09:25 PM

I got my 256MB SODIMM in the mail today, opened the system carefully according to Apple's instructions, installed the memory, closed up shop and rebooted.

Started out fine. It loaded right up, showed 320MB (256 Top, 64 Bottom), and ran all right.

Then the crashes started. Sometimes it would lock up on startup with Address Errors or Quicktime Instruction Errors. Sometimes it would load, I'd run certain programs and be fine, and others would screw up. Eventually it got to where every reboot had an error.

I opened it up, took the new RAM out, and rebooted; it seemed to stabilize things.

DAMN. I really wanted extra RAM in this sucker to let me run OS X. Might I have one of the Rev.Ds that can't handle 256MB SODIMMs, might I have inadvertantly fried the RAM despite being careful, or do I need to tweak things in OS 9.2.2 to account for the change in hardware?

10-27-2005, 09:25 PM	#5
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	I got my 256MB SODIMM in the mail today, opened the system carefully according to Apple's instructions, installed the memory, closed up shop and rebooted. Started out fine. It loaded right up, showed 320MB (256 Top, 64 Bottom), and ran all right. Then the crashes started. Sometimes it would lock up on startup with Address Errors or Quicktime Instruction Errors. Sometimes it would load, I'd run certain programs and be fine, and others would screw up. Eventually it got to where every reboot had an error. I opened it up, took the new RAM out, and rebooted; it seemed to stabilize things. DAMN. I really wanted extra RAM in this sucker to let me run OS X. Might I have one of the Rev.Ds that can't handle 256MB SODIMMs, might I have inadvertantly fried the RAM despite being careful, or do I need to tweak things in OS 9.2.2 to account for the change in hardware?