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Memory G4 [message #23616] Fri, 02 November 2012 09:58 Go to next message
Buzzby is currently offline  Buzzby
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I have another mac besides the Quicksilver.
This is a better one. PowerMac G4 MDD Dual 1.42Ghz 4 hard drives

My problem is I cannot get it to see more than 1gb of memory and online
says it can use up to 2gb.
Right now I have 4 sticks of 256 PC2700 but when I install 512 sticks it
only sees one.
Is there a way to upgrade more than 1GB or hould I stick to that?

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Re: Memory G4 [message #23627 is a reply to message #23616] Thu, 08 November 2012 07:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Clark Martin is currently offline  Clark Martin
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On Nov 2, 2012, at 6:58 AM, Buzzby <ldshifftyone@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have another mac besides the Quicksilver.

> This is a better one. PowerMac G4 MDD Dual 1.42Ghz 4 hard drives

>

> My problem is I cannot get it to see more than 1gb of memory and online says it can use up to 2gb.

> Right now I have 4 sticks of 256 PC2700 but when I install 512 sticks it only sees one.

> Is there a way to upgrade more than 1GB or hould I stick to that?


Are you running OS 9? OS 9 can only access 1Gb, OS X can access the full amount.

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Re: Memory G4 [message #23640 is a reply to message #23616] Thu, 08 November 2012 10:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Cameron Kaiser is currently offline  Cameron Kaiser
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> Are you running OS 9? OS 9 can only access 1Gb, OS X can access the full

> amount.


Actually, OS 9 can access up to 1.5GB. </pedantic>

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Re: Memory G4 [message #23641 is a reply to message #23616] Thu, 08 November 2012 10:43 Go to previous message
Bruce Johnson is currently offline  Bruce Johnson
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On Nov 2, 2012, at 6:58 AM, Buzzby <ldshifftyone@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have another mac besides the Quicksilver.

> This is a better one. PowerMac G4 MDD Dual 1.42Ghz 4 hard drives

>

> My problem is I cannot get it to see more than 1gb of memory and online says it can use up to 2gb.

> Right now I have 4 sticks of 256 PC2700 but when I install 512 sticks it only sees one.


Only one stick or both sticks but only half the 512 ram? If it's the latter, you may have the wrong density DIMM. Data memory systems sez yes this takes 4 512M DIMMS:

< http://www.datamemorysystems.com/_memory-information/512MB_D DR333_PC2700_DIMM_609.asp>

Try swapping them around in the slots or swapping in one at a time. Perhaps one of the DIMMS is bad?


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