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OWC bad ram. any advice?

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Keebler

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hi folks,

So a few months ago, some ram was purchased for me through OWC.

My G5 has been crazily locking up so i took it in after a battery of tests. Rember told me the ram was ok, but the tech told me the 1st test immediately indicated the ram is bad...specifically those 2 sticks. I'm interested to get my machine back b/c i had taken those sticks out during testing and I still had the locking up issue (techie said bad ram can corrupt systems so i'll do a complete wipe and reinstall).

Anyhoo, I have the original receipt and everything so I'll contact them wrt their RMA policy - any other bits of advice needed to ensure this process goes smoothly? Ultimately, I'll probably just sell the 2 replacement sticks and buy different ram (techie said G5 is finicky about what ram it likes).

Cheers,
keebler
 
I was given advice some years ago ... never buy cheap ram. Since then I have always bought my ram from Crucial ... :) .. never had any problems.

IMO the PowerMac G5 / iMac G5 aren't any more fussy than other computers. I think crap ram will affect all computers equally.
 
Father Jack said:
I was given advice some years ago ... never buy cheap ram. Since then I have always bought my ram from Crucial ... :) .. never had any problems.

IMO the PowerMac G5 / iMac G5 aren't any more fussy than other computers. I think crap ram will affect all computers equally.
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i hear you FJ. My other ram is crucial. was trying to save some cash. wrong move and lesson learned :)
 
Seems to me like this is a silly question. Bad RAM, you have a receipt, return it. /shrug.
 
OWC RAM is inexpensive, but definitely not cheap! They are a quality company and they stand behind everything they sell. Return it and they'll replace it or refund. No worries!
 
jessica. said:
Seems to me like this is a silly question. Bad RAM, you have a receipt, return it. /shrug.
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not at all silly jessica. asking b/c some folks might have had issues returning product to them and since some companies are different with their policies, I was looking for experience related suggestions (ie. anything that might be different)
 
ggjstudios said:
OWC RAM is inexpensive, but definitely not cheap! They are a quality company and they stand behind everything they sell. Return it and they'll replace it or refund. No worries!
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Same here. I've bought from them plenty of times and only had one bad batch. They promptly replaced it, no questions.
 
Keebler said:
hi folks,

So a few months ago, some ram was purchased for me through OWC.

My G5 has been crazily locking up so i took it in after a battery of tests. Rember told me the ram was ok, but the tech told me the 1st test immediately indicated the ram is bad...specifically those 2 sticks. I'm interested to get my machine back b/c i had taken those sticks out during testing and I still had the locking up issue (techie said bad ram can corrupt systems so i'll do a complete wipe and reinstall).

Anyhoo, I have the original receipt and everything so I'll contact them wrt their RMA policy - any other bits of advice needed to ensure this process goes smoothly? Ultimately, I'll probably just sell the 2 replacement sticks and buy different ram (techie said G5 is finicky about what ram it likes).

Cheers,
keebler
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Not to be a butt head but why post here if you didnt contact them first? Confused :confused:
 
It's good that your faulty ram will be replaced but what about the inconvenience of having no computer while you wait .. :(
 
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