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Powermac G3 350MHZ and Mac Os 10.4
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I checked which ram I have installed now:
one is a double sided 128MB, one is a single side 128MB and two are single sided 256MB which are read as 128MB each.
For a total amount of 512MB.
Often when I change the ram into the Powermac G3, it not boots and I need go back to the original configuration (put a single ram and only one hard disk), boot, turn off and then add the rest of the peripherals.
I think it is a rev. B, is manifactured on 20-jul-1999.
That sounds normal.
This is typical of high density 256mb sticks in the B&W in my experience-they only read at half capacity. You really do need 256mb sticks with 16 chips.
As you've shown, though(despite the naysayers on here) 128mb 8-chip sticks will typically work fine and read at full capacity.
Of note also is that 512mb sticks will work fine, or at least always have in my testing, but will read at 256mb.
Very interesting, i have 2 ram stick 512MB PC-133.
Can i replace my original G3-350MHz CPU (with 512k cache) with another B&W G3, 400 or 450MHz with 1MB cache?
Thanks
Not quite seeing your point.
The Sawtooth is a year newer and uses a different chipset. Your Packard Bell PC uses EDO RAM. Similar era PCs that early adopted SDRAM have similar issues with memory density. Does that make the Compaq Presario and IBM Aptiva picky? (It's a rhetorical question - the answer is no).
I'm guessing it's a flashed card, as they seem to sometimes not work so well on classic OS's. You're using the right driver though. Do you have an OS X install you can test the card with? You won't need drivers on OS X.
Can you please post a photo of the card? That would really help with solving your issue, because that would tell me if it's a Mac edition, or a flashed Wintel card.
Yes of course! Thank you very much.
I think it's a Mac Edition. Tomorrow i can make another test, because the G3 is into my parent's home.
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I used a flashed 7000 for a little while in my B&W. I can't remember if it worked in 9 or not... I mainly had Tiger on it before I decked the whole thing out.
I would stat by simply disabling (unchecking) the driver. If that produces the same result I would delete the driver outright.
I have already booted with extensions disabled and the problem remains
I disabled the ATI extensions and, after Mac 'Starting up' screen, the monitor turns off. I also tried with a clean installation of 9.2.1 and i have the same result.
I installed the Ati driver (November 2001) on the partition of the clean Mac Os 9.2.
Then I restarted and after the startup screen the monitor (VGA CRT) turned off.
I tried out of curiosity to connect a DVI monitor and the screen appears. The resolution is set to full-hd (1920x1080).
So I set it to 640x480 and without extended desktop and VGA monitor turns on ok.
Unfortunately, when i restart, everything returns as before.
Then I restarted and after the startup screen the monitor (VGA CRT) turned off.
I tried out of curiosity to connect a DVI monitor and the screen appears. The resolution is set to full-hd (1920x1080).
So I set it to 640x480 and without extended desktop and VGA monitor turns on ok.
Unfortunately, when i restart, everything returns as before.
I replace PRAM battery a few weeks ago.
I found out what was the problem: The monitor was connected to the Radeon 7000 via a vga-switch (Amiga-Mac G3). This switch probably did not allow correct identification of the monitor.
I removed the switch and everything worked properly.
