Installing Memory On New Powerbook
Hello everyone,
I just bought 1 GB of Ram from Crucial for my new powerbook and installed it just as in the instructions and... the computer had trouble starting up about 3/4 times (the first time this has ever happened) and when it finally did start up it doesn't recognize the new memory.
Do you think the memory is bad? And if so is this a common occurence when buying new memory?
Or is there something I should know about installing the new memory that isn't covered in the instructions outlined in the Powerbook User's Guide.
I did it once more to see if I did something wrong or if the memory wasn't in far enough and the same thing happened. I turned the PB on and it had trouble starting up and then when it finally did start up correctly it shows that I only have 512 MB of Ram.
Thanks for your help!
I just bought 1 GB of Ram from Crucial for my new powerbook and installed it just as in the instructions and... the computer had trouble starting up about 3/4 times (the first time this has ever happened) and when it finally did start up it doesn't recognize the new memory.
Do you think the memory is bad? And if so is this a common occurence when buying new memory?
Or is there something I should know about installing the new memory that isn't covered in the instructions outlined in the Powerbook User's Guide.
I did it once more to see if I did something wrong or if the memory wasn't in far enough and the same thing happened. I turned the PB on and it had trouble starting up and then when it finally did start up correctly it shows that I only have 512 MB of Ram.
Thanks for your help!
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Originally posted by ChappySinclair
Hello everyone,
I just bought 1 GB of Ram from Crucial for my new powerbook and installed it just as in the instructions and... the computer had trouble starting up about 3/4 times (the first time this has ever happened) and when it finally did start up it doesn't recognize the new memory.
Do you think the memory is bad? And if so is this a common occurence when buying new memory?
Or is there something I should know about installing the new memory that isn't covered in the instructions outlined in the Powerbook User's Guide.
I did it once more to see if I did something wrong or if the memory wasn't in far enough and the same thing happened. I turned the PB on and it had trouble starting up and then when it finally did start up correctly it shows that I only have 512 MB of Ram.
Thanks for your help!
I mean putting the wrong kind in or installing them wrong wont harm the PC, it just wont start or boot correctly. i just T9'ed my tech expert at work, i post when he replies