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From: Jolly Roger on 8 Feb 2010 10:29 In article <jwolf6589-35A5AF.04534308022010(a)newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com>, John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: > In article <hkof4q$10l$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > Don Bruder <dakidd(a)sonic.net> wrote: > > > > > > > You can't run a computer with NO RAM. The problems are likely with the > > > RAM that you didn't remove. > > I had 256MB's of internal RAM. And that's a very likely culprit. It could also be that some other piece of hardware is intermittently malfunctioning, of course. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: George Kerby on 8 Feb 2010 16:03
On 2/8/10 1:41 AM, in article hkof4q$10l$2(a)news.eternal-september.org, "Don Bruder" <dakidd(a)sonic.net> wrote: > In article <jollyroger-5036C3.22062007022010(a)news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > >> In article >> <jwolf6589-ACE456.22404907022010(a)newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com>, >> John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: >> >>> In article <me-8E2FC5.11145007022010(a)news.supernews.com>, >>> Dan <me(a)here.net> wrote: >>> >>>> In article >>>> <jwolf6589-67693B.00274107022010(a)newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com>, >>>> John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Mike it appears you may be correct. I sure hope that Mem Test does not >>>>> find anything wrong with the logic board RAM. If its logic board RAM >>>>> then its time for a new Mac. >>>> >>>> Memory test programs are not always reliable. The best test is to >>>> replace the RAM. If the problem goes away then it was the RAM, >>>> regardless of what the test program claims. >>> >>> The problems did not go away and I had the RAM removed for a while. Son >>> its serious hardware or software. >> >> You can't run a computer with NO RAM. The problems are likely with the >> RAM that you didn't remove. > > I just noticed/realized we're trying to help out "It's gotta be whatever > I say it is going wrong "Bible John" - I've had him killfiled for ages, > but it looks like he's morphed again, and I hadn't noticed that until > just now. I've never been able to decide if he's just hopelessly > clueless, or a garden-variety troll, but based on his past history, > every solution/possibility offered by anyone is going to be met with a > "But I *KNOW* it can't be *THAT*" type of response, regardless of what > the suggestion is or who it comes from. Might be time for all of us to > just throw in the towel... He does seem to be the type that sees the glass as 'half-empty', rather than the positive. Thick. |