Ram change on it's own?

Howdy all
My daughter has once again dumped her sick ibook (G3-16vram, 10.4) with me.
The poor ibook was not getting past the grey apple screen, (with no spinning gear) at start up. After all the usual troubleshooting, thanks to my past history (with Ronda and Cornelius), I used FTD to get the files she needed into another computer and did an erase and install from her Tiger CDs. All seems hunkydori, but the memory-(used to be 384mb)-is now reading:
DIMM0/BUILT-IN 128mb
DIMM1/J12 128mb SDRAM PC133U-333
I am confused! When I bought the machine I checked it and it said 384 (128 Built in and 256 in slot).
I thought I checked it last night before I did the install too, but can't be sure.
It had been repaired (motherboard replacement by DT&T in Jan 07), but I can't really say if I checked out the specs when it returned, nor can I be absolutely positive that I checked it last night. I know DT&T is a reputable company, but should I call them about this change? Can these DIMMs give false info in the system profiler? Is this the sign of something weird?
I am about to replace it anyway with a 512mb modual, but does it make a difference between PC100 and PC133?
Thanks folks.
SJ

It means that the 256 MB module is unreliable. I've received two new modules which only registered as half their stated capacity. They had to be returned for replacement. If you're replacing this one, anyway, and have no use for the dodgy 256 MB module, then no great loss. If you have a use for it in another computer, then you may want to take it up with the vendor. Most RAM vendors offer lifetime warranties on RAM.
It doesn't matter whether you get PC100 or PC133 RAM. The iBook can't utilize the extra speed, but can use the PC133 just fine if you find it at a better price.
Check out the Apple Knowledge Base article on iBook memory:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302333
You can get an idea on prices at ramseeker.com. It doesn't happen often, but, as you've seen, RAM can go bad, so opt for a vendor who does offer a lifetime warranty.
Good luck.

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