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(NOTE: I posted this on another thread which appeared to describe the same problem)
I had this problem, and it is now resolved. I got memtest, booted into single user mode and started the test. I realized that it told me I had an amount of memory that was much lower than what I expected (I have 8 GB). I canceled the test and shutdown the machine. I then half ejected each memory module on the side closest to the front (it's a quad g5) and re-seated the modules. I've had this problem once or twice in the past and each time pushing on the modules or re-seating them fixed it. It is a wonder I don't notice losing 2 GB of RAM especially since this machine is used for heavy-duty scientific calculations by me and my research group (I also use it to make podcasts of my lectures, hence GarageBand).
I then started the memtest again, but it was clear that it was going to take forever, so I decided to just see if the GarageBand Memory Test would be sufficient (i.e. try to make GB actually work). It did. Since my symptoms were so similar to those mentioned by others, I would certainly recommend just re-seating the memory. It is possible the modules just loosen themselves or that slight oxidation of the contacts leads to poor conduction. In any case I'm back in the garage!
First check: in About This Mac, see if you have the amount of memory you should
Second check: remove the modules and put them back
Third check: test each module using memtest (find with google)
This should solve the particular problem we have been having. It is strange that the problem seemed to be correlated with both Leopard updating and iLife 08.
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