Problems with RAM upgrade iMac G5 1.8GHz
Stuck - Need Help!
I've previously upgraded up iMac to 2 500Mb RAMs and felt recently that it needed that little bit extra, so I ordered two 1Gb chips from crucial.
Followed instructions to T, but with the two new chips in, the machine won't load.
Interestingly, it boots up with the following RAM combinations
old 500MB + new 1GB (in any combination) - recognised as 1.5GB
one new 1GB RAM (again either one) - recognised as 1GB
I spoke to crucial who said that as the RAMs work individually, there isn't a problem with them, it could be a Firmware issue. I've upgraded all my software, and don't know what to do next?
Anyone overcome a similar problem in the past?
Thanks
I'm experiencing something very similar to shaow. I'll share my experience in gory details - sorry for the long post but I've spent more hours trying to stabilize. I should have worked the hours at walmart and bought a new iMac with the money I could have earned
Anyway, here goes:
Two iMac G5 1.8Ghz 17" (both Fall 2005 model), will call one A and the other B.
Prior to attempting ram upgrade: A, config working fine: both a config using 1GB slot 1, 256MB slot 2 and a single 1 PC3200 1GB stick. OS X 10.4-10.5.7. No problems. I did have the motherboard replaced under warranty after having sleep problems - capacitors were expanded. No problems since that motherboard swap.
Prior to attempting ram upgrade: B, config working fine: 2 x 256MB sticks. OS X 10.3.9
Ordered 3 PC3200 400Mhz 1GB sticks from Data Memory Systems.
Upgraded A: Added 1GB stick = 2GB total
Upgraded B: Removed both 256MB sticks from B and added two 1GB sticks = 2GB total
Booted B, experienced gray screen of death with the multi-language crash message - somethign like: 'Please hold down the power button and restart'. Power cycled B, booted off a retail box DVD of OS X 10.5.6. Began upgrade to 10.5.6. Gray screen of death part way thru upgrade. Power cycled, gray screen of death again during early boot phase.
Decided to run tests on B. I could not locate the Apple Hardware Test (neither on system dvd 1 nor on a separate DVD). I resorted to using TechnoTools Deluxe which was included with AppleCare box. No hardware problems found including on the 2GB memory.
Removed both new 1GB sticks, pulled older working 1GB stick from A and installed into B. Completed upgrade with just 1GB memory on B to 10.5.6 and subsequently pulled down all updates for OS X 10.5.8. Powered down, added second 1GB stick to B, booted into 10.5.8 successfully. Repaired disk permissions, restarted. Began using applications, then after only about 5 minutes experienced gray screen of death. Powered down, removed new 1GB stick, replaced with one of the two remaining new 1GB sticks. Read about reseting PRAM/NVRAM. Followed steps to reset PRAM then decided to do the reset NVRAM within openfirmware. Started back up and logged into 10.5.8. Ran several applications - did not experience gray screen of death after about 20 minutes use. Have not had time for further tests on B yet.
Back to my saga with A (my original iMac G5 that was working fine with 1GB stick on 10.5.7):
Called Data Memory Systems and they sent me a replacement for the 'bad' 1GB stick.
While I was waiting for the new 1GB stick from DMS, I was struggling to get machine fully updated. Software Updater was failing with the weird network error (network was fine) and after following steps to troubleshoot, I backed up the user accounts and decided to reinstall OS X fresh from the 10.5.6 retail box (family license). Finally, I had OS X 10.5.8 all fully updated on the 1GB iMac G5 (A).
New memory arrived, installed 2nd 1GB stick. Booted up, immediately I got the gray screen of death. Restarted, booted up got about 5-15 minutes use then gray screen of death. Puzzled, I called DMS who said unlikely I got 2 bad sticks. They suggested I try memtest. So I did...
So on A, I first ran memtest from single user mode on the 2GB config. It crashed immediately with some 'Unexpected' error. Did not look like a memory error. I powered down, removed 2nd 1GB stick, and ran memtest from single user on the 1GB stick. Ran all tests 3x over a couple hours - no problems found. Retested after swapping the 1GB stick for the other. Both tested fine. Installed both sticks again and ran memtest all tests, one pass (didn't want another 6 hours lost) on the 2GB config, and all tests passed. Booted up and got gray screen of death - I don't recall if it was on bootup or after running but I ran fsck with no disk problems found, then restarted, logged in, ran disk utility to repair all permissions. Some repairs were made. Restarted A, reset PRAM and NVRAM again, booted successfully.
I haven't had much time to run extensively apps on A yet. It's sleeping as I type this on another mac. My next test will be to reset SMU.
I'm starting to wonder if the original iMac G5 has firmware problems that would prevent it from being unstable with two 1GB sticks??? My experience on two identical models of iMac G5 plus reading this post with VERY similar behaviors and after all the normal tests. I've concluded the memory is A-OK and something more sinister is lurking...
Any thoughts are appreciated.
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Anonymous UUID: B5651C4E-E7E8-0618-89E8-282E92E9EE95
Mon Jul 21 19:38:32 2014
Panic(CPU 2): Unresponsive processor (this CPU did not acknowledge interrupts) TLB state:0x0
RAX: 0x0000000000000078, RBX: 0xffffff80381e8ae8, RCX: 0x0000000000000001, RDX: 0x0000000000000056
RSP: 0xffffff81063b3c68, RBP: 0xffffff81063b3cc0, RSI: 0x0000000000000002, RDI: 0xffffff80381e8aea
R8: 0x0000000000000040, R9: 0xffffff81063b3e70, R10: 0x00007fff882369f2, R11: 0x0000000000000246
R12: 0xffffff80381e8aea, R13: 0xffffff80381e8ae8, R14: 0x000000567989e447, R15: 0x0000000000000001
RFL: 0x0000000000000006, RIP: 0xffffff8015cd097c, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80febcef50 : 0xffffff8015ce1ed1
0xffffff80febcef80 : 0xffffff8015cdb3ef
0xffffff80febcefd0 : 0xffffff8015cf34e9
0xffffff81063b3cc0 : 0xffffff8015f5fda9
0xffffff81063b3cf0 : 0xffffff8015f83984
0xffffff81063b3d50 : 0xffffff8015dfd79e
0xffffff81063b3dc0 : 0xffffff8015df4b0b
0xffffff81063b3e00 : 0xffffff8015df3d2f
0xffffff81063b3e50 : 0xffffff8015fbf5bc
0xffffff81063b3ec0 : 0xffffff8015fbcbde
0xffffff81063b3f10 : 0xffffff8015fbf35a
0xffffff81063b3f50 : 0xffffff801603e363
0xffffff81063b3fb0 : 0xffffff8015cf3b26
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mdworker
Mac OS version:
13C64
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 13.1.0: Thu Jan 16 19:40:37 PST 2014; root:xnu-2422.90.20~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: 9FEA8EDC-B629-3ED2-A1A3-6521A1885953
Kernel slide: 0x0000000015a00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8015c00000
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panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8015cc01bb): "TLB invalidation IPI timeout: " "CPU(s) failed to respond to interrupts, unresponsive CPU bitmap: 0x4, NMIPI acks: orig: 0x0, now: 0x1"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-2422.90.20/osfmk/x86_64/pmap.c:2612
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff8107dcb920 : 0xffffff8015c22fa9
0xffffff8107dcb9a0 : 0xffffff8015cc01bb
0xffffff8107dcba30 : 0xffffff8015cc5193
0xffffff8107dcbb10 : 0xffffff8015cc5c87
0xffffff8107dcbb70 : 0xffffff8015c7dfba
0xffffff8107dcbc80 : 0xffffff8015c8228f
0xffffff8107dcbcb0 : 0xffffff8015c8567d
0xffffff8107dcbda0 : 0xffffff8015c1f217
0xffffff8107dcbe20 : 0xffffff8015c5fc46
0xffffff8107dcbe50 : 0xffffff8015c26bf1
0xffffff8107dcbe80 : 0xffffff8015c139f5
0xffffff8107dcbef0 : 0xffffff8015c1e043
0xffffff8107dcbf70 : 0xffffff8015cc976d
0xffffff8107dcbfb0 : 0xffffff8015cf3b46
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: launchd
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Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020
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Thank you all.1. You have two different brands, Samsung (M471B5673FH0-CH9) and Kingston (99U5469-035.A00LF).
2. Typically, DIMMs are symmetrically added, 2,2,4,4 or 2,2,2,2 or 4,4,4,4 and each Bank should have matched pairs in size and speed.
If you remove the 4GB memory do your crashes stop?
MACs are very specific about memory.
You can try this, but it may not work.
BANK 0/DIMM0 - 2GB
BANK 0/DIMM1 - 2GB
BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4GB
This is what you have now.
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393955353436392D3033352E4130304C4620 -
Hi,
I work in a school with 204 slot loading iMacs. They are G3/450 DV machines running OS 9.2.2. They all had 2 65 meg RAM sticks. We took one 64 out and put a 256 meg RAM stick in each. Most of them responded well to the upgrade, but about 40 of them now refuse to start up. We thought it might be the battery so we tried putting a new battery in one of them, but that didn't help. We tried replacing the RAM, but that didn't help either. The only thing that works is putting the original 64 meg RAM stick back in the computer. Can anyone help?
Sincerely,
JimCheck the plug connection on the back of the iMac as well as the wall socket connection. Make sure both are firmly in place.
Except for the keyboard & mouse disconnect all devices from your computer.
Try zapping the PRAM. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238 Macintosh: How to Reset PRAM and NVRAM.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=4327 Mac OS 9 and earlier: System Stops Responding and Basic Troubleshooting
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=16473 Mac OS 7.x - 9.x: Troubleshooting Startup Issues
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Are you inside or outside? ( I could not resist, I lived in Sactown).
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Problems with my old iMac 500MHz with 128MB of RAM
Ok guys...
Lucky for me I have a brand new intel pro duo iMac.. but I still have the urge to fix (or at least try to fix) my old mac.
Its an iMac 500MHz with 128MB of RAM running OSX 10.2.8 and its giving me tons of problems...
But theres one problem thats bugging me the most! For whatever reason I can't click and drag files! You'd think it would be the mouse... but the thing is that it registers a hold down click cause I can make a highlight box on the desktop, highlight text, ect.
Is there some known "you can drag files" problem with OSX? It doesnt sound like that big of a deal.. but it ***** when I cant drag files in or out of the trash... put apps in the application folder... ect.
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iMac 500MHz with 128MB of RAM Mac OS X (10.4.7)Hello Vaseline,
Welcome to the discussions area. My first thought is that with your ram at 128 you are just about at minimum.. I would definately up the ram.
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Whereas, not everyone here with an Intel iMac has installed, tried to install or has experience with BC & Windows, everyone there has or at least has an interest. You may attract help more quickly there.
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Slow transfer with old upgraded iMAC G5
Hello,
I have some strange problems on my old iMAC G5 (PPC without isight) that I upgraded with a 750Gb hard drive and 2GB of RAM (still running MAC OS 10.3.9).
Most of the problems are intermittent and do not occur all the time. However, I could not find the reason for those problems and they could be extremely annoying.
Here are the problems:
- very slow data transfer (0.5Mbps roughly) when transferring large files to a USB key, while sometimes I get descent transfer rate (4Mbps)
- extremely wireless connection while sometime it works great
- wireless reception of my home network very bad. 1 or even 0 bar while with my newer mac book I get 3 bars.
- wireless reception tend to vary, sometimes it is good, sometimes none (can't get an IP address)
- slow burning to CDs in Toast: toast says the expected time is 3 minutes while acutally it takes 4 times longer.
- sometime when I launch bittorrent the wireless reception worsten (go from 2 bars to 1 or even 0 bars)
Any idea where the problems could be coming from?
Do you think that a MAC OS upgrade could solve the problems ? in that case, which Os would you propose for a PPC iMAC G5?Hello jumanon
littleshoulders has given you some great advice (including third party software) that you should surely consider.
I offer three additions to his list that you can consider if you are still having problems:
(1) Your comment on wireless variability may be the key.
wireless reception tend to vary, sometimes it is good, sometimes none ...
Someone else may be using or interfering with your wireless network. Whether surreptitiously or unintentionally, the result could be that which you describe. Interference might even be caused by someone in your own home using a wireless portable phone or other wireless device. Be certain that your network is secure (WEPA or better and password protected.)
If you already have a secure network, someone's portable phone or another network nearby may be using the same channel as your wireless router or, at least, causing interference when you both happen to be using your respective systems simultaneously.
The test for this possibility is simple. Change your router's wireless channel setting and see if the problem goes away. I suggest you try a channel as far from the current one as possible. For example, if your current setting is for channel 11, change to channel 1 (or vice versa) and try your system again to see if the problem disappears. If that change does not eliminate signal variability, try changing the router to channel 6 and test again.
If you have not changed the channel before, see your wireless router's user manual for instructions on which menu choices you must set to do it. It is not difficult.
If your problem remains regardless of whether you use channel 1, 6, or 11, channel interference is NOT causing your problem.
(2) If you are still experiencing the kernel panics that you posted about previously, resolution of that problem may eliminate this one, too. The two might be related and could also be impacted by hardware peripherals that you use, so be sure to test after disconnecting all peripherals.
Once you have eliminated kernel panics, the problems you post about here may also go away.
(3) As littleshoulders says, slow performance on your 10.3.9 Mac can certainly be caused by inadequate Mac OS X Maintenance, including too little disk free space. If you have not performed routine maintenance, do so now and see whether performance improves.
If necessary, you can use some of the tips in this kBase article to make more free space available.
Please let us know how it goes.
Cheers,
EZ Jim
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Problems with Mavericks upgrade?
Thinking about uprgrading to Mavericks, but have been coming across a lot of threads/reviews about people losing date and/or having real problems with the process. It's been a while since I've been here, and just wanted to ask for an opinion/advice. I'm using Snow Leopard 10.6.8. Should I stay away from it, or if I do, what advice/tips do you have for a smooth upgrade?
OR -- is it possible to get Mountian Lion Somewhere? I looked for it in the app store, but couldn't find it. I heard some negative reviews about Lion, so I just kept Snow Leopard, rather than take any chances with a new OS.Mavericks is excellent on my MBP 8,2. Fast and flawless. Faster than Mountain Lion.
New features I like: iBooks, iCloud keychain, enhanced dictation.
A few things to consider:
Any new OS has some bugs and incompatibilities with old software and hardware. If you are uncomfortable with basic Mac troubleshooting, then perhaps waiting would be a better strategy. I didn't have any problems, with installation or after.
If you have any mission-critical software or peripherals, make sure they are compatible first. Check your apps for compatability here: RoaringApps - Application compatibility and feature support for OS X and iOS
Mavericks does not play well with some old/bad software and hardware:
Crapware: anything that purports to "clean", "monitor", "protect", or "accelerate" your mac. Unnecessary on Macs and often harmful. Examples: CleanMyMac and MacKeeper (the King of Crapware).
antivirus software. Unnecessary on Macs.
WD hard drives.
Before you install Mavericks:
backup your old system, either with Time Machine, or better yet, a bootable backup.
have enough RAM. The specs say 2GB, but 4 is probably a more realistic minimum.
uninstall Crapware, antivirus software, and any other junk you don't need.
repair your hard drive and permissions with Disk Utility
boot into safe mode, and then run the installer Mac OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?
ML is available here: OS X Mountain Lion - Apple Store (U.S.) -
Display problem after RAM Upgrade to MS6712
Hi there,
after a RAM upgrade (512mb to 3GB) my PC has developed a display problem. The graphics are slow / rippled and video playback is very poor. In device manager no "display adapters" are present and there is also an error mesage referring to the VIA CPU to AGP2/AGP3.0 controller not having enough free resources to run due to a conflisct with VGAsave? I've downloaded the latest VIA chipset drivers to no effect?
System info: MS6712 MB, AMD Athlon 1.25GHZ, XP SP3.0OK, here's the info on my PSU;
It's a Powerman FSP250-60GTU(PF). Input: 230V - 5A, 50Hz. Max Output: 250W
While I had the case open I took out 2 of the RAM modules and without making any other changes everything appeared to work fine with just the 1GB, so I tried putting 1 more back in to take it to 2GB and again all seems fine? Does this indeed point to my PSU then? If so and it works fine with 2GB should I be thankfull for a 512mb to 2GB upgrade and send the 3rd module back to Crucial??
Before I posted this thread I did run a memtest from Memtest86+ with all three modules installed and it came up with NO problems?
Re Henry's post, I searched using the format of the part no on the RAM modules themselves i.e. M368L2923FLN-CB3 and it took me here:
http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/productListNonflexTable.do?fmly_id=118&sht_id=1
Other info on printed the modules themselves: 1GB DDR PC2700 CL2.5
According to Everest my CPU temp (with 2GB installed) is: 43 degrees (MOBO 30 degrees and HD 42 degrees) - do these seem normal? -
Terms that void apple care with RAM upgrade
Hi,
I want to upgrade the RAM of my macbook to at least 1gb. I have heard some conditions that may void the apple care that I bought. So, I heard that you would have to leave at least one of the original RAM cards in there for the warranty to still be considered good? Is that true? And if that is try is it bad to mix a 1gb RAM card with a 256mb or is there a difference, or is it better to just get 2 512mb? thanks.Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
The RAM of a MacBook is considered a "user installable part" by Apple. You will not void your warranty by replacing the RAM. However, if you damage something in the course of changing the RAM, the repair will not be covered by the warranty or AppleCare Protection Plan. Here is Apple's article about this:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25097
Apple will even give you instructions on how to change the RAM:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303721
Because of the graphics sub-system installed in your MacBook, there is a benefit to using matched pairs of RAM. How much this will impact your user experience will depend on how you use the computer. Personally, I would recommend you keep the RAM in pairs, but others here have had no noticeable problems with unmatched capacities of RAM.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303407
-Doug
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