Stolen RAM cards

So I loaned my Power Mac G5 out to my old roommate for video-editing since I have a new(er) MacBook Pro I've been using. When I got it back, it was missing two 1gb cards with the slots still open, not to mention the superdrive is now clicking when watching a DVD. Naturally, he's a supposedly harmless pothead who professed ignorance and innocence.
Lesson learned. Anyway, I'm running 10.4.11. Is there a data log of when ram is added and removed? I want to show hard proof.
-grant

Try using the System Profiler and take a look at the system logs. I do believe that the amount of RAM found at bootup is logged there.

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So it won't muck up what is on the existing computer as it is added?
It will, if the RAM specifications are different.
What speed is the RAM from the older iMac and what model is your newer iMac...?
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After changing the old RAM by the new one, this issue occurs?
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