young24601
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Hi everyone, I just purchased a 2400c with 112MB of ram and this message pops up about 1/4 of the way through the startup process every time. It has a MAXpowr G3 with cache settings at: 120mhz (240 / 2.0).
The machine does start up and opens apps. I can't tell if it is slow or fast because I have no vintage machine to compare with. A quick google search seems to indicate a major problem with the memory module or the processor itself (or in this case the G3 addon)?
With extensions off, Apple system profiler reports 16 + 96 Ram, 256k external L2 cache, 0k backside l2 cache. Processor is reported as a G3 240Mhz.
With extensions on, Apple system profiler reports 16 + 96 Ram, 256k external L2 cache, 512k backside cache. G3 240mhz.
Disabling extensions doesn't seem to turn off the G3 card.
Before I try opening it up and reseating the memory card, I was wondering if any of you had any obvious tips a beginner is missing. It does seem to have the PRAM battery inside because the time and date were correct (so I know I'll have to do that too).
I don't seem to have much luck buying a vintage mac, I can't imagine this error did not pop up before it was sold to me.
Thank you for any tips or suggestions.
Quick Edit. I reached out to the seller and he said that: "That’s a false alarm. The system detects the cache and it detects the whole RAM.
It’s like that due to the G3 processor upgrade." Can others who have this upgrade concur?
The machine does start up and opens apps. I can't tell if it is slow or fast because I have no vintage machine to compare with. A quick google search seems to indicate a major problem with the memory module or the processor itself (or in this case the G3 addon)?
With extensions off, Apple system profiler reports 16 + 96 Ram, 256k external L2 cache, 0k backside l2 cache. Processor is reported as a G3 240Mhz.
With extensions on, Apple system profiler reports 16 + 96 Ram, 256k external L2 cache, 512k backside cache. G3 240mhz.
Disabling extensions doesn't seem to turn off the G3 card.
Before I try opening it up and reseating the memory card, I was wondering if any of you had any obvious tips a beginner is missing. It does seem to have the PRAM battery inside because the time and date were correct (so I know I'll have to do that too).
I don't seem to have much luck buying a vintage mac, I can't imagine this error did not pop up before it was sold to me.
Thank you for any tips or suggestions.
Quick Edit. I reached out to the seller and he said that: "That’s a false alarm. The system detects the cache and it detects the whole RAM.
It’s like that due to the G3 processor upgrade." Can others who have this upgrade concur?
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