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krowmagnum
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Re:Crash Landing - 2009/05/27 09:03 I can almost guarantee 100% that the kernel panics were caused by that memory stick not seating properly.

I'm not familiar with the last G4 PB's so I don't know if the metal clip can be replaced (usually not) but finding one would be a problem. If the clip is broken off the only way to repair it is to replace the memory slot and that isn't easy. A new slot would need to be soldered on the board and the general fix for that is to replace the entire logic board.

But you may be able to get by without the clip by using a shim to hold the chip down.

What I would do is put a non-conductive piece of rubber or plastic on top of the chip and push it down with the RAM access panel. As long as it's seated it should work fine.

You cannot get a 2GB stick that will work in that G4 as far as I know so replacing the 1GB stick (with a 2GB stick) in the lower slot is not going to be an option. The 1.67GHz G4 PB's can use a total of 2GB but only 1GB per slot.

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2009/05/18 15:56