Installed new RAM, FCP going crazy.

[PainTed]

Installed Crucial (2x1GB) PC3200 in my Power Mac. It already had (2x512MB) PC 2700 in it. The RAM looks like its installed fine. Would the mhz difference cause any issues? I assumed it would just clock down to match each other. I'll have to do more testing but has anyone else come across this? Thanks.

 

[oneinfiniteloop]

Most Macs don't clock down. What type of Power Mac do you have? G4 or G5?

If it's a G5 you should be using 3200.

 

[PainTed]

It's a G5 1.6. It originally came with PC2700. I ran through the Crucial memory config on their site and it suggested PC3200. I'll pull the old memory out and see if anything changes.

 

[oneinfiniteloop]

Oh, it's a first gen Power Mac...I'm pretty sure it will only run, sucessfully, with the type that Apple recommends. I remember talking to an Apple rep and them saying that RAM in Mac's doesn't scale well.

Good luck :thumbsup: