G5 Crash

G5 1.6 locking up

[aaronjf]

We just got a G5 1.6 in today. After startng it up it started locking up after Safari or Explorer were used. I did not try rurnning any thing else as it was the end of the day so I don't know what else will crash it. The lock up was really strage the system just completly sticks like and old pre X crash. I have not seen a system past 10.2 do this, even on my G5 2 x 2 which I have had since December.

I am wondering if bad RAM could lock an X system up llke this. Or if anyone has any ideas what could be causing this.

[whoisgregg]

Your best bet would be to take it back and get a replacement. "Dead on arrival" electronics are rare for any manufacturer, but always possible that some component is just plain screwed up. Better for the seller to burden the responsibility of determining why that particular machine doesn't function "out of the box" than the buyer. :)

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Seems to me, that quality of RAM is becoming more significant as processors become more powerful. I know we've bought "bad ram" and regretted it, although we've never had the same problem you have.
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[aaronjf]

Well, after messing with the ram, doing a clean install, and generaly poking it I boxed it back up and it is going back to the farm.

Yeah, there seems to be real problems with RAM these days. I was talking to two buddies of mine the other day. One works for Apple's Desktop Lab. The other is in Strategy for HP's server group. Both have been exchanging stories lately about problems with RAM. No one seems to know why, but it does seem that the more power full the machine, be it a desktop or server, the more problems they have with their RAM.

[BwanaZulia]

Also remember to repair file permissions, it cures a lot of woes.

BZ

[timster]

it does seem that the more power full the machine, be it a desktop or server, the more problems they have with their RAM.

Yes, and I think there's something else at play here: Software-related OS crashes are not nearly as common these days. So RAM has replaced extension conflicts, etc., as the prime suspect.