Kernel panic problem!

I have an iMac G5 running mac os x 10.4 with 1GB Ram. It's constantly getting kernel panic. I use Pro Tools to record music and recently partitioned the internal drive. I've reinstalled the software a couple of times and it still has the same problem, sometimes crashing just after start up and other times running pro tools comfortably until I quit pro tools and it crashes again. The computer is probably 5 or 6 years old. Could it be an issue with the RAM? Would it be worth buying 2gb Ram for it? Help!

have you tried trashing pro tools preferences?

No i havent. Would that be the 'pro tools preference guide' within the Pro Tools folder or the whole folder itself?

Thanks! It restarted fine. Usually with everything plugged in (mbox and keyboard/mouse) there would be kernel panic just after start up but it didn't happen this time. So far so good.... Do you know why this is or did you just have the same problem??

i used to get it with certain sessions, it was really quite stupid, so i would have to do it. i havent needed to for a while, and the last time i had a kernel panic was after i unplugged the Mbox 2 prematurely. never do that! i think the preferences files corrupt after a panic. im not sure, but thats what im guessing.

just be sure that if you have trouble just try trashing the prefs first, its the most common problem apparently.

Generally Kernel panics

is caused from bad RAM...

it can happen because of thrid party drivers and kernel extensions being out of date or corrupted, it isnt always bad RAM.

Resolving Kernel Panics