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- ibook g3 500mhz 128mb 10gb
After swapping out my original cd-rom for a combo drive, I get a kernel panic on start-up. Putting the old cd-rom back in didn't fix the problem. I tried running the Apple Diagnostic CD and the Restore Software CDs (in both the combo and the cd-rom), and the CD spins but doesn't startup off the CD and goes straight into the kernel panic screen.
I know kernel panic is often associated with bad memory. I took out the memory from under the keyboard, and on start up I get a flashing folder with a question mark, instead of the kernel panic.
I had just loaded OSX Tiger before, which was working fine even though I don't have the 256 mb of memory (I have 128mb). Is it possible the RAM got fried?
It seems that a lot of kernel panics are intermittent, but I have yet to turn the ibook on without getting the kernel panic. I am willing to shell out for a new harddrive and memory, but I am scared that there might be a bigger problem at bay.
I know kernel panic is often associated with bad memory. I took out the memory from under the keyboard, and on start up I get a flashing folder with a question mark, instead of the kernel panic.
I had just loaded OSX Tiger before, which was working fine even though I don't have the 256 mb of memory (I have 128mb). Is it possible the RAM got fried?
It seems that a lot of kernel panics are intermittent, but I have yet to turn the ibook on without getting the kernel panic. I am willing to shell out for a new harddrive and memory, but I am scared that there might be a bigger problem at bay.