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Can RAM destroy a hard drive?
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<blockquote data-quote="tarantino100" data-source="post: 804764" data-attributes="member: 87321"><p>My brother tells me that that this is impossible. However AppleCare told me a different story...</p><p>What happened was, as a birthday present, my parents bought me a 1 gig chip of RAM from <a href="http://macramdirect.com/ibook.html" target="_blank">Mac RAM Direct - Discount Premium Certified Apple iMac PowerBook iBook PowerMac RAM Memory Sales</a>. I installed it and everything worked great for a long time. The additional RAM showed up in my computer's system profiler, for a total of 1280 MB (1024+256).</p><p></p><p>However, one day I turned on my computer after it had frozen the previous day and had to be shut off manually. I recall only getting so far as a blue screen before the hard drive began making grinding noises, and the computer failed to work completely.</p><p>It was still under warranty, so I sent the laptop to get fixed. I get it back and it works fine, and then in about two weeks, the EXACT same thing happens. The hard drive makes the exact same grinding noises and the computer doesn't start up. (This time, however, I was eventually able to get it to boot up and get my data backed up before it stopped working completely)</p><p></p><p>When i got it back, the 1GB chip of RAM had been removed and placed in a separate bag. The papers that came with it (I can't find them for the exact wording) informed me that it was the 1GB chip that had caused the problems with the hard drive. If i put the chip back in, it told me, it would be at my own risk, and I would void my warranty.</p><p></p><p>Well, the warranty has long since expired anyway, so I don't have to worry about that. But I've been using my ibook without the additional RAM, which gets very annoying sometimes when my computer goes slow. I want a faster computer, but a slow computer is better than a fast but BROKEN computer.</p><p>Everyone I talk to says that RAM cannot harm a hard drive like that. I even went to an apple store and asked an employee, and he said that, no, he hadn't ever heard of that happening, but that AppleCare would have no reason to lie to me in the report.</p><p></p><p>Does anybody know about this kind of thing? The report from Applecare was not very detailed. Something about the RAM being incompatible.</p><p>Should I put the chip in, or continue to not risk it?</p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>This is the RAM I have: <a href="http://macramdirect.com/ibook.html" target="_blank">Mac RAM Direct - Discount Premium Certified Apple iMac PowerBook iBook PowerMac RAM Memory Sales</a></p><p>And here's my current computer information:</p><p>Machine Name: iBook G4</p><p> Machine Model: PowerBook6,5</p><p> CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.1)</p><p> Number Of CPUs: 1</p><p> CPU Speed: 1.2 GHz</p><p> L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB</p><p> Memory: 256 MB</p><p> Bus Speed: 133 MHz</p><p> Boot ROM Version: 4.8.7f1</p><p>Mac OS X 10.4.11</p><p></p><p>A preemptive "thank you" to those who try to help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tarantino100, post: 804764, member: 87321"] My brother tells me that that this is impossible. However AppleCare told me a different story... What happened was, as a birthday present, my parents bought me a 1 gig chip of RAM from [url=http://macramdirect.com/ibook.html]Mac RAM Direct - Discount Premium Certified Apple iMac PowerBook iBook PowerMac RAM Memory Sales[/url]. I installed it and everything worked great for a long time. The additional RAM showed up in my computer's system profiler, for a total of 1280 MB (1024+256). However, one day I turned on my computer after it had frozen the previous day and had to be shut off manually. I recall only getting so far as a blue screen before the hard drive began making grinding noises, and the computer failed to work completely. It was still under warranty, so I sent the laptop to get fixed. I get it back and it works fine, and then in about two weeks, the EXACT same thing happens. The hard drive makes the exact same grinding noises and the computer doesn't start up. (This time, however, I was eventually able to get it to boot up and get my data backed up before it stopped working completely) When i got it back, the 1GB chip of RAM had been removed and placed in a separate bag. The papers that came with it (I can't find them for the exact wording) informed me that it was the 1GB chip that had caused the problems with the hard drive. If i put the chip back in, it told me, it would be at my own risk, and I would void my warranty. Well, the warranty has long since expired anyway, so I don't have to worry about that. But I've been using my ibook without the additional RAM, which gets very annoying sometimes when my computer goes slow. I want a faster computer, but a slow computer is better than a fast but BROKEN computer. Everyone I talk to says that RAM cannot harm a hard drive like that. I even went to an apple store and asked an employee, and he said that, no, he hadn't ever heard of that happening, but that AppleCare would have no reason to lie to me in the report. Does anybody know about this kind of thing? The report from Applecare was not very detailed. Something about the RAM being incompatible. Should I put the chip in, or continue to not risk it? --- This is the RAM I have: [url=http://macramdirect.com/ibook.html]Mac RAM Direct - Discount Premium Certified Apple iMac PowerBook iBook PowerMac RAM Memory Sales[/url] And here's my current computer information: Machine Name: iBook G4 Machine Model: PowerBook6,5 CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.1) Number Of CPUs: 1 CPU Speed: 1.2 GHz L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB Memory: 256 MB Bus Speed: 133 MHz Boot ROM Version: 4.8.7f1 Mac OS X 10.4.11 A preemptive "thank you" to those who try to help. [/QUOTE]
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