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beekaytee - Jan 23, 2006 12:51:18 pm PST #6780 of 10003
Compassionately intolerant

Blargh.

I installed the extra memory we talked about the other day...just cuz it was here and, why not? The eMac doesn't seem to even recognize it.

System Profiler says 128 built in and 256 L2 cache.

If the memory card was any good, it would say 256 built in, right?

Or am I misreading?


tommyrot - Jan 23, 2006 12:55:33 pm PST #6781 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I'd double-check to make sure the memory is properly seated. If it still doesn't work, I'd try removing the memory and putting it back in. Most of my "computer doesn't recognize the memory I just put in" problems have been resolved by one of those two things.

It's also possible they sent you the wrong memory.


beekaytee - Jan 23, 2006 12:59:24 pm PST #6782 of 10003
Compassionately intolerant

I'll reinstall later this evening.

Fingers crossed.


tommyrot - Jan 23, 2006 1:00:51 pm PST #6783 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

It depends on the system, but usually there's some sort of visual indication that the memory has "snapped" into place, so you might want to look for that too.


§ ita § - Jan 23, 2006 1:17:48 pm PST #6784 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Bye bye standby?


DXMachina - Jan 23, 2006 1:29:36 pm PST #6785 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Bye bye standby?

Huh. Even my new TVs don't have standby.


Sue - Jan 23, 2006 1:34:40 pm PST #6786 of 10003
hip deep in pie

Off seems to be standby on my TV. Whenever it's off, there's a little red light on the set that says standby. Isn't the only way to stop wasting of that little bit of energy to unplug it entirely? Which is a huge pain in the ass depending on where the plugs are.


§ ita § - Jan 23, 2006 1:39:54 pm PST #6787 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Even my new TVs don't have standby.

I'm with Sue. If I can turn it on with a remote, it's on standby, isn't it? Some juice is powering the IR receiver.


DCJensen - Jan 23, 2006 1:44:44 pm PST #6788 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

I didn't realize it had taken hold in the consumer marketplace. I have never shopped for a new tv seriously, so I haven't noticed.

When I think of "Standby" I think of electronics like cameras and such that can be switched to a "Hot and waiting" mode that powers down the CRT or LCD.

In the old days, TVs had tubes that could be kept warm with an "instant on" feature in up through the 70s. I figured that sort of thing was moot after all-ic tvs came around.

What it looks like they need is a spec for "Standby" that says it can only consume enough energy to keep memory from erasing...or mandate Static Ram, I guess...


§ ita § - Jan 23, 2006 1:45:50 pm PST #6789 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

they need is a spec for "Standby" that says it can only consume enough energy to keep memory from erasing

Don't forget clocks. And the loss of ability to turn things on with a remote will be annoying.