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After 2+ weeks of attempting to upgrade the memory in various computers at home, the last piece has finally fallen into place.
The original workflow was to be:
The actual workflow went like:
The RAM in (10) arrived today. My XP box is maxed out at 1 GB, my iMac is maxed out at 1 GB, I have a new Linux box and my old Linux box is resurrected with a new motherboard and upgraded from 256 MB to 512 MB using one of the spare DIMMs liberated from the other machines. Two weeks over deadline and $320 over budget.
Step (11) is still in progress.
The original workflow was to be:
- Purchase RAM: two 512 MB PC-133 DIMMs for the XP box, one 512 MB SoDIMM for the iMac and 1 GB PC3200U DIMM for the Linux box;
- Install RAM into XP box, iMac and Linux box;
- Live happily ever after.
The actual workflow went like:
- Purchase RAM as above.
- Test RAM upon arrival.
- One 512 MB PC-133 DIMM faulty: return for replacement; install good 512 MB DIMM in XP box.
- SoDIMM is labelled 512 MB but iMac sees only 256 MB: return for replacement.
- 1 GB DIMM generates system errors in Linux box. Get pissed. Dash out to Best Buy to purchase 512 MB DIMM for Linux box for $70. Still get errors. Determine motherboard is fried, not the DIMMs. Place 1 GB and 512 MB DIMMs in
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kent4str's XP box 'cause what the hell, his could use an upgrade anyway.
- One 512 MB PC-133 DIMM faulty: return for replacement; install good 512 MB DIMM in XP box.
- Purchase refurb Compaq Pentium 4 off eBay for $200 as new Linux box.
- Discover alternate memory upgrade for iMac isn't as difficult as I had been lead to believe: purchase additional 512 MB PC-133 DIMM off eBay for $60.
- Spot same model of motherboard on eBay for old Linux box. Purchase for $50.
- Install Novell SuSE Linux on newly arrived refurbished Compaq.
- iMac's PC-133 DIMM arrives. Install.
- iMac's replacement SoDIMM arrives. Install.
- Replacement Linux box motherboard arrives. Install.
- 512 MB DIMM for XP box arrives. Install.
- Question sanity.
The RAM in (10) arrived today. My XP box is maxed out at 1 GB, my iMac is maxed out at 1 GB, I have a new Linux box and my old Linux box is resurrected with a new motherboard and upgraded from 256 MB to 512 MB using one of the spare DIMMs liberated from the other machines. Two weeks over deadline and $320 over budget.
Step (11) is still in progress.
