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On 1/15/2013 7:41 PM, matt wrote:
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> Does it freeze in OS X still?

I don't have OS X.  I bought it without any OS.


> Replace PRAM battery, reset SMU, do a thermal recalibration via ASD.
> Every time the SMU crashes it starts eating battery...usually a few days
> before it's spent (although it may still read a reasonab le voltage).

Ok, I'll try that.


> Replace all RAM, I think Nathan's on to something, I think DDR is the
> least reliable type of RAM. PC100 was usually durable, DDR2+ is usually
> durable, but I have 10 sticks of bad DDR at least.

Ouch.  I paid more for the RAM than I paid for the rest of the computer. 
  Ok, I'll try with some of the sticks removed and see if the problem 
still happens.


-Krzysztof